MEXICO CITY, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The Mexican government expressed its "serious concern" after learning of a ‌preliminary ruling by the U.S. Department of ‌Commerce that found dumping in Mexican strawberry exports throughout the winter.
The Mexican Ministry of Economy said on Tuesday night in a statement that the Commerce Department found Mexico was selling the product at a price between ‌3.37% and 5.28% ⁠below the normal value, depending on the company, and that it had set ⁠the average dumping margin at 4.83%.
The case originated on December 31, 2025, when Florida producers filed a petition with Commerce and the International Trade Commission requesting antidumping ‌duties.
The move could affect nearly 5,000 Mexican strawberry growers — 97% of whom are small- or medium-scale farmers with up to 10 hectares (25 acres) of land — and 151,000 jobs linked to strawberry cultivation. In 2025, ‌Mexico exported 263,000 metric tons of strawberries to the U.S., worth $1 billion.
Mexico said it will monitor the process alongside ‌producers and exporters until the ITC's final ruling, expected in early 2027, and argued the criteria used by Commerce are inconsistent with the World Trade ‌Organization's Anti-Dumping Agreement and with provisions of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

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Sometimes, putting out a sign actually works.
Young adults at the LGBTQ+ program Summer of Sass got quite the surprise Friday when Dylan Mulvaney unexpectedly showed up at the organization's annual Strawberry Social fundraiser in Provincetown.
It started when Salem, a Summer of Sass participant who works at the Provincetown Theater, learned that the transgender actress and influencer was in town and planned to attend a nearby show that night. Salem had an idea: Why not invite her to the Strawberry Social?
Juniper Kristal Starling, another participant, suggested putting up signs leading to the Sass House.
"Ultimately, I don't think anyone expected it to work," Juniper tells Out.

#sass #provincetown #participant

Manchester United face Atletico Madrid at the Strawberry Arena in Stockholm on Saturday afternoon in their third pre-season fixture of the summer.
Michael Carrick has resisted the temptation to rotate heavily between friendlies, preferring to give first-team players sustained minutes as the new season approaches. Saturday's match against Atletico represents by far the sternest test of United's preparations and an important benchmark for where the squad stands heading into August.
A long list of World Cup participants remain unavailable. Bruno Fernandes, Diogo Dalot, Lisandro Martínez, Kobbie Mainoo, Matheus Cunha, Noussair Mazraoui and Marcus Rashford are all on extended post-tournament breaks and have not yet returned to Carrington.
Youri Tielemans completed his first training session at the club this week after arriving from Aston Villa in a £35m deal — but has been left out of the travelling squad for Stockholm. His debut will come in the coming days. Goalkeeper Senne Lammens is also not in the squad.
Benjamin Sesko is a major doubt with a shin injury that the club are carefully monitoring. Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs de Ligt are both sidelined with their own injury concerns and unavailable for selection. Amad Diallo has returned from his World Cup commitments with Ivory Coast and could feature in the squad.

#atletico #World #returned #injury

My earliest memory of St James' Park was walking up the narrow cobbled street opposite the Strawberry before being amazed by the brutalist concrete East Stand with its rippled concrete columns supporting the giant cantilever roof.
Incidentally, Faulkner Browns Architects used the rippling concrete effect to "soften" the brutalism.
Personally, I think it does the opposite.
Instead of clean smooth lines we have bites taken out, not just brutal but rough. Awe inspiring architecture to an eight year old.
The beautiful Georgian buildings adjacent were nowhere near as impressive. The city centre was full of classical sandstone buildings with much greater gravitas.

#buildings #park #east #incidentally

A Pittsburgh ice cream shop helped build hype for a full lineup of MLB games this weekend.
NBC will present Star-Spangled Sunday starting at noon Sunday, featuring 15 MLB games, including the Pirates' matchup against the Nationals at 1 p.m.
Friday, to get Pittsburghers excited, Dave and Andy's in Oakland gave away complimentary Star-Spangled Sundaes.
The owners tell use they took inspiration from the Pittsburgh cookie table in designing the delight, which combines cookie pieces with strawberry preserves and patriotic sprinkles on top.
"We wanted to honor a Pittsburgh tradition and make it something special for this day," Sarah Kasten said.

Prince Harry has always been known for his distinctive red hair, which quickly set him apart from his brother, Prince William, from an early age, and forged a strong connection to his mother's side of the family.
From his adorable strawberry blonde locks as a baby to his rugged beard in adulthood, the Duke of Sussex's hair has evolved dramatically over the decades.
Join ****** O! as we look back at the moments that have shaped the prince's incredible hair transformation.
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When the prince was born, he already had a sprinkle of red hair on his head, thanks to his mother's side of the family.

June’s full moon will be the sixth of the year and a particularly special one, hanging low in the sky.

Peak illumination of the strawberry moon will arrive in Washington at 3:43 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

hey gllitz, let get ready with me! The weather’s perfect today, and i’ve already decided on my makeup look—strawberry milk vibes! i’m going to do my very best to make it a success.

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Yo, mornin’ fam!
On the move for work & shoots, sleepy af. It’s cheat day tho! Starbucks strawberry milk poppin’ off on the TL, so I’m tryna speedrun work to grab it. Weather’s mid, but if you’re workin’, let’s grind together. Off today? Chill hard. Here’s to a vibey day.

Fewest games to 100+ home runs and 100+ SB, players to debut since 1900:

Eric Davis: 459
Ronald Acuña Jr.: 460
Mike Trout: 503
Darryl Strawberry: 516
Alfonso Soriano: 525
Alex Rodriguez: 532
Fernando Tatis Jr.: 547

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