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PODCAST: Bot not, SNAP shot

Twitter bots, cheap solar panels, and SNAP benefits for violent offenders.

Democrats in the Senate agreed to an amendment that would ban anyone ever convicted of certain violent crimes from receiving SNAP food stamps — for their entire lives.

European — and some American manufacturers — believe Chinese solar panels are being sold for less than they cost to build. The European Commission is investigating, but now Germany is distancing itself from the “dumping” allegations.

And a growing Web industry creates fake Twitter identities and sells them to people looking to pad their list of followers.

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