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He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting...

He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting...

Several years of escalating threats, visits from goons and armed robberies followed until the shop owner, who requested anonymity because he still fears retaliation, decided to close the store his grandfather had opened in 1936. Extortion is...

Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market, could raise prices in US

Trump's Brazil tariff rattles coffee market, could raise prices in US

NEW YORK: The 50% tariff that the Trump administration has slapped on Brazilian imports has rattled the global coffee market and could make the price of a cup of coffee in the U.S. jump beyond recent highs. Brazil is the world's largest grower and...

Restaurants in Yakima County With Perfect Health Scores

Restaurants in Yakima County With Perfect Health Scores

Do you ever look at a stopping by to eat in a restaurant and think, I've never been there; Are they clean? Do they wash their hands? Is the food any good? I sure do! Sure, I could give you a list of all the restaurants in Yakima County that failed...

Venezuelan Chicha: A Sweet Legacy from the Shores of Paria to the Streets of Today

Venezuelan Chicha: A Sweet Legacy from the Shores of Paria to the Streets of Today

July 10, 2025 Hour: 2:57 pm Long before it became a creamy street favorite served with cinnamon and condensed milk, chicha venezolana was already a cultural cornerstone—its earliest mention dating back to Christopher Columbus’s third voyage, when...

He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting worse

He closed his store after years of threats. Why Mexico's extortion problem is getting worse

MEXICO CITY — (AP) — It started with a phone call to a men’s clothing store in the heart of Mexico City’s historic center. “I need you to put together 10,000 pesos ($500) for me weekly, or else we’ll have to do something,” the voice said. The...

Nine Dragons Restaurant Introduces Tasty New Three-Course Lunch Menu in EPCOT's China Pavilion

Nine Dragons Restaurant Introduces Tasty New Three-Course Lunch Menu in EPCOT's China Pavilion

EPCOT guests looking for a delicious way to fill their stomachs during the afternoon are going to want to stop by the Nine Dragons Restaurant in the Walt Disney World theme park’s China Pavilion to try out its new three-course lunch menu. What’s...

What will €215,000 buy in Spain, France, Norway, Mexico and Co Mayo?

What will €215,000 buy in Spain, France, Norway, Mexico and Co Mayo?

Ireland: Westport This charming, thatched cottage with an extension extends to 102sq m (1,100sq ft) and is located a 15-minute drive from the popular Mayo town of Westport. It contains original features such as a cailleach alcove bed space and...

10 Boutique Resorts in Jamaica for the Ultimate Laid-Back Escape

10 Boutique Resorts in Jamaica for the Ultimate Laid-Back Escape

Jamaica is a vibe you feel before you hear it — in the sway of palm trees, the heat on your skin, the way strangers become friends by the second verse. It’s a place where staying small means experiencing something big: immersion in real Jamaican...

June 2025 Restaurant Openings & Closings

June 2025 Restaurant Openings & Closings

Opening Arusuvai Kitchen A new spot featuring South Indian cuisine has opened in Mesa with a variety of vegetarian and meat entrees from paneer tikka masala to mutton biryani. 1940 W. Baseline Rd., Mesa, arusuvaikitchen.com Bing Bistro Gilbert...

Mexico City protest targets gentrification, tourism

Mexico City protest targets gentrification, tourism

Some demonstrators in Mexico City last week used signs to protest gentrification and other housing issues in desirable neighborhoods such as Condesa and Roma. (Fernando Llano/The Associated Press) At a glance: Protesters decry mass tourism and...

Breakthru Beverage Group Expands Partnership with Proximo Spirits in California

Breakthru Beverage Group Expands Partnership with Proximo Spirits in California

Agreement Expands Successful Relationship into Dynamic New Market July 10, 2025 — Breakthru Beverage Group, one of the leading beverage distributors in the United States and the largest broker in Canada, representing a portfolio of premier wine,...

Trump's tariff war with Brazil opens gate for Aussie beef

Trump's tariff war with Brazil opens gate for Aussie beef

United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 50 per cent tariff on all imports from Brazil — a nation that is currently its number one supplier of beef. In a letter to Brazil's president, Mr Trump said the tariffs were "due...

In Cuba, Obama calls for burying 'last remnant' of Cold War

In Cuba, Obama calls for burying 'last remnant' of Cold War

HAVANA (AP) — Capping his remarkable visit to Cuba, President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared an end to the "last remnant of the Cold War in the Americas" and openly urged the Cuban people to pursue a more democratic future for this communist...

Royal Caribbean Bans Cruise Ducks in Key Hiding Location

Royal Caribbean Bans Cruise Ducks in Key Hiding Location

For the past few years, the cruising ducks phenomenon has really taken flight, if you’ll pardon the pun. But not every cruise line feels just ducky about the growing trend, and now, Royal Caribbean has taken a first step toward banning the little...

Mexico’s first luxury wellness resort, Mailena, set to debut in 2026

Mexico’s first luxury wellness resort, Mailena, set to debut in 2026

Danzante Bay unveils Mailena, Loreto’s first adults-only wellness resort, opening 2026 with holistic design, luxury amenities, and immersive wellness experiences. LORETO, MEXICO – Danzante Bay, a 741-acre master-planned resort community set amidst...

Here are the restaurants coming soon to Baltimore

Here are the restaurants coming soon to Baltimore

Can’t decide what to eat? The choice won’t get easier anytime soon, if Thursday morning‘s liquor board hearing is any indication. From a fresh concept for a local favorite to a new restaurant from a James Beard-nominated chef, here are the...

Brazil stocks slip, real rebounds after Trump's 50% tariff threat

Brazil stocks slip, real rebounds after Trump's 50% tariff threat

By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Brazil's stock market was dragged lower by its financial sector on Thursday while the real currency rebounded, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump's shock move to slap 50% tariffs on...

Trump's tariffs on Brazil could make your coffee even more expensive

Trump's tariffs on Brazil could make your coffee even more expensive

President Donald Trump’s proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian imports is bad news for coffee drinkers. Brazil, the largest U.S. supplier of green coffee beans, accounts for about a third of the country’s total supply, according to data from the U.S....

Un nuevo festival de cerveza artesanal que une a Oregón y México llega a Portland este julio

Un nuevo festival de cerveza artesanal que une a Oregón y México llega a Portland este julio

Read this story in English: A new craft beer festival uniting Oregon and Mexico is coming to Portland this July Imagine una cerveza elaborada con guayaba, masa o incluso paletas mexicanas, y luego acompáñela con lucha libre, danza azteca y...

The team behind Winona's has opened a Mexico City-inspired cocktail bar

The team behind Winona's has opened a Mexico City-inspired cocktail bar

Earlier this spring, we said farewell to Leyenda, Ivy Mix and Julie Reiner’s bar in Cobble Hill. Lucky for us, an alum of the Pan-Latin bar is back, shaking up cantina-esque tipplers in Bed-Stuy. Introducing a Mexico City-inspired cocktail bar and...

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