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Bill Gates accuses Elon Musk of “killing the world’s poorest children” with USAID cuts  Axios Bill Gates Explains His Plans to Close the Gates Foundation in 2045  The New York Times Gates Donation Plan Highlights Challenge of Giving Away Buffett Fortune  Barron’s Bill

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday. (Image credit: Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Trump Officials Seek to Bring First White Afrikaner Refugees to U.S. Next Week  The New York Times First Afrikaners granted refugee status due to arrive in U.S.  NPR Trump Taps Refugee Fund To Welcome White South Africans Within Days  The Lever First set

Russia’s False Euphoria  Foreign Affairs Putin hosts Victory Day parade with tight security and a short ceasefire  BBC Russia’s military parades have become a sign of weakness  The Economist Russia’s Victory Day Parade: What to Know.  The New York Times Drone threat looms over

Pakistan launched multiple attacks along India’s western border, India says  Reuters India-Pakistan live: India says it ‘repulsed’ multiple drone attacks near border  The Independent India reports strikes on military bases, Pakistan denies any role  BBC Indian border cities sound blackout sirens  DW L-70 Guns

Pope Leo shared content critical of Trump, Vance’s immigration policies in social media posts  ABC News May 8, 2025 Leo XIV elected as first American pope  CNN Pope Leo’s tall task: Healing Catholic America’s political divide  Axios Who is Robert Prevost, the new

Trump names Fox News host and former judge Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor in DC – as it happened  The Guardian

Before he was chosen, Robert Francis Prevost had the papal seal of approval from his predecessor, Francis, who put him in one of the top jobs in the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Leo will lead his first holy mass as pontiff this morning – after already paying a surprise visit to see staff at his former residence.

His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked Black Catholic experience in America.