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Thursday May 29th   Send To A Friend Subscribe to TIME magazine   12 THINGS TO KNOW NOW   Edward Snowden: 'There Are Some Things Worth Dying For' The former NSA contractor said in his first interview with a U.S. television network that he sees himself as a patriot for choosing to leak a trove of classified documents that revealed extensive U.S. surveillance of gadgets and governments       Google: We Know We're Too Male, Too White The tech giant admitted this week that it's 'miles' from where it wants to be diversity-wise after releasing data that shows 70 percent of its workforce is male and 61 percent is white       A Third of the World Is Now Obese or Overweight A new report by researchers at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation finds that some 2.1 billion people are obese or overweight, but it's not an evenly distributed health problem: adult men are more overweight in the developed world, but it's women who are more overweight in developing countries       7 Things You Should Know About the Apple-Beats Deal Apple finally confirmed on Wednesday after weeks of rumors that it will buy luxury headphones and music streaming company Beats Electronics, co-founded by Dr. Dre, for $3 billion to make for the tech giant's largest acquisition ever       Al-Sisi Wins Egypt's Presidency But Is Stumbling Already Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has won what is being called a "landslide" victory, but the low voter turnout—by every count well under 50 percent—has undermined his savior image and deprived him of the mandate he so eagerly sought       'Abortion Barbie' Posters of Wendy Davis Emerge In Texas       Chicago Mayor Calls for Crackdown on Gun Sales       Snapchat CEO Apologizes for Explicit Frat Emails       The Damning Data In the VA Wait-List Report       Dads Who Help at Home Raise Aspirational Daughters       Obama's Youth Concussion Summit Won't Fix the Problem       Tiger Woods Withdraws From U.S. Open Over Injury       To Unsubscribe You have received this e-mail because you are subscribed to this newsletter from TIME.com. Unsubscribe here. Email Opt-Outs Click here for more information on how to opt-out of marketing communications from us and our partners, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/emailprivacy.html Privacy Policy Please read our Privacy Policy, or copy and paste this link into your browser: http://timeinc.net/subs/privacy/td/policy.html For Further Communication, Please Contact: TIME Customer Service 3000 University Center Drive Tampa, FL 33612-6408   Connect with Time