Firms are turning to advanced technologies to help answer a surprisingly tricky question: Where do products really come from?
Category: Customs and Border Protection (US)
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The Newest Contraband at the Mexican Border: Eggs
The New York Times – Business:There has been an increase in the number of people trying to bring eggs into the United States, where the price has surged, driven in part by a bird flu outbreak.
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Zoe Leonard Goes With the Flow
The New York Times – T Magazine:With a new collection of images, the photographer looks at the Rio Grande — the fraught border river between the U.S. and Mexico — through a fresh lens.
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Whatever Happened to Those Self-Service Passport Kiosks at Airports?
The New York Times – Travel:More than 80 percent of all travelers entering the U.S. are now verified by facial recognition. The loss of older, seemingly more convenient methods has many perplexed. And then there are the privacy issues.