Neymar Making the Most of Being the World Cup Poster Boy

How quickly he has grown, and how dependent a nation of 200 million people has grown upon Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior. 

Neymar scored the first goal of this World Cup two weeks ago and then the 100th goal of a tournament that still has not reached its second, knockout phase. But what is remarkable about Neymar is that he not only lives with the stardom and the expectancy placed on his slender shoulders, he embraces it.

Edward Snowden Responds To Release Of E-mail By U.S. Officials

Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden responded to questions from The Washington Post following the release of an e-mail he had sent while working for the National Security Agency. 

Q: How do you respond to today’s NSA statement and the release of your email with the Office of General Counsel? 

The NSA’s new discovery of written contact between me and its lawyers - after more than a year of denying any such contact existed - raises serious concerns. It reveals as false the NSA’s claim to Barton Gellman of the Washington Post in December of last year, that “after extensive investigation, including interviews with his former NSA supervisors and co-workers, we have not found any evidence to support Mr. Snowden’s contention that he brought these matters to anyone’s attention.”