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How Law Enforcement Working With Regulatory Agencies To Thwart Terrorist Use Of IEDs

8:59am September 24, 2016

It's relatively simple for criminals to buy pressure cookers and turn them into deadly devices. William Flynn, formerly of the Department of Homeland Security, talks to NPR's Scott Simon.

Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency and commander of U.S. Cyber Command, speaks at Georgetown University on April 26. Three years after Edward Snowden disclosed NSA files, the agency is checking to see if was recently hacked.

Did Russia Hack The NSA? Maybe Not

5:54pm September 23, 2016

by Mary Louise Kelly

When news broke last month the National Security Agency might have been hacked, suspicion fell on Russia. Now some analysts think an NSA insider might have been involved, wittingly or not.

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Syrian Regime Conducts Airstrikes In Effort To Reclaim Aleppo

4:43pm September 23, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

Warplanes blasted the rebel-held section of the Syrian city of Aleppo, marking a clear failure of Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts to resurrect a cease-fire. Syria declared plans to fully recapture the city.

A laptop screen displays the new Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy contest during a product launch in 2015.

Yahoo Reveals Massive Data Breach; Internet Fixates On Fantasy Football

6:10pm September 22, 2016

by Alina Selyukh

Yahoo says 500 million user accounts may have been breached. Social media erupt in jokes.

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New York Bombing Highlights Ease Of Making Homemade Explosives

4:30pm September 21, 2016

by Joel Rose

The federal complaint against alleged New York bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami underscores how easily obtained household items can be turned into a powerful bomb by someone who knows what they're doing.

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FBI Veteran Outlines How Agency Approaches Terrorism Warning Signs

4:30pm September 21, 2016

How does the FBI handle warning signs like those that were reportedly exhibited by Ahmad Rahami? NPR's Robert Siegel talks with FBI veteran Jeff Ringel, who currently works with The Soufan Group in New York City.

Authorities in New York are looking to talk to two unknown individuals who may have accidentally disabled a bomb on the streets of New York.

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These Are The 2 Guys Who May Have Accidentally Disabled A Bomb In New York

1:26pm September 21, 2016

by Eyder Peralta

Authorities in New York said they want to talk to the two men, who they believed found a pressure cooker bomb in a piece of luggage. The men took out the bomb but took the luggage.

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DOJ Unseals Criminal Complaint Against Ahmad Khan Rahami

8:02am September 21, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Investigators say the suspect may have been motivated by a hatred for U.S. foreign policy. In a handwritten journal, investigators say he lauded terrorists who have attacked the U.S. in the past.

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After Bombings, Clinton And Trump Press Issue Of Homegrown Terrorism

8:02am September 21, 2016

Steve Inskeep talks to Del Wilber of the Los Angeles Times about where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on homegrown terrorism, and how they would make America safer if they were president.

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Ahmad Khan Rahami Charged In New York, New Jersey Bombings

9:25pm September 20, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

Ahmad Khan Rahami, who police say planted bombs in New York and New Jersey over the weekend, was charged in federal court Tuesday.

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