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☆ Parade — the inclusive underwear brand beloved by Gen Z and self-styled as 'the internet's favorite' — is coming to Target
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Mary Hanbury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Inclusive underwear brand Parade is launching at 400 Target stores this week. The brand is popular with younger consumers, but wants to grow its reach away from its Gen Z core. Self-described as the "Internet's favorite brand," Parade has built itself up around its community of Gen Z nano influencers, who promote and offer feedback on new items. "Our ambition is to be the leading underwear brand for all people," cofounder and CEO Téllez told Business of Fashion. Insider reached out to both Target and Parade for further comment, but did not immediately hear back.

☆ Spring training roundup: Pirates, O’s play unneeded bottom of 9th
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Orioles catcher Maverick Handley called balls and strikes thrown by teammate right-hander Ofreidy Gomez during the half inning. The Pirates opened a 5-0 lead before the Orioles put up four runs across the fifth and sixth innings, thanks in part to Franchy Cordero's two-run home run. Kevin Pillar had a two-run homer and an RBI single to power the Braves' offense. Phillies 7, Blue Jays 2Trea Turner hit a two-run single and finished 2-for-3 with a run as host Philadelphia took care of Toronto in Clearwater, Fla. Jace Peterson cracked a three-run homer for the Athletics.

☆ Violence hits Mexican cartel stronghold after arrest of El Chapo's son
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Ovidio Guzman Lopez during his arrest in Culiacan, Mexico, on Oct. 17, 2019. An escaped Mexican cartel kingpin known as “El Neto” meanwhile died after a shootout early on Thursday, four days after he fled prison in a violent mass break-out, authorities said. Police arrive on the scene after a store was looted in Culiacan, Mexico, on Jan. 5, 2023. Martin Urista / APAt Culiacan’s airport, a Mexican military flight was able to spirit Guzmán away to Mexico City. Asked if the attempt to capture Guzmán was worth another day of tension and uncertainty in Culiacan, Téllez said, “If they caught him, it was worth it.”

☆ 'We threw ourselves to the floor': Mexican passenger plane caught in cartel crossfire
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Sarah Morland | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Jan 5 (Reuters) - "That's an attack plane, Dad," said one of David Tellez's young children as they spotted Mexican military aircraft touching down alongside their Aeromexico passenger plane early on Thursday. "As we were accelerating for take-off, we heard gunshots very close to the plane, and that's when we all threw ourselves to the floor," Tellez said after the incident in the northern city of Culiacan. He told Reuters he had reached the airport for his 8:24 a.m. flight without incident, despite encountering road blockades set up after overnight shootouts. Yet, just as flight AM165 to Mexico City was about to take off, a succession of military planes landed on the airstrip. Reporting by Sarah Morland and Carolina Ruiz in Mexico City; Editing by Bradley PerrettOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Mexican security forces captured Guzman, the 32-year-old son of jailed kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, in the early hours of Thursday morning, prompting hours of unrest and shootouts with gang members, the minister said. THE EXTRADITION QUESTIONThe United States has sought Guzman's extradition for years. Guzman, known by the nickname "The Mouse," has been charged in the United States with conspiracy to traffic cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana into the United States. Surging flows of the synthetic opioid fentanyl into the United States, where it has fueled record overdose deaths, have heightened pressure to capture Guzman. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration considers the Sinaloa Cartel, along with one other gang, to be responsible for most of the fentanyl inside the United Sates.

☆ Mexico nabs son of drug lord 'El Chapo' before Biden visit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said Army and National Guard personnel had captured a son of "El Chapo." Ovidio Guzmán, nicknamed "the Mouse," had not been one of El Chapo's better-known sons until an aborted operation to capture him three years ago. "This is a significant blow to the Sinaloa cartel and major victory for the rule of law. A burning truck is seen across a street during an operation to arrest the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, Ovidio Guzman, in Culiacan, Sinaloa state, Mexico, on January 5, 2023. Marcos Vizcarra | AFP | Getty ImagesVigil said that Ovidio Guzmán was involved in all of the cartel's activities, especially the production of fentanyl.

