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No one expected an American pope. Here's the inside story of how 'Bob' became Pope Leo

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo.
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No one expected Leo to be pope — except everyone who knew him as 'Bob'

When the 2025 conclave began, no one expected an American pope. But by its end, Cardinal Robert Prevost had become Pope Leo.
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The Supreme Court faces another term jam-packed with controversy

The Supreme Court term opens on Monday with big test cases on religion, guns and climate change. Plus, the emergency docket ...
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Brazil's big political rematch: What to know about the Brazilian election

Four years after President Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is back at the ballot box. This time, Lula faces ...
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Thousands of legal immigrants in Colorado lose Medicaid coverage as SNAP changes roll out too

The changes are part of HR1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Republicans and President Trump passed last year.
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Glenwood Springs sues ICE facility's landlord over alleged unauthorized detentions

The city has sued a Florida-based landlord that owns part of the Midland Center where ICE operates a short-term holding ...
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With a voice as vast as the ocean, Beth Taylor has arrived

The deep-voiced Scottish mezzo-soprano just made her Royal Opera House debut. Now, with her debut solo album, The Deeps Have ...
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Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'

NAZA is an acronym for nezek agavi, Hebrew for "collateral damage." It refers to the number of civilian casualties the ...
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Pro-democracy activists increasingly vulnerable to authoritarian governments in Southeast Asia

Activists across Asia are being hunted down by authoritarian governments even across international borders. Human rights ...
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Planned Parenthood to reopen in Glenwood Springs after temporary closure

A little over two months after Planned Parenthood shuttered its location in Glenwood Springs, the health center is set to ...
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She can communicate with ghosts. Here's what she learns from the 'Sad Dead'

Mercedes Morán stars as Ema, an antisocial 60-ish doctor who has a gift or maybe a curse: She can see and communicate with ghosts. Forced into retirement, she moves into her family's grand old house ...
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Egg prices have tumbled since Trump returned to office. Here's why

Agriculture experts say high egg prices were the result of severe avian flu outbreaks, but the Trump administration's tariffs ...