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Get ready for more processed tomatoes from California and Florida after 17% tariff on Mexico’s fresh produce

July 28, 2025 by DON

The Trump administration’s decision to impose a 17% duty on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico has created a dilemma for the country providing more tomatoes to U.S. consumers than any other. The import tax that began July 14 is just the latest protectionist move by an administration that has threatened dozens of countries with tariffs, including its critical trading … Read more

FBI and DEA bust $10 million crypto stash tied to Mexico’s most feared cartel in nationwide drug raids

July 17, 2025 by DON

Key Takeaways US law enforcement agencies seized over $10 million in crypto assets linked to the Sinaloa cartel. The operation also resulted in major narcotics busts, including millions of fentanyl pills and thousands of pounds of methamphetamine. Share this article The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have confiscated over … Read more

Mexico’s cartels are taking a $1.3 billion bite out of the economy through extortion—and they’re getting hungrier

July 11, 2025 by DON

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 owner hung up and didn’t answer the phone again for days. But when … Read more

On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists and Microplastics for Everyone Else

July 7, 2025 by DON

The fishermen of Puerto Morelos, on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, risk their lives every time they head out to sea to fish or dive for lobsters. Their bounty is dependent on luck, as the weather often makes it impossible to go out, while on other days the hooks they cast come back empty. These workers set … Read more

Supreme Court tosses Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit accusing U.S. gunmakers of fueling cartel war

June 6, 2025 by DON

The Supreme Court on Thursday tossed out a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. that claimed the companies’ business practices were helping fuel cartel violence plaguing the country. In a victory for the firearm industry, the unanimous ruling tossed out the case under a U.S. law that largely shields gunmakers from liability when … Read more

How Mexico’s Fishing Refuges Are Fighting Back Against Poaching

May 5, 2025 by DON

It has been two hours since the divers left the coast behind. As they reach their designated GPS points in the Gulf of Mexico, their boats’ engines go from roaring to whispering. In pairs, they enter the Celestún Fishing Refuge Zone, one of the largest in Mexico. Their ritual is absolute: put on fins, adjust … Read more

Narcos: Mexico’s Manuel Masalva in Coma Due to Bacterial Infection

April 5, 2025 by DON

Narcos: Mexico star Manuel Masalva has been placed in a coma after contracting a bacterial infection. “My brother is fighting for his life far away from home,” Masalva’s friend Mario Morán said in Spanish in a TikTok video uploaded on Thursday, April 3, adding that the actor, 43, is “one of my best friends.” Morán, … Read more

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deftly guided her country through the worst of Trump’s tariffs

April 4, 2025 by DON

Good morning! U.S. will host the 2031 Women’s World Cup, David’s Bridal has a new strategy, and Mexico’s president is the winner of tariff week. – Almost unscathed. T-day hit the global economy like a ton of bricks. President Donald Trump announced the details of his tariffs—a 10% “baseline” tariff on all imports to the … Read more

Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit against U.S. gunmakers for fueling cartel violence gets its day in the Supreme Court

March 4, 2025 by DON

Mexico has strict gun laws and has just one store where people can legally buy firearms. But thousands of guns are smuggled in by the country’s powerful drug cartels. Read More