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Here are the stories shaping the day:

• The U.S. and U.K. struck a tentative trade deal.
• Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on May 8, becoming Pope Leo XIV. Here’s what we know about the first American pope.
• As China’s ailing economy increasingly faces headwinds, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping has again called on young Chinese to look for work in the countryside.
• 🍵 Health: Six exercises to strengthen hands and increase functional abilities

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