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On a corrective podcast, Michael Barbaro — host of the New York Times podcast The Daily — did not disclose several key facts about his own connection to those who created the discredited Caliphate series.

Host of 'The Daily' Clouds 'N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After 'Caliphate'

3:29pm December 24, 2020

by David Folkenflik

The New York Times issued a big mea culpa, and returned a Peabody award and a citation as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize after retracting the core of its hit podcast series Caliphate.

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The far-reaching SolarWinds hack has hit not only federal agencies such as the Department of the Treasury, but computer systems for local U.S. governments as well.

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U.S. Cyber Agency: SolarWinds Attack Hitting Local Governments

3:54am December 24, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

The malware-infused SolarWinds software update, blamed on Russian state actors, appears to have infected computers more broadly than previously acknowledged.

Blackwater guards, from left, Dustin Heard, Evan Liberty, Nicholas Slatten and Paul Slough were pardoned by President Trump this week. The former government contractors were convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more a dozen Iraqi civilians de

Shock And Dismay After Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians

8:14pm December 23, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

"We were surprised that the American president issued a decision to pardon these criminals, murderers and thugs," says an Iraqi man who was shot in the 2007 massacre at Baghdad's Nisour Square.

An investigation by the inspector general for the U.S. Air Force showed Black service members are far more likely to be investigated or face disciplinary actions, among other disparities.

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Air Force Investigation Finds Black Members Face Racial Disparity In Service

11:50am December 22, 2020

by Jaclyn Diaz

Two out of five Black Air Force members don't trust their chain of command to address racism, bias and unequal opportunities.

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Experts Weigh In On How U.S. Should Respond To Massive Computer Hack

6:16am December 22, 2020

by Greg Myre

How should the U.S. respond to the massive computer hack into government networks and private companies? This has been a recurring question in the cyber age, and there is still no clear playbook.

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News Brief: Relief Measure, COVID-19 Mutations, Computer Hack

5:51am December 22, 2020

Congress ends months-long stalemate and passes $900 billion coronavirus relief bill. The U.K.'s COVID-19 variant has 17 mutations. Plus, how should the U.S. respond to the massive computer hack?

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US Army cadets make their way through campus at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY, in 2007. This week, over 70 cadets were accused of cheating on an exam—the worst academic scandal since 1976, instructors say.

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How FireEye Cybersecurity Company Discovered Major Government Systems Hack

3:44pm December 21, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with FireEye CEO Kevin Mandia about how his company was the first to discover a massive cyberattack on U.S. federal agencies.

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Host of 'The Daily' Clouds 'N.Y. Times' Effort To Restore Trust After 'Caliphate'

U.S. Cyber Agency: SolarWinds Attack Hitting Local Governments

Shock And Dismay After Trump Pardons Blackwater Guards Who Killed 14 Iraqi Civilians

Air Force Investigation Finds Black Members Face Racial Disparity In Service

Experts Weigh In On How U.S. Should Respond To Massive Computer Hack

News Brief: Relief Measure, COVID-19 Mutations, Computer Hack

More Than 70 West Point Cadets Accused Of Cheating In Academic Scandal

How A Cybersecurity Firm Uncovered The Massive Computer Hack

Former Government Cybersecurity Head Blames Russian Intelligence For Massive Hack

How FireEye Cybersecurity Company Discovered Major Government Systems Hack