🗞️Free grocery store coming to NYC

February 3rd, 2026

What happened today 🇺🇸,

• Polymarket, the prediction market platform, announced it signed a lease for "The Polymarket” which will be NYC's first free grocery store, it is set to open on February 12th…the initiative includes a $1 million donation to Food Bank for New York City to stock the pop-up with groceries available to all New Yorkers at no cost and will be running for five days at the beginning

• The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, visited the White House today for a meeting with President Trump​, the encounter marked the first diplomatic interaction after months of tensions…the discussions focused on counternarcotics cooperation, trade, and rebel groups

• Melinda French Gates in an interview reacted to newly released Jeffrey Epstein files mentioning her ex-husband Bill Gates, stating he and others must answer questions about their ties to Epstein, including alleged emails about Gates contracting an STD

• The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea after it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier with “unclear intent”…no U.S. personnel or equipment were harmed

• Former first lady Jill Biden's ex-husband from their 1970-1975 marriage, William Stevenson, was arrested and indicted on first-degree murder charges for killing his current wife, 64-year-old Linda Stevenson, who was found unresponsive after a December 28th domestic dispute call at their Delaware home

• A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 300,000 Haitians, issuing a temporary injunction just before the deadline that would have allowed their deportation

• U.S. homebuilders like Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. are working on a plan to develop "Trump Homes" which will be a program to build up to 1 million affordable entry-level houses under a rent-to-own model

• Disney has officially named Josh D'Amaro, the current chairman of Disney Experiences, as its next CEO to replace Bob Iger

• The NFL announced that it will look into New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's ties to Jeffrey Epstein after his name appeared over 400 times in newly released Justice Department files…read more here

• PepsiCo is cutting prices by up to 15% on popular snacks like Cheetos, Doritos, Lay's, and Tostitos to ease consumer affordability pressures

• DOW down .34% / S&P down .84%

• Spain's Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, announced plans to ban social media access for minors under the age of 16, requiring platforms to implement strict age-verification systems

Plus: A look at the top 50 economies by GDP in 2026

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