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Mérida Now Has Michelin Stars: What the Guide Actually Gave

Yucatán entered the Michelin Guide for the first time this year. Two Mérida restaurants took stars, and three took something else entirely.

  • Mérida, Yucatán's capital, gets two Michelin stars with Huniik and La Barra de Huniik
  • Yucatán joins Michelin Guide for first time in 2026, now has three starred restaurants
  • Taquería Kisín in Mérida receives Bib Gourmand for outstanding value

Culture

ESPN Makes Major Pat McAfee Announcement Ahead of NFL Season

ESPN continues to further push Pat McAfee as the face of its network, and now you'll see a lot more of him during the NFL season.

  • Pat McAfee set to earn $60-65 million annually for 2026 NFL season.
  • ESPN expands Monday Night Countdown to two hours, premiering on NFL Network.
  • McAfee joins Kelce, Spears, and Jason McCourty in daily NFL coverage.

Finance & Markets

Nigeria spends N4.14 trillion more on debt service than infrastructure

Nigeria incurred N10.61 trillion in additional debt-service costs between June 2023 and December 2025, about N4.14 trillion more than the N6.47 trillion spent on strategic infrastructure development…

  • Nigeria spent N4.14 trillion more on debt service than infrastructure (June 2023 - December 2025)
  • External debt service drove N9.37 trillion of the added burden
  • Debt service accounted for 34.6% of government's incremental expenditure

Culture

A left tackle can make $4M in college football, not the NFL. Is this pay for play?

Left tackle Dan Moore of the Tennessee Titans can list all the sponsorship deals he has done as a pro on one hand: A few meet and greet opportunities when he was with the Steelers, a grill…

  • College football players earn $4M through NIL deals, not NFL salaries.
  • Dan Moore Jr. secured high-profile sponsorships, but million-dollar deals are rare.
  • NFL offensive linemen, like Mike McGlinchey, lack sponsorship deals.

Business

EU €20mn programme: UNIDO, SEDF award grants to 17 SMEs in Sindh

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), in partnership with the Sindh Enterprise Development Fund (SEDF), disbursed €2.03 million (or over Rs650 million) in grants to 17 selected small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) under its third round of co-financing programme, inviting more applications for the grant for…

Science

NASA Study Reveals Hidden Stage of Arctic Freeze

As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn’t immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger near the freezing point for days or even weeks in a phase called the zero curtain. In a new NASA-led study, researchers produced high-resolution maps of the Arctic zero curtain.

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