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Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting? Over 100 years of pop culture fascination

Why is the idea of a Blue Moon so enchanting? Over 100 years of pop culture fascination What is it about the Blue Moon that inspires us to write songs and name beers after it? On May 31, the lunar month culminates in a Blue Moon — in this case, the second full moon in a calendar month.

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CIA chief holds talks with Cuban officials in Havana

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1 million people flood Madrid streets to see the pope’s flower-carpeted procession

Pope Leo XIV honored Spain’s centuries-old tradition of religious devotion on Sunday as a “school of faith” for today, as he presided over a Mass before a million people and highlighted one of the most iconic expressions of Spanish popular piety with a procession over flower-petal carpets. The crowd cheered and shouted “This is the youth of the pope!” as Leo arrived for the Mass at a central Madrid plaza.

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Private audience with pope given to small-town parish delegates

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Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican

Title: Pope Leo meets with Chicago's far-left mayor, George Floyd's family lawyer at the Vatican Pope Leo XIV met with Chicago's far-left mayor Brandon Johnson as the mayor led a Chicago delegation that included George Floyd family lawyer Antonio Romanucci in a Thursday trip to the Vatican.Johnson gifted Pope Leo with an array of apparel from Chicago, including a Chicago Cubs hat.Joining Johnson in the delegation were a number of political, spiritual and business leaders from Chicago, including Antonio Romanucci, according to CBS News.Romanucci served as co-counsel to Ben Crump as attorneys for George Floyd's family in their record lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis and Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng.WHITE SOX INSTALLING POPE LEO XIV GRAPHIC NEAR HIS 2005 WORLD SERIES SEATAlso present in the delegation were multiple city aldermen, president of the Chicago Teachers Union Stacy Davis Gates and United Airlines director Kristopher Anderson, in addition to more than 40 other leaders.Pope Leo, a noted fan of Chicago's other baseball team, the White Sox, refused to don the Cubs hat, joking that he was already wearing a hat, according to FOX 32 Chicago.During the

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Pope Leo XIV sets foot in Spain for first time as pope: Church returns to Madrid after 15 years

Pope Leo XIV landed at Barajas airport at 10.30 on Saturday, opening his first apostolic visit to Spain since 8 May 2025. Over six days he will travel to Madrid, Barcelona, Montserrat, Gran Canaria and Tenerife. Under the motto 'Lift up your eyes', Leo XIV will travel nearly 2,500 kilometres between 6 and 12 June on his first apostolic journey to Spain since he was elected pope on 8 May 2025.

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The NFL's main social media accounts remained silent about Pride Month on its first day

The annual June 1 kickoff to Pride Month came and went on Monday and the NFL's X account that serves over 36 million followers and its Instagram account that serves 32 million followers did not mention the event. Let that sink in for a moment. The league accounts that, in the past years, have told fans that "football is gay," that "football is lesbian," that football is queer, transgender, bisexual and, for everyone, were silent on the issue.

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