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Mezcal has been flooding American markets for the better part of a decade. In fact, according to IWSR Drinks Mark Analysis , the category of Mexican agave spirit grew by 14.5% in 2020 alone. It’s expected to swell by some 10.5% per year into 2025. All this is to say: there are a lot of…

Topline Apple may fall short of its production target for its flagship iPhone 14 Pro models by nearly 6 million units worldwide, Bloomberg reported Monday, after workers at the world's largest iPhone manufacturing plant in Zhengzhou, China, protested delayed bonus payments, poor living conditions caused by China’s stringent Covid restrictions. Key Facts According to Bloomberg,…

Topline Monkeypox will now be referred to as “mpox” by the World Health Organization over concerns of racist and stigmatizing language, the agency announced Monday, as new cases in the U.S. continue to plummet. Key Facts The term “monkeypox” was deemed by both WHO and global experts to be the cause of racist and stigmatizing…

Topline Oil prices fell Monday to their lowest level in 11 months as further uncertainty in China roiled global markets, giving way to a silver lining for Americans’ wallets as U.S. gasoline looks poised to further fall from its record high in an otherwise worrisome sign for the global economy. Key Facts International benchmark Brent…

November 27 Update below. This post was originally published on November 25 If you are thinking about leaving Twitter, deleting your account could be a very dangerous move that enables criminals, scammers, trolls, and more to use your good name to spread disinformation, misinformation, or commit fraud. Nobody expected the Elon Musk takeover of Twitter…

Topline Qatar’s loss to Senegal in the World Cup Friday afternoon and Ecuador’s draw with The Netherlands led to Qatar making history as the first host country to be the first one booted out of the tournament in World Cup history—adding more fuel to the fire of what’s already been a controversial event. Key Facts…

Updated Nov 28, 2022, 10:07am EST Topline China on Monday reported more than 40,000 new Covid-19 cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic, raising questions about the effectiveness of the country’s stringent zero-Covid approach which has triggered unprecedented mass protests against the policy across multiple Chinese cities over the weekend. Key…

Topline Thousands of people took to the streets in parts of Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in China on Sunday to protest the country’s harsh zero-Covid policy—which includes stringent lockdowns and repeated mass testing—a sign of growing public discontent over the anti-pandemic approach that has been embraced by China’s leader Xi Jinping and his administration.…