A train collapse in Mexico
 THE BIG STORY
A train line in Mexico city collapsed, killing at least 20 people
On Monday night, at least 20 people died after a train belonging to Mexico City's subway service plummeted to the ground after an overpass caved in.
According to Mexican news sources, at least 49 people have been taken to the hospital, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said in a news conference. The Associated Press reported that Sheinbaum said there may still be people trapped in the train.
The mayor also said, "there are unfortunately children among the dead."
Mexico City's subway system is one of the world's largest. This story is still developing, so check BuzzFeedNews.com throughout the day.  Rescue workers gather at the site of the train accident on May 4, 2021. Pedro Pardo / AFP via Getty Images STAYING ON TOP OF THIS
Biden has increased the number of refugees allowed into the US after being criticized for sticking with a Trump-era cap
During Donald Trump's time in office, he decimated the country's refugee program, which is designed to take in people fleeing dangerous conditions.
To give you an idea of much he gutted it: in the final year of the Obama administration, 110,000 refugees were allowed in. By 2018, Trump had reduced that number to 30,000. He took it even lower to 15,000 — the lowest number since the US began the program in 1980.
Joe Biden had initially promised he would raise the cap, before deciding to stick to the previous level set by Trump.
The move shocked immigration and refugee advocates. Now the Biden administration announced it has increased the cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 after facing criticism. SNAPSHOTS
Flynn, Bannon, Manafort, Ivanka: Private emails from inside the Mueller investigation. Nearly 300 pages of documents from former special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation were turned over to us this week. The records contain previously undisclosed details about the Trump campaign's discussions involving Russia.
Family members and civil rights leaders mourned Andrew Brown and called for justice at his funeral. Brown was shot by police in North Carolina five times. Body camera footage of Brown's killing has not been released. At his funeral, loved ones gathered to mourn his death and call for justice. Brown's family and legal team have viewed 20 seconds of the footage and said it shows him complying with police orders with his hands visibly on the steering wheel.
Bill and Melinda Gates are getting a divorce. The pair, among the world's wealthiest couples and most prominent philanthropists, have been married for 27 years. In a statement, they said they are ending their marriage "after a great deal of thought and a lot of work." "WHAT COULD SHE ACTUALLY GIVE ME?"
Jhumpa Lahiri's new novel Whereabouts is both a departure and a homecoming
Whether it's The Namesake or Interpreter of Maladies, Jhumpa Lahiri's novels have a way of transporting you directly into deep hurts. They are books that reveal private pains with startling precision, and doubly so for immigrants and second-generation diasporic transplants.
So when BuzzFeed's Scaachi Koul went to meet Lahiri, she was bringing with her a great deal of baggage. "It was the most alone I'd ever felt," Koul writes. "I knew I was coming to Lahiri looking for something. What exactly, I wasn't sure: It seemed right, and yet absolutely absurd, that when I felt most distant from everyone I love, I yearned for connection with a woman who transmuted so much of my past disconnection into words. But what could she actually give me?"
The result is a thoughtful profile of Lahiri that doubles as a tender, vulnerable reflection from Koul. It is very much worth your time.  Jhumpa Lahiri in Princeton, New Jersey. Simbarashe Cha for BuzzFeed News IN FOR A TREAT All of the Marvel studios phase 4 films have release dates, and fans are freaking out
With movie theaters closed because of the pandemic, the world has been starved for the grand scale entertainment of Marvel movies, with their ability to fill theaters and generate shared excitement.
The drought is coming to an end — on Monday, Marvel announced the release dates for its next batch of films, and we're in for a very active stretch. The Black Panther sequel arrives July 2022! The third Guardians of the Galaxy? May 2023. Like I said: a very active stretch. I hope your day is filled with reminders that you're capable, Elamin 📝 This letter was edited and brought to you by Elamin Abdelmahmoud and BuzzFeed News. You can always reach us here.
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