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Judge rejects NYC's request to order immediate return of $80 million from FEMA to shelter migrants
Read full article: Judge rejects NYC's request to order immediate return of $80 million from FEMA to shelter migrantsA Manhattan federal judge says the Federal Emergency Management Agency doesn't have to immediately return more than $80 million for sheltering migrants that it took away from New York City last month.

Edward Snowden searched CIA networks for proof of aliens
Read full article: Edward Snowden searched CIA networks for proof of aliensJoshua Rubin via CNN(CNN) - PSA for all the Area 51 stormers, chemtrail believers and climate change deniers: Edward Snowden has searched the depths of the US intelligence networks and can report the conspiracy theories are not true. As a former employee of the CIA and contractor for the National Security Agency, Snowden had access to some of the nation's most closely held secrets. "I know, Joe, I know you want there to be aliens," Snowden joked to Rogan, the podcast's host. So why are people on the internet so keen to believe in conspiracy theories? "Everybody wants to believe in conspiracy theories because it helps life make sense," he said on the podcast.

Edward Snowden says he'd like to return to US
Read full article: Edward Snowden says he'd like to return to USJoshua Rubin via CNN(CNN) - Edward Snowden, who has been living in exile in Russia after leaking American intelligence secrets in 2013, said Monday that he would like to return to the United States if he is guaranteed a fair trial. "One of the big topics in Europe right now is should Germany and France invite me in to get asylum ... And of course I would like to return to the United States. What I'm asking for is a fair trial. Snowden settled in Moscow after initially traveling to Hong Kong following his 2013 public disclosure of the classified information. In 2015, Snowden indicated that he is willing to go to prison if he is permitted to return to the United States.