Edward Snowden hired as tech support for a Russian website


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Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden has found a technical support job for a major Russian website, his lawyer, Anatoly Kucherena, said Thursday.

Kucherena told the RIA Novosti news agency that Snowden starts his new job on Friday, but withheld the name of the company.

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