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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 377 stories

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

    FOX · 5 outlets

    New Orleans police arrested Emmitt Weber for allegedly helping inmates escape. Five fugitives, including those with serious charges, are still on the run.

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Conservative commentator David Horowitz dies at 86

    FOX · 5 outlets

  4. Trump Delays E.U. Tariffs Until July 9

    NYT · 3 outlets

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  1. Trump Posts an Image of Himself as Pope

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. 5/22: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

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

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. Jeff Sperbeck, former agent for John Elway, dies after injury at 62

    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 344 stories

  1. When Leaving the House to Your Heirs Backfires

    WSJ · 3 outlets

    Even sophisticated institutions sometimes fall into the trap of putting an unhealthy number of investing eggs in one basket.

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  4. Oil Rises Amid Lingering Middle East Tensions

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. U.S. stock futures fall ahead of big week for tech earnings

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

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

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  6. Gold Gains on Possible Technical Recovery

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  7. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is building a secret stock position

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  9. Salesforce Back in Deal Talks With Informatica

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Sports 434 stories

  1. Former Packer Tom Brown dies at 84

    PFT · 4 outlets

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

    ESPN · 3 outlets

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

    ESPN · 2 outlets

  2. Cowboys-Commanders, Lions-Vikings round out Christmas schedule

    PFT · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Sources: Tempers flare in tense tush push debate

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Texans rookie Higgins makes history with deal

    CBS · 4 outlets

  6. Steelers, waiting on Rodgers, draft QB Howard

    CBS · 4 outlets

Technology 450 stories

  1. Apple is definitely gearing up for an iPhone Ultra

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    While Apple regularly gets lambasted for lack of promotion for its streaming service, Apple TV+, the company seems to be trying harder in recent weeks. It just dropped a ‘New for June’ sizzle reel, h…

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. WWDC 2025: The five biggest announcements to expect (so far)

    9to5 · 1 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. 4 features we know are coming to Wear OS 6 this year

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  4. IRS could use AI to replace workers after mass layoffs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. Microsoft: April updates cause Windows Server auth issues

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

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

    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. Coinbase says recent data breach impacts 69,461 customers

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

  9. This is the perfect SSD for spies: Teamgroup's P35S has a one-click data destruction button, and I can't wait to try it

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 362 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. Model Twins Reportedly Escorted Out of 2025 Met Gala

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. Zara Tindall Reacts to Royal Family Rift

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. "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

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

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Inside David Beckham and Victoria Beckham's Posh Home: Photos

    USMag · 2 outlets

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