A Surge of U.S. Spy Planes Over Cuba, and Retailers’ $20 Billion Bet on Physical Stores

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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>