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Bilingual News: Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor, says in a new interview with WIRED magazine that he still clings to hope of returning home to the United States, even if it means living behind bars. "I told the government I'd volunteer for prison, as long as it served the right purpose," he said in the article released last Wednesday.

Photo: One of the biggest stunts online and in social media right now had very low-key beginnings on the professional golf circuit. The so-called ice-bucket challenge - dump ice water on yourself, post and tag yourself on social media and challenge others to do the same - got its start among golfers as a way to support charities. In just a few weeks, it has become a major fundraising coup for patients with and organizations fighting ALS, a neurodegenerative disorder.