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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 June

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    National Security Council Staff Will Be Cut by Half

    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

    6/9: The Takeout: Zeke Hernandez

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 549 stories

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

    CBS · 5 outlets

    A new video posted to social media may hold clues about the whereabouts of one of the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has the details.

  2. Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96

    FOX · 5 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Trump’s Embrace of Putin Shows Few Results

    FOX · 5 outlets

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  1. A United Front for Pope Leo Among American Cardinals

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. How Trump, GOP budget bill could slash SNAP benefits

    NYT · 4 outlets

  3. Chicago Catholic school students' mock conclave

    ABC · 4 outlets

  4. Trans Athlete Earns, and Shares, First Place in Track Event

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. What to know about Trump's flurry of pardons

    CBS · 5 outlets

  6. Why are Trump, Elon Musk and Sam Altman in Saudi Arabia?

    CBS · 3 outlets

  7. Trump Suggests Biden’s Cancer Diagnosis Was Hidden From Public

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. D.C. Shooting Alarms Jewish Groups Already Hit by Rising Antisemitism

    CBS · 5 outlets

Business 300 stories

  1. Stock Market Starts June With Gains

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    The old adage that investors should “sell in May and go away” is already looking like a bust.

  2. Trump clears Nippon merger with US Steel

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. 'Big Short' investor Steve Eisman: Tariffs are my only concern

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 3 outlets

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

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Bounce Back

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Singapore Dollar Weakens on Possible Position Adjustment

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. Gold Falls on Likely Technical Correction

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  5. Coinbase Reports Drop in Profit

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  6. Trump Pledged ‘No Tax on Social Security.’ The Tax Bill Says Otherwise.

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. JGBs Rise, Supported by Lingering Tariff Uncertainty

    CNBC · 3 outlets

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

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  9. Firm tapped to modify Qatar jet for Trump admin agrees to $62 million settlement in false claims case

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  10. Fed Warns of Rising Economic Risks as It Leaves Rates Steady

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 615 stories

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

    FOX · 3 outlets

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

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Rankings: Napheesa Collier jumps Caitlin Clark

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  2. 6-team mock draft: Is Ionescu a first-rounder?

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  3. Commanders PR staff wins 2025 Rozelle Award

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Seahawks sign WR Nate McCollum

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Why four of MLB's top closers are struggling -- and if they can bounce back

    CBS · 2 outlets

  6. Colts owner Jim Irsay dies at 65

    ESPN · 4 outlets

Technology 401 stories

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

    9to5 · 2 outlets

    Following the breakout success of ‘Your Friends and Neighbors’, which stars Jon Hamm and wrapped its first season last week, Apple has extended its deal with showrunner Jonathan Tropper, Deadline rep…

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

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  3. iPhone 17 Air will get me to give up my Pro model for one reason

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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  1. Quordle hints and answers for Monday, June 2 (game #1225)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  2. Everything leaving Hulu in June 2025

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. This app turns your Apple Watch into a Game Boy [Hands-on]

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Google Gemini integration in Siri might be a bigger deal than we initially thought

    9to5 · 2 outlets

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

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  6. Ransomware gangs join ongoing SAP NetWeaver attacks

    Bleeping · 2 outlets

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

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  8. I'll say it: the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is the best-looking phone of the year so far

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. iOS 18.5 now available with these new features

    9to5 · 1 outlets

Entertainment 427 stories

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

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

  2. Taylor Swift Listens to 'Reputation' With Jack Antonoff and Cat Meredith

    USMag · 2 outlets

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  1. Diddy's Lawyers Plan to Accuse Cassie of Domestic Violence During Trial

    USMag · 1 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. What Megan Fox Thinks About a Romantic Future With ‘Good Dad’ MGK

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Donald Trump's Phone Lock Screen Is Once Again Going Viral Because It's Exactly What Everyone Expected It To Be

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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