--- title: Morning Must Reads: August 7 description: Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received permission to stay in Russia for an additional three years. canonical: https://time.com/3087620/morning-must-reads-august-7/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-07T12:52:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T09:32:28.507Z article:section: Politics og:title: Morning Must Reads: August 7 og:description: Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received permission to stay in Russia for an additional three years. og:url: https://time.com/3087620/morning-must-reads-august-7/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Morning Must Reads og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Morning Must Reads: August 7 twitter:description: Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received permission to stay in Russia for an additional three years. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Morning Must Reads: August 7 > Sponsored content. 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Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Aug 7, 2014 12:52 PM UTC [Not Russian to Leave](http://time.com/3088658/snowden-russia/) Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden received permission to stay in Russia for an additional three years, his lawyer told local media Thursday, amid the worst U.S.-Russian relations since the Cold War [Israel Wasn’t Ready](http://time.com/3086424/israel-gaza-hamas-idf/) The high death toll for Israeli troops during the conflict with Hamas in Gaza is prompting sharp questions about Israel’s military preparedness [Hawaii Braces for Twin Hurricanes](http://time.com/3088061/hawaii-hurricanes-iselle-julio/) Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed an emergency proclamation Wednesday as hurricanes Iselle and Julio approached—a meteorological “one-two punch” [Meet the Bots That Knew Ebola Was Coming](http://time.com/3086550/ebola-outbreak-africa-world-health-organization/) A computer program run by epidemiologists in Boston had already alerted key agencies of the U.S. government about West Africa’s Ebola outbreak four days before the World Health Organization first announced it, one of the doctors told TIME [Miami Fan Takes Billboard-Sized Jab at LeBron](http://time.com/3087354/lebron-james-miami-heat-cleveland-cavaliers/) A Miami-based radio host is stepping up his ad campaign to tweak basketball star LeBron James for leaving the city, this time taking out a billboard-sized ad in Akron, Ohio, with a picture of two Miami Heat championship rings, and the words “You’re welcome, LeBron” [The Republican Party Loves Uber](http://time.com/3087694/the-gop-loves-uber/) The Republican National Committee is prowling for emails by shilling for car-hailing service Uber. “Our cities also deserve innovative, efficient and safe transportation choices without excessive and intrusive bureaucratic red tape,” the RNC wrote about the car service [MH17 Recovery Team Stops Work in Ukraine’s Killing Fields](http://time.com/3086606/mh17-recovery-team-forced-to-halt-work-in-ukraines-killing-fields/) Investigators attempted to do the difficult work of bringing bodies home, as the civil war nearby crept closer to the crash site. The area remains in the hands of the same pro-Russian separatist militias who are widely suspected of shooting down the plane [Two More LEGO Sequels Are Reportedly In The Works](http://time.com/3088376/two-more-lego-sequels-are-reportedly-in-the-works/) Warner Brothers has announced two more films in the franchise—slated for 2018 and 2019—in addition to the impending 2017 sequel, after the explosive success of _The LEGO Movie_, which made $468 million at the box office this year and earned critical acclaim [Boko Haram Kills ‘Dozens’ in Nigeria](http://time.com/3088062/boko-haram-gwoza-nigeria-attack/) Residents from the northeastern Nigerian town of Gwoza say Boko Haram militants killed dozens of locals on Wednesday and now control the town. 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