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Why did a Mexican tall ship smack into the Brooklyn Bridge?  Politico Cuauhtémoc ship: Mexican Navy training ship strikes underside of Brooklyn Bridge  CNN In Deadly Ship Crash, Questions About What Went Wrong  The New York Times Mexican navy cadet is first victim

Bessent defends Trump’s Qatari luxury jet gift: ‘French gave us the Statue of Liberty’  The Hill ‘The French gave us the Statue of Liberty’: Trump officials sputter to defend $400m Qatar jet gift  The Independent The New York Times News Quiz, May

Two crew members killed when Mexican tall ship strikes Brooklyn Bridge  PBS Cuauhtémoc ship: Mexican Navy training ship strikes underside of Brooklyn Bridge  CNN Cadets who died in Mexican naval ship crash into Brooklyn Bridge identified  New York Daily News Mexican Navy Ship

Bessent defends Trump’s Qatari luxury jet gift: ‘French gave us the Statue of Liberty’  The Hill Trump faces serious GOP questions over Air Force One Qatar plan  The Hill The New York Times News Quiz, May 16, 2025  The New York Times Turning

Obama, Trump, Harris and other political leaders react to Biden’s cancer diagnosis  ABC News Former President Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis: What does a Gleason score of 9 mean?  ABC News Key facts about prostate cancer following Biden’s diagnosis  Axios Joe Biden Is Diagnosed

Romania election: Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins runoff  DW Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win presidential election  CNN Romania’s Pro-EU President-Elect Known for Calm, Methodical Approach  U.S. News & World Report Romania election: Candidates neck-and-neck – early results  DW In Transylvania, fear

Romania election: Pro-EU centrist Nicusor Dan wins runoff  dw.com Liberal mayor Dan beats nationalist in tense race for Romanian presidency  BBC In upset, Centrist Nicusor Dan wins Romania’s Presidential election  Deccan Herald Romania’s pro-EU candidate beats hard-right rival to win presidential election  CNN In

The cancer has metastasized to the bone, according to a statement from Mr. Biden’s personal office.

A huge turnout Sunday played a key role in the tense election that many viewed as a geopolitical choice between East or West. (Image credit: Vadim Ghirda)

The latest on Donald Trump’s presidency  CNN