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• Pope Francis Brought Progressives Optimism, but Not Long-Lasting Changes
  Pope Francis proved to be far more cautious and conservative than many progressive Catholics had hoped for.
• After the Wildfires, This High School Needed a Campus. It Found a Sears.
  Palisades Charter High School in California has held classes online since the fire in January. On Tuesday, students gathered at a new, temporary home, a retrofitted Sears.
• Lorde Planned a Surprise Show in New York. Surprise: There Was No Show.
  The singer summoned fans to an impromptu performance in Washington Square Park Tuesday night. She neglected to get a permit. But there was one more surprise to come.
• Catholics Expected a Revolution From Pope Francis, Just Not the One He Gave Them
  Liberals hoped he’d ordain women or allow gay marriage. Conservatives thought he’d tear up Church doctrine. But his papacy favored debate over radical action.
• Birthrates Languish in Record Lows, C.D.C. Reports
  Despite a 1 percent increase in 2024, U.S. birthrates remained in a historic slump, a trend that worries demographers and cultural critics.
• A Simpler Funeral for Pope Francis, Who Shunned Many Papal Trappings
  A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those traditionally observed.
• Climate Activists Interrupt New York City Ballet Performance
  Protesters interrupted an all-Balanchine program on the company’s spring season opening night, which coincided this year with Earth Day.
• Some Harvard Donors Still Want It to Strike a Deal With Trump
  Harvard frantically tried to avoid a showdown with the Trump administration. Now many of its big donors are pushing the university’s leaders to back down and renew talks with the White House.
• Marco Rubio Shares Plans for Overhaul of State Department
  The secretary of state aims to eliminate an office that advances American values abroad in a plan aligning the agency with President Trump’s foreign policy approach.
• ‘60 Minutes’ Chief Resigns in Emotional Meeting: ‘The Company Is Done With Me’
  The news program has faced mounting pressure from both President Trump and its corporate ownership at Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.