A series of highly coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka has left more than 350 people dead. How did a small, obscure and underfinanced local group carry out one of the deadliest terrorist attacks since 9/11? Guest: Jeffrey Gettleman, the South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
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Today
Why Washington Is Trying to Rein In College Sports
In the five years since student athletes have been allowed to earn money, college sports have become a chaotic and murky marketplace where players can move from team to team chasing a payday.Stewart Mandel of The Athletic explains why, this week, Washington decided to step in.Gue ... Show More
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Yesterday
Inside the Devastating Hack of the F.B.I.
A little over a decade ago, after hackers broke into the U.S. government and stole the personnel records of millions of federal workers, officials vowed that it would never happen again. Something similar recently did — to the F.B.I.Dustin Volz, who covers cybersecurity for The N ... Show More
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Apr 2019
Worrying new threat: tragedy in Sri Lanka
After co-ordinated bomb attacks that killed hundreds, Sri Lanka is reeling. But if the government was so consumed by internal struggles as to miss warnings, how can it respond to the devastation? We take a look at global efforts to contain corruption, drawing lessons from Brazil’ ... Show More
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Apr 2019
Podcast - Sri Lanka and the Green Party.
The investigation continues into the attacks from over the weekend in Sri Lanka.What’s the latest?
Guest: Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University. Are we now in an age of tit-for-tat terrorism?
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Jun 2022
How Sri Lanka's president survived a suicide bombing
In 2006, Sri Lanka’s current president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, came within metres of death when he was targeted in a suicide bomb attack in Colombo. The attack was orchestrated by the Tamil Tigers during what was supposed to be a ceasefire in Sri Lanka’s long-standing civil war. Mat ... Show More
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