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The month's top story

Leo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass.

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first American to lead the Catholic Church elevated him to the rare position of being a U.S. citizen who is also a foreign head of state

ABC · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSPope Leo XIV calls for unity in inaugural Mass at the Vatican NYTLeo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass. FOXPope Leo says family based on ‘union between a man and a woman,’ defends dignity of unborn
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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    May 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks State Funding for Religious Charter Schools

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 367 stories

  1. What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Two inmates are still at large after a daring jailbreak in New Orleans. Kati Weis has the latest.

  2. 5/7: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 3 outlets

  3. Digging into the Catholic Church's growth in Atlanta

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Trump’s New Penalty for Undocumented Immigrants: Billions of Dollars in Fines

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. 5/22: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. Hundreds of border agents to help ICE with arrests in U.S. interior

    CBS · 4 outlets

  5. Milwaukee Apartment Building Fire Kills at Least 4

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. May 1: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    NYT · 5 outlets

  7. Duffy Blamed Biden for Air Traffic Woes. It’s a Decades-Old Problem.

    ABC · 5 outlets

  8. New York sportscaster takes subtle jab at Caitlin Clark amid no-foul call in Fever's loss to Liberty

    FOX · 1 outlets

Business 223 stories

  1. Yes, You Have Too Much Money in That One Hot Stock

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The S&P 500 and the Dow Industrials snapped a four-day losing run on Tuesday. Here's what CNBC is watching going into Wednesday.

  2. Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  3. Warren Buffett’s Unparalleled Investing Record—in Charts

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Rises Amid Prospects of New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. With U.K. Deal, U.S. Signals That 10% Tariff on World Is New Baseline

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Singapore Dollar Consolidates; Fading ‘Sell America’ Trade May Weigh

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. U.S. Natural Gas Jumps Back Up on Short Covering

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. Stocks Gain After Trump Touts U.K. Deal, High Hopes on China

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  6. Gold Edges Higher Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Berkshire Sells Financial Stocks, Doubles Constellation Stake, Holds Steady on Apple

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  8. Education Department backlog leaves nearly 2 million student loan borrowers in limbo

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. CoreWeave shares soar 19% after $2 billion debt offering

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  10. Mercedes-Benz to add new vehicle to Alabama plant amid Trump tariffs

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 480 stories

  1. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. 3-time IndyCar champ Palou wins 1st Indy 500

    FOX · 4 outlets

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  1. How the Hurricanes stayed alive and what's ahead for Game 5 with Florida

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  2. Eight NFL teams will debut "Rivalries" jerseys in 2025

    PFT · 3 outlets

  3. Clark, new-look Fever rout Sky in chippy opener

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Bradshaw: Steelers' interest in Rodgers 'a joke'

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  5. UFL 2025: Every touchdown from Week 8

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Quinn Ewers does $3 million deal with Panini

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 458 stories

  1. Everything leaving Hulu in June 2025

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    The Studio is just the latest example of Apple TV+ opting for quality over quantity, and I think its premium output makes it the best-value service overall – despite there being cheaper options.

  2. What is Samsung’s iPhone 17 Air competitor like?

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. iOS 19 beta release date: When to expect the new iPhone update

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, May 26 (game #1218)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Curious about VPNs? We want to hear from you

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. Hidden fees are now illegal for hotel and concert apps

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  5. After the Siri and Apple Intelligence mess, a totally new name will be needed

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  6. Microsoft: April updates cause Windows Server auth issues

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  7. New Nintendo Switch 2 Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay has been revealed – say what you like, but I'm still not impressed

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. TikTok’s newest AI filter turns your photos into videos

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. Coinbase says recent data breach impacts 69,461 customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 377 stories

  1. “I Wasn’t Even There”: Billie Eilish Has Spoken Out After People Trashed Her "Met Gala Outfit" Online

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Rihanna’s Dating History

    BuzzFeed · 3 outlets

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  1. Ray J Predicts Pal Diddy Will ‘Get Out’ of Jail After Trial

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Pro Boxer Dies of Cancer at 25, 2 Weeks After Getting Married

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. 40 Weird, Wild, And Interesting BTS Facts About '80s Movies

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Cassie Denies Rumor That Diddy's Baby Oil Was Drugged

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

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