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White Smoke Signals Historic First American Pope Elected

After two days of conclave voting, Cardinal Robert Prevost becomes the 267th pope and first American pontiff, taking the name Pope Leo XIV, marking a groundbreaking moment for the Catholic Church's 2,000-year history.

24 Hours White smoke signals historic first American pope election + Trump announces pivotal US-UK trade deal with tariffs intact + FAA unveils $20B plan to revamp air traffic control + Democrats block landmark crypto regulation bill in Senate + Trump pulls controversial DC US attorney nominee Ed Martin + India and Pakistan exchange drone attacks, tensions soar + Bill Gates pledges 99 percent of wealth to close foundation + FBI arrests 200 suspected child predators nationwide + Pope Leo XIV’s tweets blast Trump’s VP JD Vance + House passes bill renaming Gulf of Mexico 'Gulf of America' + Trump renews attack on Fed’s Jerome Powell over rates + Trump administration invokes state secrets privilege in deportation case + Bill Gates slams Elon Musk over foreign aid cuts + Senator John Kennedy presses FBI’s Kash Patel on Epstein death + Trump hails first post-tariff US-UK trade deal as breakthrough + Union leaders say teachers underpaid amid appreciation week

Number 20 billion - Dollar investment plan to overhaul US air traffic control system announced by FAA

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