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Good morning! Today is Tuesday, the fifth of May, 2026 and this is the Tuesday Morning Edition of GEORGE. Today is, of course, as the calendar tells us, is also the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, a yearly celebration held on 5 May commemorating Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. While in Mexico the focus is on regional celebrations in Puebla, over the ...