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View in browser May 19, 2025, 4:10 a.m. Eastern time Top News Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden's personal office. Russia Unleashes One of Its Largest Drone Barrages of the Ukraine War The bombardment, which Ukrainian officials said mostly targeted Kyiv, came just a day before President Trump was expected to talk with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. Amid Cease-Fire Talks, Israel Says It Has Expanded Ground Operations in Gaza Israel aims to press Hamas into releasing hostages and ultimately to destroy the group, but says it will now also allow some aid to enter the enclave. Editors' Picks The Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crush the Pro-Palestinian Movement Even before President Trump was re-elected, the Heritage Foundation, best known for Project 2025, set out to destroy pro-Palestinian activism in the United States. Opinion | Country Music Is Entirely at War With Itself American pop culture typically goes country when the White House goes Republican. World In Upset, Centrist Wins Romania's Presidential Election Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner. A Liberal Takes the Lead in the Critical Vote for Poland's President Rafal Trzaskowski, the Warsaw mayor, appeared to have won the first round of the election. Prime Minister Donald Tusk is hoping his eventual victory will help push through a liberal agenda. Pakistan Says It Expects Truce to Hold as Hotline to India Stays Open The two adversaries have spent the week since the end of the military confrontation making the case that they emerged victorious. See more world news U.S. Suspect in Palm Springs Bombing Died in Blast, Officials Say The suspect, a 25-year-old man, targeted the fertility clinic in the bombing that damaged the facility and several blocks of downtown. Authorities are still looking for a motive. What to Know About the Tornadoes That Ripped Through the Central U.S. At least 28 people have been killed in storms that have pummeled the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions since Friday. Kentucky and Missouri have been hit particularly hard. Maryland Governor Vetoes Reparations Bill Wes Moore, the nation's lone sitting Black governor, diverged from fellow Democratic governors in rejecting a measure that would have studied reparations. See more U.S. news Politics Key Panel Approves Trump's Megabill, but Conservatives Hold Out for More Cuts The Republican hard-liners who had blocked their party's bill to deliver President Trump's agenda allowed it to advance after saying they had won some changes. But they still refused to support it. Is Every Top Democrat Running for President? Voters could be forgiven for thinking so. The party's up-and-comers, heavy on tough talk and light on new ideas, are being remarkably open about wanting to run despite how early it is. Energized by Kennedy, Texas 'Mad Moms' Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates A measles outbreak in the state has not stopped "medical freedom" activists from pushing forward with their goal. They now have an influential ally in Washington: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. See more political news Business The Miners Who Lost Their Jobs, but Not Their Faith in Trump's Tariffs With demand for steel down and a trade war underway, miners in the Iron Range of Minnesota are feeling the hit. But they hope better times are ahead. Publix Recalls Baby Food Pouches Over Lead Contamination Concerns The voluntary recall was prompted after routine testing. It is the second such recall recently of baby food over possible lead contamination. See more business news Arts Kristen Stewart Thinks the Critics at Cannes Are Being Too Nice Her directorial debut, "The Chronology of Water," has earned good notices, but after fighting to get it made, the filmmaker wouldn't mind a battle with reviewers. Review: A Game of Light and Shadow in Gounod's 'Faust' Sara Holdren's new production for Heartbeat Opera takes its lead from Bulgakov's Faustian novel "The Master and Margarita." 'S.N.L.': A Lucrative Middle East Trip This weekend's broadcast, hosted by Scarlett Johansson and featuring the musical guest Bad Bunny, began with a sendup of President Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar. See more arts news New York New Jersey Transit and Engineers' Union Agree to Deal to End Strike The agency said its trains would start running again on Tuesday morning. Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge, Killing 2 Crew Members There were 277 people on board when the ship drifted directly into the underside of the bridge on Saturday night, the authorities said. At least 22 were injured, half of them critically. Times Sq. Sculpture Prompts Racist Backlash. To Some, That's the Point. A 12-foot bronze statue of an anonymous Black woman has become a lightning rod in a fraught American debate about race, representation and diversity. See more New York news Fashion & Style Takashi Murakami Casts His Spell Again With a new show at the Cleveland Museum, fashion's favorite artist is back in the conversation. I Searched the World's Holiest Places for a God When I was growing up in India, gods and religions seemed to be everywhere. But I needed to find faith my own way. The New York Liberty's Championship Ring Is a First in More Ways Than One There's a secret under all that bling. Opinion Guest Essay Trump Isn't the First Politician to Sell the Office American politicians have been for sale for far longer than Donald Trump has been around and in far more ways than he and his family have so far pioneered. Guest Essay Europe Built Trains. America Built Highways and Regret. As Europe embraces the night train, the United States seems to be sleepwalking into a transport dead end. Guest Essay How I Got Duped by Designer Dupes The overwhelming deluge of bag content made me desperate for the luxury my lackluster bank balance would never permit. Guest Essay Trump Is Destroying a Core American Value. The World Will Notice. His overhaul of the State Department's human rights bureau will make the United States weaker. Guest Essay Hollywood Couldn't Imagine a Star Like This One Before there was D.E.I., there was Desi Arnaz, rewriting the rules to become Hollywood's unlikeliest mogul. His success still holds valuable lessons. 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