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Steps from the ferry terminal in the New York City borough of Staten Island, in a neighborhood overlooking the lower Manhattan skyline, is Enoteca Maria, a 35-seat restaurant where the chefs are grandmothers from all over the world. The restaurant

One MSNBC guest believes there is a very telling reason Bishop Robert Prevost chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Morning Joe guest Bishop Robert Barron, from the diocese of Winona, Rochester in Minnesota, pondered the name which was last selected

Trump suggests cutting China tariff rate to still-high 80% ahead of Switzerland talks  CNBC Trump, in a major concession, says the tariff on China should be 80% — but will leave it up to Bessent  CNN Donald Trump suggests 80% tariffs on

Trump suggests cutting China tariff rate to still-high 80% ahead of Switzerland talks  CNBC

Trump suggests cutting China tariff rate, teases ‘many trade deals in the hopper’  CNBC Stock Market Today: Dow Futures Hover; Investors Dig Into U.K. Trade Deal, Await News of China Talks — Live Updates  WSJ Trump signals he is open to cutting

With the continuing discussion of the need for the U.S. and China to enter trade negotiations, it is important to understand that any negotiations will be about much more than trade. In my dreams, I can imagine the two countries

Pope Leo XIV warns against lack of faith in first mass at Vatican  BBC May 8, 2025 Leo XIV elected as first American pope  CNN Pope Leo XIV, First American Pontiff, Will Face a Fractured American Church  The New York Times New Pope

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  NPR

President Trump fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden  NPR

During his homily, delivered in Italian, Leo XIV said that Christians must serve a world that is often hostile to their beliefs. (Image credit: AP)