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27.05.2025White Smoke Day

Morning headlines focused on the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict, with Pakistan vowing "decisive action" after Indian airstrikes killed 31 people. By mid-morning, Trump announced a "full and comprehensive" trade agreement with the UK, his first since imposing tariffs last month, though reports noted "final details" were still being worked out.

The afternoon brought historic news from the Vatican as white smoke signaled the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the first American pope in the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history. Taking the name Leo XIV, the Chicago-born cardinal who spent years as a missionary in Peru pledged to "build bridges" in his first address.

Media outlets quickly examined the new pope's political leanings, with some noting his past criticism of Trump and Vice President Vance on social media, creating an unexpected intersection between the Vatican and American politics following the previous days' tensions between nuclear powers and Trump's aggressive trade policies.
These overviews were written by an AI
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In choosing Robert Francis Prevost, the conclave has done what many Vatican insiders considered unthinkable.
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President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he will be selecting a new candidate to replace interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, his choice for the role of top prosecutor in the District of Columbia (DC).
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Robert Prevost has been elected the first pope from the United States in the history of the Catholic Church. The Chicago-born missionary took the name Leo XIV.
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Not even the pontiff’s older brother, a retired Catholic school principal, could sway him away from the chosen name Leo.
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Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — is not your typical Boomer Chicago Catholic.
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Trump's Tariffs Are Already Raising Car Prices and Hurting Automakers
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Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.
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Molly Olmstead
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Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native who spent his career ministering in Peru, has been elected the new Pope, becoming the first American to be named pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000-year history. The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV…
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On the second day of the conclave at the Vatican, the cardinal electors chose Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost as the new pope, Leo XIV.
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The Washington Post

First American pope chosen

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Trump paused reciprocal tariffs for 90 days on April 9, saying countries were eager to negotiate deals. The first emerged a month later with the UK.
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Hear newly elected pope address the world
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President Trump promoted the agreement as the first of many that will result from his efforts to blow up the global trading system.
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White smoke was seen from the Vatican at approximately 6:08 p.m. Rome time, signaling that the Cardinals have elected a new pope of the Catholic Church. The chiming of the Vatican’s church bells confirmed for the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square that a new successor to the See of St. Peter the Apostle has indeed been chosen. The world now waits for the Cardinals to announce who the new pope is and what name he has chosen to be known by.
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Eighty years ago today, Europe celebrated the defeat of fascism after a titanic struggle. Yet as historian Enzo Traverso points out, the latest anniversary of VE Day comes at a moment when the far right is stronger than at any point since 1945.
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