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The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola

1 septembre 2026 à 00:01
While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service, the virus has put them at the center of a debate around safe burials.

© Arlette Bashizi for The New York Times

Push for Online Gun Sales Meets a Surprising Opponent: Small Gun Dealers

21 août 2026 à 10:07
The Trump administration wants average Americans to be able to buy guns online and have them shipped to their doors. Small gun stores warn it could upend the industry and risk public safety.

© Zack Wittman for The New York Times

Colin Overbey, the manager for Dunn’s Attic in Ormond Beach, Fla., is one of hundreds of people lobbying the A.T.F. to halt proposals that could alter the gun industry.

She Sewed the Blue Angels’ Suits for 40 Years. Then a Big Company Got the Job.

14 août 2026 à 15:11
Jellie Whitehurst in Pensacola, Fla., was surprised to learn that after decades, the Navy had awarded a $1.7 million contract to a company in Virginia to supply the gear.

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Jellie Whitehurst, the owner of The Sewing Box, making flight suits for the Blue Angels in 2019. She started doing that work in 1989.

Trump’s Justice Dept. Targets Smaller Fraud Cases

14 août 2026 à 05:02
As the Trump administration drops charges against corporations and the wealthy, it is also taking aim at small-scale fraud cases, including against the operator of a weathered food truck in California.

© Alex Kent/The New York Times

Justice Department officials have internally declared that each assistant U.S. attorney should have at least 25 open cases at all times.

Treasury Scales Back Scrutiny of U.S. Shell Companies

12 août 2026 à 16:52
The Trump administration will not enforce reporting requirements of the 2021 Corporate Transparency Act, which was intended to crack down on money laundering.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The decision appeared to undercut President Trump’s publicly stated ambitions of cracking down on financial crime, money laundering and drug trafficking.
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