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Today’s Headlines: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, emphasizing service to marginalized communities while maintaining conservative views on LGBTQ issues. Meanwhile, President Trump announced a tentative trade deal with the UK, lowering tariffs on certain goods, while also pushing foreign countries to approve contracts with Elon Musk’s Starlink during trade negotiations. Trump also nominated wellness influencer Casey Means as Surgeon General and appointed Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as interim US Attorney for DC. In domestic news, homicide rates in major US cities have dropped by 21% in early 2025, and three former police officers were acquitted on state charges related to the death of Tyre Nichols. Additionally, 80 pro-Palestinian activists were arrested at Columbia University after occupying a campus library to protest Israeli policies.

Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode:

• NY Times: Who Is Robert Francis Prevost, the New Pope? What to Know About Leo XIV 

• WSJ: U.S. and U.K. Unveil Framework for Trade Deal

• WA Post: Nations facing tariffs pushed to approve Elon Musk's Starlink, cables show 

• Axios: Homicides in big cities kept declining in Q1 of 2025, stats show

• WSJ: Trump Picks Casey Means, a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader, for Surgeon General

• WSJ: Trump Picks Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro as Washington, D.C.’s Top Federal Prosecutor

• NY Times: Tyre Nichols Trial Verdict: 3 Former Memphis Officers Found Not Guilty in Fatal Beating

• NY Times: About 80 Pro-Palestinian Activists Arrested in Columbia Library Takeover 

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