☆ 36 Hours in Mexico City
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Elisabeth Malkin | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

8:30 p.m. Head to JuárezAfter the commotion of the Historic Center, go to Juárez for a quiet dinner at Amaya . Unlike some of the buzzier stalwarts of the city’s creative dining scene in Roma, Amaya is where locals linger over wine and conversation. It is the chef Jair Téllez’s second restaurant in the city (his first is Merotoro ), and his idiosyncratic take on Baja-Med cuisine is consistently excellent. The high-ceilinged dining room is accented with a colorful mural and vivid floor tiles. Dinner for two without wine, about 1,700 pesos.

☆ In Nicaragua, families of jailed opposition leaders fear for their relatives' lives
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

MEXICO CITY — Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives’ lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison. Among the prisoners is former Sandinista rebel commander Dora María Téllez, 65. “We fear that they may die inside that torture center,” the relatives of Téllez and three other inmates said in a statement Monday. They said prison authorities have threatened not to give the inmates bottles of drinking water that relatives supply themselves. Hugo Torres, a former Sandinista guerrilla leader who once led a raid that helped free then rebel Ortega from prison, died while awaiting trial.

☆ 'British Bake Off' episode is getting heat for stereotyping Mexican culture
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-07 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A recent episode of “The Great British Bake Off” is drawing criticism from some viewers for its depictions of Mexican culture. At another point, Fielding muses, “So, is Mexico a real place?” while Lucas, in turn, likens the country to Xanadu. 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽 #GBBO pic.twitter.com/A4aX43H5rd — British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 4, 2022The episode’s flippant tone and use of stereotypes rubbed many viewers the wrong way. “But that would have called for more actual knowledge about Mexican culture and cuisine which is clearly lacking here.”CNN has reached out to “The Great British Bake Off” for comment. Since the first episode aired in 2010, “The Great British Bake Off” – which streams stateside as “The Great British Baking Show” – has become a cultural phenomenon, soothing viewers with its spirit of camaraderie and offering them an escape.

☆ MLB roundup: Cardinals, Yankees clinch division titles
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Yankees right-hander Jameson Taillon (14-5) allowed two runs and seven hits in 7 1/3 innings. Brian Anderson had three hits and scored two runs for the Marlins, and Jacob Stallings hit a two-run single. Casas, who finished 3-for-4, clobbered a two-run homer in the second inning. Hunter Dozier hit a two-run homer for the Royals, who got two hits from Michael A. Taylor. Altuve went 3-for-4 with four runs, and Hensley contributed an RBI single and a two-run homer.

☆ Couples ask wedding guests for cash rather than gifts to help them buy a house, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some couples are using wedding registries to help fund down payments, Financial Times reported. Wedding registry websites have seen a spike in couples asking for cash from their guests. Zola and The Knot, two wedding registry and planning websites, told the Financial Times that more couples are using their registry to ask for help with raising funds for a deposit or other housing costs. Zola said that three quarters of couples using its services ask for money and that the number of cash funds relating to housing has shot up since 2019. In August the national median mortgage payment amounted to $1,839, data from Mortgage Bankers Association shows, while there was a 33% increase in monthly payments in the first eight months of this year.

☆ Guatemala: Gender-based violence at epidemic levels
▼ + stars: | 2015-04-02 | by ( Julie Guinan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CARE/Josh EsteyA 2012 Small Arms Survey says gender-based violence is at epidemic levels in Guatemala and the country ranks third in the killings of women worldwide. The taboo topic of gender-based violence is also being acknowledged and recognized in a popular program targeting one of Guatemala’s most vulnerable groups, indigenous Mayan girls. If approved, it would make reducing levels of gender-based violence a U.S. foreign policy priority. Adelma Cifuentes shares her story to empower women and bring about awareness of Guatemala's history of gender-based violence. While there is tempered optimism and hope for change, the problem of gender-based violence in Guatemala is one that needs international attention and immediate action.

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