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The month's top story

No One Is More Excited About Pope Leo XIV Than Villanova

Pope Leo XIV recently dubbed himself an amateur tennis player, but if he were to ever have a match at the Vatican, there would be one glaring omission.

FOX · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSPope Leo XIV in first Sunday blessing calls for peace: "Never again war" NYT‘Viva Papa Leo!’ At U.S. Masses, Dawn of Homegrown Pope Brings an Air of Electricity. WSJNo One Is More Excited About Pope Leo XIV Than Villanova
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What dominated May

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    2025 ACM Awards: Complete winners list

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

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

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 291 stories

  1. José Mujica, Uruguay's humble president, dies at 89

    CBS · 3 outlets

    In what former Uruguayan President José Mujica said would be his final interview last year, he said: "A warrior has the right to rest."

  2. CBS shouldn't celebrate Emmy nom for Harris interview that ignited network turmoil, industry insider says

    CBS · 2 outlets

  3. Teenager Fatally Shot During ‘Ding Dong Ditch’ TikTok Prank

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

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  1. What happens if there is a tie vote?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. New Orleans Celebrates the New Pope’s Creole Roots

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. 5/13: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  4. 2025 ACM Awards: Complete winners list

    NYT · 5 outlets

  5. Game show host Wink Martindale dies at 91

    WSJ · 5 outlets

  6. Browns' Shedeur Sanders says he won't buy college jersey number from teammate, cites signing bonus woes

    FOX · 1 outlets

  7. After Criticism, Harris’s $900 Million Group Tries to Lay Out a Future

    NYT · 2 outlets

  8. Trump Offers to Pay Immigrants Who Deport Themselves

    FOX · 4 outlets

Business 250 stories

  1. Oil Rises Amid Improved Market Mood

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    U.S. markets closed mostly higher after the government reported good news on inflation.

  2. One of Warren Buffett’s Last Big Bets Is Souring

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  3. Here's why Americans still love McMansions

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. The stock market is really going to love those U.S. tariffs on China

    MKTW · 3 outlets

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  1. Arm shares drop on weak forecast

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Edges Lower; Trump’s Visit to Middle East in Focus

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Flat

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. NRG Buys 18 Natural-Gas Power Plants in Bet on Soaring Energy Demand

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Singapore Dollar Consolidates Amid Mixed Signals

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Gold Falls on Likely Technical Correction

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  8. Stocks Get a Break From Trade Chaos

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  9. Trump's trade war is giving renewed importance to advertising Upfronts

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  10. MicroStrategy’s stock surges to highest price this year as bitcoin regains $100K

    MKTW · 2 outlets

Sports 314 stories

  1. Son of Falcons coordinator behind Sanders prank

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

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  1. Cavs cap off historic sweep with 55-point win

    CBS · 3 outlets

  2. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. Travis Hunter will start working on defense next week

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  4. PSG keeper credits Mother Nature for UCL heroics

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  5. UNC: Belichick's girlfriend welcome at school

    PFT · 4 outlets

  6. Transfer rumors, news: Bayern eyeing moves for Wirtz, Tah

    ESPN · 1 outlets

Technology 412 stories

  1. I tested iPhone AI voice assistants: here’s the best one

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    If the latest reports are correct, Apple is just a few months away from announcing its thinnest iPhone ever. The so‑called iPhone 17 Air is expected to be just 5.5 mm thick, feature a 6.6‑inch OLED d…

  2. Apple releases iOS 18.5 beta 2

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. Google begins unifying search country domains to Google.com

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 11 (game #1203)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Everything leaving Hulu in May 2025

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. FTC and DOJ push for data protection in Google antitrust case

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. iOS 19 should be ‘less glitchy’ than past updates, per report

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are set to go live any minute now

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  9. M&S checkout chaos persists as cyberattack fallout continues

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

Entertainment 433 stories

  1. "Stairs Should Not Just Be A Full Aesthetic": "Wicked" Star Marissa Bode Criticized The Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Inside Meg Ryan's $19.5M Montecito Mansion: Photos

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Elizabeth Hurley and Billy Ray Cyrus Cozy Up in New Pics

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. 'General Hospital' Star Denise Alexander Dead at 85: Report

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  4. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. This Week's "The Last Of Us" Had Some Great Details, So Here Are 15 That You Might've Missed The First Time

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  6. Brian Littrell Family Guide: All About His Wife, Son and More

    USMag · 2 outlets

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