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An alleged campus sexual assault at Cornell University has gripped the country and ignited a national debate over consent.
Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, explains what we know about what happened.
Guest: Debra Kamin, an investigative reporter for the The New York Times.
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Documents reviewed by The Times reveal how a Cornell student went from shame to action.
A Cornell police report omitted the student’s claim that she was raped.
Photo: Heather Ainsworth for The New York Times

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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.
Guest: Stewart Mandel, the editor in chief of college football for The Athletic and a host of its college football podcast “The Audible.”
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The Protect College Sports Act wants to fix college sports. Here’s what it actually targets.
Does your college football roster cost $8 million or $50 million? Read The Athletic’s report on 68 teams.
Here’s how the football programs blow past limits on what they can pay players.
Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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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 New York Times, tells the story of the attack, the group behind it and what could happen to the stolen data.
Guest: Dustin Volz, a cybersecurity and intelligence reporter for The New York Times.
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The hackers said they had stolen thousands of sensitive F.B.I. personnel records.
The embarrassing breach at the F.B.I. has fueled fears of harm to its employees.
Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press

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Prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket have gained huge popularity over the past year. These marketplaces allow you to wager on just about anything — whether it’s who will win a football game or the weather in New York City.
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times, discusses the legal challenge these platforms now face and how it could determine their future.
Guest: David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter for The New York Times.
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A clash between prediction markets and states has set off a furious political battle.
Donald Trump Jr.’s firm led a $1 billion funding round for Polymarket.
Photo: Eric Helgas for The New York Times

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