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Scientists issue warning over disturbing business idea proposed for ocean floor: 'We all see how destructive'
"People are going to be less aware of it." by Robert CrowJuly 17, 2025 An entrepreneur says his ocean-mining plans could give the United States energy independence, but scientists believe the proposal could instead cause major damage. What's...

Pato O'Ward set for major meeting with IndyCar CEO about 2026 Mexico City race
Pato O'Ward has revealed that he is going to meet IndyCar CEO Mark Miles at the upcoming race from July 18 to 20 in Toronto. The agenda of the meeting is going to be Miles filling him in on the series' progress on finalizing a race in Mexico, his...

Pacaso Strengthens Mexico Portfolio with New Co-Ownership Opportunities in Punta de Mita, Riviera Maya, and Mexico City
Building on early success in Los Cabos, Pacaso offers U.S. buyers more turnkey, luxury second home options across Mexico’s premier resort and urban hubs. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pacaso, the tech-enabled marketplace for co-owned...

A Move to Assisted Living Brings Up Memories of the Past
This is Part 2 of a series. Read Part 1 here. I am the only child of an only child who now lives in an assisted living facility thousands of miles away. I unofficially diagnosed Mom with obsessive personality disorder after years of struggling to...

Trump says Coca-Cola to switch to cane sugar in U.S. — just like Mexican Coke
National News Coca-Cola is sweetened with high-fructose corn syrup. David Paul Morris By Emily Heil, Washington Post July 17, 2025 | 9:59 AM 2 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to...

Costa Rica Wiretaps Raise Questions Over Mexican Bank Takeover Bid
Later in 2019, Costa Rican media reported the launch of an electric bike rental service dubbed OMNi Bicis, which would operate in partnership with Costa Rica’s Savings and Personal Loans Cooperative, or Coopenae, one of the largest savings and...

Federal Electronics Invests in HydroJet Inline Cleaning Technology at Hermosillo Facility
Federal Electronics, a leader in providing advanced electronic manufacturing services, has strengthened the advanced cleaning capabilities of its Hermosillo, Mexico facility with the recent installation of a HydroJet Inline Cleaner from Austin...

Retailers in Mexico Face Pressure to Unify In-Store and Mobile Journeys
Mexico is evolving into a mobile-first consumer market, a shift that presents opportunities for financial services and merchants to optimize cross-channel shopping. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The 2025 Global Digital Shopping Index: Mexico...

Avocado shortage warning from scientists over supermarket favourite's future
Avocado may be permanently off the menu if native vegetation doesn't survive alongside crops, warns a new study. Avocado trees are native to Mexico and Central America, but are now grown in many other parts of the world, including Australia. Now...

Jennifer Givhan's otherworldly 'Salt Bones' is infused with Mexican American and Indigenous culture
Book Review Salt Bones By Jennifer Givhan Mulholland Books: 384 pages, $29 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. An early line from “Salt Bones,” the...

Mexico Aviation (Commercial, General, Military) Market Forecast 2025-2034: Insights For Baja California, Northern Mexico, The Bajio, Central Mexico, Pacific Coast, And The Yucatan Peninsula
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) The country's air travel demand boosts economic and job growth. Explore insights on commercial, freight, general, and military aviation trends. Dublin, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Mexico Aviation Market...

Mexico’s trade deficit with China reached nearly US $120B in 2024
Mexico has doubled its trade deficit with China over the past 10 years, hitting nearly US $120 billion last year. The red numbers rose to a record $119.86 billion in 2024, according to national statistics agency INEGI, the result of US $9.94...

Strip Mall Spotlight: Lone Star Center on Research Boulevard
Goblin Kabobs at Emerald Tavern Games & Cafe (photos by John Anderson) Welcome back to The Strip Club, highlighting Austin’s destination strip malls. Where else can you wash down Jerkules sauce with a Minecraft Creepertini? Stare down an inanimate...

Breaking down rumor Mexican president sent rescue teams to Texas after deadly flooding
In early and mid-July 2025, a rumor circulated on social media that Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum sent rescue teams to Texas following the deadly floods that hit the state during the Fourth of July weekend. The rumor gained significant...

Lupita Nyong’o Launches Uterine Fibroid Research Grant To Raise Awareness, ‘No More Suffering In Silence’
Lupita Nyong’o steps up her advocacy with bold action for uterine fibroid research. Lupita Nyong’o is honoring Fibroid Awareness Month by sharing her personal experience with the chronic health condition and taking action through congressional...

ICE detains undocumented Virginia Tech student charged with assaulting police
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WSET) — A Virginia Tech student is being held by ICE after police said he assaulted officers in Blacksburg last week. Although he's undocumented, Cristian Romo-Bermejo has spent his life chasing the American dream. Carina...

Mexico introduces new rules for self-consumption
Mexico’s energy regulator has issued new provisions to streamline the permitting process for self-consumption power plants between 0.7 MW and 20 MW, aiming to improve legal certainty for project developers. July 15, 2025 Pilar Sánchez Molina...

Trump is making US Coca-Cola Mexican again: ‘It’s just better’
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With ICE raids and deportations, migrants in the U.S. have less money to send back home
CADEREYTA DE MONTES, Querétaro (KVIA) -- In a special report airing Thursday, July 17, 2025, ABC-7's Paul Cicala treks to the indigenous pueblos in the mountains of Querétaro, Mexico to talk to families being impacted by recent immigration changes...

As a Lake Disappears, Mexico and Texas Clash Over Water Promises Made in a Different Climate
Where Lake Toronto once shimmered behind Mexico’s La Boquilla dam, there’s now cracked earth and bone-dry riverbeds. As presidents trade accusations and farmers pray for rain, the old treaty that once shared the Rio Grande is now splitting it in...