Pope Francis is gone, and with him ends one of the most headline-generating papacies in modern times. President Trump’s threats to the Fed have the dollar in freefall, ChatGPT’s getting politely bankrupt, and the NBA Playoffs have entered their chaos era. We end with something rare: an actual feel-good story out of Tennessee that doesn’t involve country music or BBQ.

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