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Happier Grocery is a New York grocery store, but selling food is not the point

Branded merchandise inside refrigerators in Happier Grocery in New York, Jan. 28, 2026. Happier Grocery is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge.
Branded merchandise inside refrigerators in Happier Grocery in New York, Jan. 28, 2026. Happier Grocery is an entry point for people seeking a community built on inside knowledge.

US will not allow Venezuelan government to pay Maduro’s legal fees, lawyer says

Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Venezuela's captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores attend their arraignment with defense lawyers Barry Pollack and Mark Donnelly to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 5, 2026 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Snowball fight in New York turns chaotic after police arrive

People engage in a snowball fight after a snowstorm at Washington Square Park in New York on Feb 23.
People engage in a snowball fight after a snowstorm at Washington Square Park in New York on Feb 23.

Powerful winter storm shuts schools, disrupts travel across US North-east

Snow covers residential buildings during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S., February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
Snow covers residential buildings during a winter storm in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, U.S., February 22, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Powerful storm moves into north-east US bringing travel disruptions

Parks Department officers check on men who had been living in a tent in a park in Queens as a winter storm intensified on Feb 22.
Parks Department officers check on men who had been living in a tent in a park in Queens as a winter storm intensified on Feb 22.

New York, other states under state of emergency as snow falls amid blizzard warning

A man shovels a pile of snow from the recent snowatorm ahead of a new major winter storm in New York, on Feb 22.
A man shovels a pile of snow from the recent snowatorm ahead of a new major winter storm in New York, on Feb 22.

SIA flights to and from New York cancelled as ‘super bomb’ blizzard aims heavy snow at US north-east

Pedestrians brave a winter storm in Queens, in New York, on Jan 25.
Pedestrians brave a winter storm in Queens, in New York, on Jan 25.

Trump ally ties up with Russia's Novatek on natural gas in Alaska, NYT reports

A view shows a board with the logo of Russian natural gas producer Novatek at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
A view shows a board with the logo of Russian natural gas producer Novatek at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Viewpoint

Want to change your neighbourhood? Start with a power walk

A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.
A simple stroll can help you explore the possibilities for transformation in the place you live.

Madison Square Garden Sports shares hit record high as it explores Knicks, Rangers spinoff

Madison Square Garden building in New York , August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Madison Square Garden building in New York , August 3, 2012. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

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