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Black Smoke Clouds Sistine Chapel - No Pope Elected Yet

The papal conclave began with 133 cardinals locked inside the Sistine Chapel, but no candidate secured the needed two-thirds majority. Black smoke from the chimney signals the election is still undecided, prolonging the Catholic Church's historic selection process.

24 Hours Trump dumps surgeon general nominee Nesheiwat, picks MAHA ally Means + Fed holds interest rates steady amid rising economic risks + Black smoke signals no pope elected on conclave’s first ballot + India-Pakistan conflict escalates as both vow retaliation + 3 ex-Memphis cops acquitted in Tyre Nichols beating death + Trump plans mass migrant deportations to Libya met with court blocks + Columbia University library seized by pro-Palestinian protesters + FBI arrests 205 child sex predators, rescues 115 children + Trump tariffs pressure automakers to hike prices + Treasury’s Scott Bessent rebuffs Dem claims in fiery hearing + New York helicopter broke apart midair before fatal crash + House Republicans approve sale of public lands in Nevada, Utah + Trump backs JD Vance’s half-brother’s mayoral bid in Cincinnati + Largest drone attack on Moscow thwarted ahead of Victory Day + Biden’s Gaza pier boondoggle injured 62 US troops, cost $230M + Judge orders Trump admin to transfer detained Tufts student to Vermont

Number 62 - U.S. service members injured during Biden's failed Gaza pier project costing $230 million

Quote "Casey has impeccable ‘MAHA’ credentials" — President Donald Trump on new surgeon general nominee Dr. Casey Means