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Hidden passage linked to Underground Railroad found in New York museum

Small opening cut into floor at Merchant’s House Museum indicates site was probably used as ‘safe house’, experts say

The Guardian - US · Feb 11

US poet laureate of style Ralph Lauren opens New York fashion week

Unabashedly grand collection featuring velvet and beading is teamed with knits and loafers to reflect fashion in the real world right now

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

First images released of Nicolas Cage in Marvel-based show Spider-Noir

The new Prime Video series is based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir and is set in 1930s New York.

Evening Standard · Feb 11

How Lost Lambs author Madeline Cash became the year’s brightest literary star

INTERVIEW: Her unique take on American dysfunction has been praised by ‘the New Yorker’, but she’s also had to fend off rumours about how she earned her success. Annabel Nugent meets the novelist behind one of 2026's most talked about books

The Independent UK · Feb 11

The Heavy Pot Taxes Favored by The New York Times Would Undermine Legalization

The newspaper’s plan to address marijuana abuse would compound the disadvantages that state-licensed suppliers face in competing with the black market.

Reason · Feb 11

The Jeffrey Epstein files have shattered Norway’s illusions about itself

Norway built its global brand on diplomacy and egalitarianism. The cosying up of its elite to the sex offender can only boost the far right, says the academic Sindre Bangstad

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Trump administration removes Pride flag from Stonewall national monument; Mamdani slams move

The Trump administration removed a large rainbow Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City. This landmark is recognized as the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. The removal followed new federal guidance on displaying non-agency flags.

The Times of India · Feb 11

White House press secretary contradicts Trump and says it was president’s idea to rename Penn Station after himself

‘It was something the president floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer,’ Leavitt said Tuesday

The Independent UK · Feb 11

A young cancer patient and his family worry nearly a month into New York City nurses’ strike

A young cancer patient at one of the remaining New York City hospitals where nurses are on strike says he misses his regular caregivers

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Trump administration removes LGBTQ+ Pride flag from Stonewall national monument

The move in New York follows an interior department memo restricting non-agency flags at national parks

The Guardian - US · Feb 10