A Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores
The Headlines
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil, by Frances Robles
More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba, by Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Live Updates: Trump and Xi Play Up Stability Without Resolving Major Tensions, by The New York Times
A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran, by Greg Jaffe
Congress Has Rejected 10 Chances to Assert Its War Powers in Iran, by Ashley Wu and Robert Jimison
Retailers Are Making Expensive Bets That Shoppers Still Want to Go to Stores, by Kim Bhasin
Who Owns These Artworks? A Museum Hopes Visitors Can Help Find Out., by Ségolène Le Stradic
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<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/world/americas/cuba-oil-energy-crisis.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil</a>, by Frances Robles</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/americas/us-cuba-spy-planes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba</a>, by Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/14/world/trump-xi-summit-beijing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Trump and Xi Play Up Stability Without Resolving Major Tensions</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/civilian-deaths-strikes-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran</a>, by Greg Jaffe</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/14/us/politics/congress-iran-war-powers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congress Has Rejected 10 Chances to Assert Its War Powers in Iran</a>, by Ashley Wu and Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/business/retailers-stores-renovations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Retailers Are Making Expensive Bets That Shoppers Still Want to Go to Stores</a>, by Kim Bhasin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/arts/design/musee-dorsay-art-world-war-ii.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Owns These Artworks? A Museum Hopes Visitors Can Help Find Out.</a>, by Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>
Show Notes
Plus, the Friday news quiz.
Here’s what we’re covering:
Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil, by Frances Robles
More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba, by Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes
Live Updates: Trump and Xi Play Up Stability Without Resolving Major Tensions, by The New York Times
A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran, by Greg Jaffe
Congress Has Rejected 10 Chances to Assert Its War Powers in Iran, by Ashley Wu and Robert Jimison
Retailers Are Making Expensive Bets That Shoppers Still Want to Go to Stores, by Kim Bhasin
Who Owns These Artworks? A Museum Hopes Visitors Can Help Find Out., by Ségolène Le Stradic
Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com.
Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sou.... For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.
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Raw Description
<p>Plus, the Friday news quiz. </p> <p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/world/americas/cuba-oil-energy-crisis.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cuba Says It Has Run Out of Oil</a>, by Frances Robles</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/world/americas/us-cuba-spy-planes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">More U.S. Spy Planes and Drones Are Surveilling Cuba</a>, by Frances Robles, Eric Schmitt and Julian E. Barnes</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/14/world/trump-xi-summit-beijing" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Live Updates: Trump and Xi Play Up Stability Without Resolving Major Tensions</a>, by The New York Times</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/us/politics/civilian-deaths-strikes-iran.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Top U.S. Commander Dismisses Reports of Civilian Deaths in Iran</a>, by Greg Jaffe</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/14/us/politics/congress-iran-war-powers.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Congress Has Rejected 10 Chances to Assert Its War Powers in Iran</a>, by Ashley Wu and Robert Jimison</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/business/retailers-stores-renovations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Retailers Are Making Expensive Bets That Shoppers Still Want to Go to Stores</a>, by Kim Bhasin</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/arts/design/musee-dorsay-art-world-war-ii.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Who Owns These Artworks? A Museum Hopes Visitors Can Help Find Out.</a>, by Ségolène Le Stradic</p> <p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>