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Glenn Greenwald | Why Does the FBI Have to Manufacture Its Own Plots if Terrorism and ISIS Are Such Grave Threats?

Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "The FBI and major media outlets yesterday trumpeted the agency's latest counter-terrorism triumph: the arrest of three Brooklyn men, ages 19 to 30, on charges of conspiring to travel to Syria to fight for ISIS."
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Obama Administration Intensifies Criticism of Israel's Netanyahu
Krishnadev Calamur, National Public Radio
Calamur writes: "Secretary of State John Kerry sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 'judgment' on talks with Iran on its nuclear program - the latest Obama administration official wading into the controversy stirred by the Israeli leader's planned talk to Congress on March 3 on the dangers posed by the Islamic republic."
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It's Official: NSA Spying Is Hurting the US Tech Economy
Zack Whittaker, ZDNet
Whittaker writes: "China is no longer using high-profile US technology brands for state purchases, amid ongoing revelations about mass surveillance and hacking by the US government."
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Kansas Bill Could Send Teachers to Jail for Six Months for Teaching "Harmful" Materials
Kay Steiger, ThinkProgress
Steiger writes: "A lawmaker in Kansas is seeking to criminalize the distribution of 'harmful' materials to minors in schools, lifting an exemption for teachers using approved materials."
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One in Three Germans Say Capitalism to Blame for Poverty, Hunger
Reuters
Excerpt: "The poll of 1,400 people found that 59 percent of Germans in the formerly communist east consider communist and socialist ideals a good idea for society. In western Germany, 37 percent said they considered communist and socialist ideals to be good."
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Portland Installs Turbines in City Water Pipes, Powers City by Flushing Toilets
Minds
Excerpt: "Hydroelectric turbines have been installed in one of the main water pipelines in Portland, Oregon, utilizing the water pressure to produce electricity."
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