Blueberries have grown wild in Maine for 10,000 years. These aren't your typical grocery store blueberries. They're smaller, sweeter, and healthier. They're the backbone of a valuable industry in Maine, especially for Indigenous groups who've returned for generations to hand-harvest the fields.
Obeetee works with more than 30,000 weavers to produce handmade carpets for brands including Pottery Barn and West Elm.
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Bodegas are one of New York City's oldest and largest neighborhood institutions, with more than 10,000 spread across the city's five boroughs. But this century-old industry is fighting to stay alive under rising rents, cutthroat competition, and Zohran Mamdani's city-run grocery initiative.
New York City's infamous jail, Rikers Island, currently houses nearly 7,000 detainees. Chefs, not inmates, do the cooking. But while they're on their shift, the chefs are locked in, too. There are cameras everywhere, monitored from the guard's office. Knives are chained to heavy machinery.
Jeffrey Epstein shared emails, flights, and meals with some of the richest people on the planet. Here's how these billionaires made their money and how they were connected to Epstein. Read more below:
A list of people facing consequences over the DOJ's release: