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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

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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Supreme Court Deadlock Blocks State Funding for Religious Charter Schools

    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

    Trump is not a TACO fan, it seems.

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 312 stories

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

    Two inmates — Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who escaped from a New Orleans jail​​ nearly two weeks ago may be in other cities, Louisiana's attorney general told CBS News.

  2. Trump takes aim, again, at foreign aid.

    NYT · 3 outlets

  3. An American Pope Confronts Fading Faith in His Own Backyard

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Sabu, Pro Wrestler and ‘Hardcore’ Pioneer, Dies at 60

    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. 5/7: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 2 outlets

  4. The common theme among Trump's recent pardons

    CBS · 5 outlets

  5. Milwaukee Apartment Building Fire Kills at Least 4

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Trump floats idea of raising taxes on the rich

    CBS · 4 outlets

  7. Indiana Fever suffer worst loss of the season in Caitlin Clark's first missed game of career

    FOX · 1 outlets

  8. Chicago Catholic school students' mock conclave

    ABC · 4 outlets

Business 382 stories

  1. The ‘TACO Trade’ That Has Trump Fuming

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Three judges — including a Trump appointee — on a federal trade court had invalidated all of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs and other duties.

  2. JPMorgan’s favorite stocks heading into May

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. AMD’s stock is worth a fresh look, Bank of America says

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Oil Rises Amid Positive Market Sentiment

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. What the U.S.-China Trade Agreement Means for Markets

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  4. Gold Falls on Likely Technical Correction

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  5. The Ditch-America Trade Now Has Its Own Acronym: ABUSA

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Stock Funds Showed Some Fight in April

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Lower

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  10. Intuit shares pop 8% on earnings beat, rosy guidance

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Sports 679 stories

  1. UFL 2025: Best hot mic moments from Week 8

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Spain national team superfan Manolo dies at 76

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Rankings: Napheesa Collier jumps Caitlin Clark

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. Eliminated Capitals expect Ovechkin to be back

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Which NBA Finals matchup is most compelling? We're ranking all four possible series

    CBS · 2 outlets

  4. As Commanders win, fans warm up to the team name

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Man United great Evra's MMA debut postponed

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 340 stories

  1. Apple wants to fix Siri in iOS 19, here’s how

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    If you’re a The Morning Show fan, the wait is almost over. Apple TV+ has announced the season 4 premiere date and shared first-look photos of new cast members including Marion Cotillard (Inception), …

  2. Everything leaving Hulu in June 2025

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Fortnite becomes top free game on U.S. App Store

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  4. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  5. Fake Zenmap. WinMRT sites target IT staff with Bumblebee malware

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  6. Nintendo has updated its Switch 2 game compatibility page, identifying over 100 titles with 'start up issues' on the upcoming console

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  8. Apple touts $400 billion economic impact of the App Store

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  9. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 429 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Here Are 9 Details From The First Week Of Diddy's Sex Trafficking Trial

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Everything to Know About Marvel's 'Thunderbolts' Movie

    BuzzFeed · 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

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  5. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  6. "Would Be Nice If He Spoke To Putin That Way" — The Internet Is Rolling Its Eyes After Donald Trump Insulted This Reporter

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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