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The month's top story

Leo’s fellow Augustinians are attending the Mass.

Pope Leo XIV officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy's global reach and mediatic draw.

CBS · 5 sources

Also covering this 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 ABCWhite Sox to unveil a graphic installation honoring Pope Leo XIV
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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

    May 6: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 298 stories

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

    Between 1970 and 2024, the number of Catholic priests fell by more than 40% in the U.S.

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

  3. What happens if there is a tie vote?

    NYT · 4 outlets

  4. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. 5/22: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. Browns, rookie Shedeur Sanders finalize 4-year contract after draft slide

    FOX · 1 outlets

  3. Breaking down Trump's tariff truce with China

    NYT · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 3 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  6. Milwaukee Apartment Building Fire Kills at Least 4

    CBS · 5 outlets

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

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. Trump Aims to Use More F.B.I., Drug and Gun Agents to Pursue Immigrants

    CBS · 4 outlets

Business 480 stories

  1. S&P 500 Turns Positive on Year For First Time Since February

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    The stock market’s selloff picked up steam on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its steepest daily decline in a month.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Can Trump really put tariffs on films produced abroad? The law says no.

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Falls, Dragged by Fears of Rising Supply

    WSJ · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Asian Stocks Rise Amid Trade Deal Hopes

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Missed the Gold Rally? Go for Silver

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. How the U.S. Oil Industry Has Taken a Beating Under Trump, in Charts

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  6. U.S. Dollar Weakens Vs. Singapore Dollar, Other Currencies Amid Geopolitical Tensions

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  7. Gold Falls on Likely Technical Correction

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  8. IBM to Spend $150 Billion in U.S. Over Next Five Years

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  9. Collections Coming for Millions of Student-Loan Borrowers

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Opinion | Disclose the Trump Crypto Dinner Guests

    WSJ · 2 outlets

Sports 296 stories

  1. Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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  1. The one game every NFL team has circled on its calendar in 2025

    PFT · 3 outlets

  2. Texans rookie Higgins makes history with deal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Fever win in Clark's first 3-less game since '22

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  4. Sources: Tempers flare in tense tush push debate

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Indy 500 rookie Shwartzman wins pole in shocker

    FOX · 2 outlets

  6. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 376 stories

  1. Apple is definitely gearing up for an iPhone Ultra

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Apple has released the first teaser for Chief of War, a historical drama starring and co-created by Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Dune: Part One). This nine-episode series follows the story of Ka‘iana, a Nat…

  2. Will Apple launch an iPhone 17e next year?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. iOS 19: Three features you’ll actually use on your iPhone

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. 9to5Mac Daily: May 22, 2025 – macOS 16 rumors, more

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, May 18 (game #1210)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Here’s how Apple plans to fix Siri in iOS 19

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  5. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  9. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 411 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and Ex Cassie’s Relationship Timeline

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. "Holy S**t That’s Not OK!": Jon Stewart Is Calling Out Donald Trump's Most Offensive Claim Yet

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  5. Inside Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' Cozy New York City Home

    USMag · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

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