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Following the election of Robert Prevost as the new Pope today, YDS asked professor Teresa Berger for perspective. Teresa Berger is Professor of Liturgical Studies and Thomas E. Golden Jr. Professor of Catholic Theology.
Here is our brief exchange:
https://divinity.yale.edu/news/new-pop

China's state radio has added 80 new frequencies since Radio Free Asia was cut, including those previously used by RFA, and increased its broadcasting hours (Washington Post)

Chinese propaganda surges as the U.S. defunds Radio Free Asia
Beijing expanded its state propaganda, including to the persecuted Tibetan and Uyghur minorities, as RFA pulled back.

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📢 US-Kardinal Prevost zum Papst gewählt
Habemus Papam! Kardinal Robert Francis Prevost aus den USA ist der nächste Papst. Er gibt sich den Namen Leo XIV.
➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/eilmeldung/eilmeldung-8596.html?at_medium=ma…

US-Kardinal Prevost zum Papst gewählt
Habemus Papam! Kardinal Robert Francis Prevost aus den USA ist der nächste Papst. Er gibt sich den Namen Leo XIV.

📣 Calling all GÉANT Project partners…
Got an idea for digital research, data transfer or secure storage solutions to support open science?
The 2025 GÉANT Above-the-Net Services Incubator is officially open for proposals!
This is your opportunity to:
✅ Develop and test your innovative idea
✅ Deliver impact to the whole community through new, shared, open-source services
✅ Help shape the future of GÉANT's Above-the-Net services portfolio
Learn more: …

GÉANT Project Above-the-Net Services Incubator: Call for Proposals | GÉANT CONNECT Online
The GÉANT (GN5-2) Project’s Above-the-Net Services incubator is looking for practical proposals around three areas of service concept investment being developed by the GN5-2 Above-the-Net Services team. These are: Digital Research Environment (DRE) Object Storage Infrastructure Data Movement Infrastructure Through the incubator, the GN5-2 project will offer person months (PMs) to project partners to develop

UN scientists propose ‘minerals trust’ to power green energy, protect communities
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/un-scientists-propose-minerals-trust-to-power-green-energy-protect-communities/

Errol Musk attends Kremlin-backed event in Moscow, praises Putin and spreads Russian propaganda (Yuri Zoria/Euromaidan Press)
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/06/08/errol-musk-attends-kremlin-backed-event-in-moscow-praises-putin-and-spreads-russian-propaganda/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250608/p14#a250608p14

Via OccupyDemocrats on FB: 'a formal complaint was filed with the Florida Bar accusing Pam Bondi of "serious professional misconduct" in her current job. ~70 law professors, attorneys, and former FL Supreme Court justices Pariente and Quince filed the complaint. In it, they accuse the AG of violating her ethical duties and engaging in "serious professional misconduct that threatens the rule of law and the administration of justice." '

Meta found a new way to violate your privacy. Here’s what you can do.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/meta-found-a-new-way-to-violate-your-privacy-here-s-what-you-can-do/ar-AA1GecPs

EPA Administrator Zeldin vowed to protect human health and the environment. His proposed budget tells a different story
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2025/06/epa-administrator-zeldin-vowed-to-protect-human-health-and-the-environment-his-proposed-budget-tells-a-different-story/