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

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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