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Brittney Griner Says She'll "Never Go Overseas Again" To Play
Brittney Griner returned to US after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison following her arrest on drug smuggling charges.
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US Basketball Player Brittney Griner Returns To Court Nearly 1 Year After Russia Arrest
Brittney Griner helped the US women win the Olympic gold at Tokyo and Rio. She last played for the Mercury in 2021.
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Brittney Griner Makes Surprise Appearance At Martin Luther King Day Event In US
Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia in February and was swapped last week for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.
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'So Good To Be Home:' Brittney Griner On Release From Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
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After Basketball Player's Release, US Lawmakers Want "National Hostage" Day
Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.
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Wished US Basketball Star Good Luck At Prisoner Exchange, Says Russia's Arms Dealer
Viktor Bout, the arms dealer freed in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, said he wished her good luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi where they were exchanged last week.
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US Basketball Star Brittney Griner's Return Sparks Debate On Prisoner Swaps
Thursday's release of US basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good?
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Russia State Media Commends Vladimir Putin Over Arms Dealer Release From US
Russian state media on Friday lauded President Vladimir Putin for "winning" a prisoner exchange with the United States by swapping U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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US Basketball Star Arrives Home After Prisoner Swap With Russia
American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed back to the United States on Thursday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death."
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Who Is Viktor Bout, The Russian Arms Dealer Swapped For Brittney Griner
Russia got the jailed arms dealer back from the United States on Thursday after exchanging imprisoned US basketball star Brittney Griner for him at Abu Dhabi airport.
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Russia Releases US Basketball Star Brittney Griner In Prisoner Swap: Report
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in U.S. custody, a U.S. official said on Thursday. President Joe Biden and Vice
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US Basketball Star Brittney Griner Sent To Remote Russian Penal Colony: Lawyers
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and has started serving her sentence, her lawyers said Thursday.
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Russia Extends US Basketball Star's Arrest Over Drug Charges: Report
A Russian court on Thursday extended the arrest on drug charges of US basketball star Brittney Griner, Russian state media reported.
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US Working To Secure Olympic Basketball Star's Release After Russia Arrest
Diplomats were working to ensure the release of seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained the player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil, US said.
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Russia Arrests US Olympic Basketball Champion Amid Ukraine Crisis
Russia said Saturday it had arrested an American woman who is a two-time Olympic basketball champion on narcotics charges as tensions between Moscow and the West soar over Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
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Brittney Griner Says She'll "Never Go Overseas Again" To Play
Brittney Griner returned to US after spending nearly 10 months in a Russian prison following her arrest on drug smuggling charges.
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US Basketball Player Brittney Griner Returns To Court Nearly 1 Year After Russia Arrest
Brittney Griner helped the US women win the Olympic gold at Tokyo and Rio. She last played for the Mercury in 2021.
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Brittney Griner Makes Surprise Appearance At Martin Luther King Day Event In US
Brittney Griner, two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested in Russia in February and was swapped last week for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer.
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'So Good To Be Home:' Brittney Griner On Release From Russia
US basketball star Brittney Griner said Friday in her first remarks since being released from a Russian prison that it was "so good to be home" and vowed to play again for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury.
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After Basketball Player's Release, US Lawmakers Want "National Hostage" Day
Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.
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Wished US Basketball Star Good Luck At Prisoner Exchange, Says Russia's Arms Dealer
Viktor Bout, the arms dealer freed in a prisoner swap for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, said he wished her good luck on the tarmac in Abu Dhabi where they were exchanged last week.
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US Basketball Star Brittney Griner's Return Sparks Debate On Prisoner Swaps
Thursday's release of US basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for a convicted Russian arms dealer has resurfaced an old question: Do prisoner swaps do more harm than good?
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Russia State Media Commends Vladimir Putin Over Arms Dealer Release From US
Russian state media on Friday lauded President Vladimir Putin for "winning" a prisoner exchange with the United States by swapping U.S. basketball player Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.
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US Basketball Star Arrives Home After Prisoner Swap With Russia
American basketball star Brittney Griner was headed back to the United States on Thursday after being released from a Russian prison in exchange for an arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death."
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Who Is Viktor Bout, The Russian Arms Dealer Swapped For Brittney Griner
Russia got the jailed arms dealer back from the United States on Thursday after exchanging imprisoned US basketball star Brittney Griner for him at Abu Dhabi airport.
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Russia Releases US Basketball Star Brittney Griner In Prisoner Swap: Report
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia and is now in U.S. custody, a U.S. official said on Thursday. President Joe Biden and Vice
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US Basketball Star Brittney Griner Sent To Remote Russian Penal Colony: Lawyers
Basketball star Brittney Griner has been sent to a remote Russian penal colony and has started serving her sentence, her lawyers said Thursday.
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Russia Extends US Basketball Star's Arrest Over Drug Charges: Report
A Russian court on Thursday extended the arrest on drug charges of US basketball star Brittney Griner, Russian state media reported.
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US Working To Secure Olympic Basketball Star's Release After Russia Arrest
Diplomats were working to ensure the release of seven-time WNBA All-Star player Brittney Griner after Russia said it had detained the player last month for possession of vape cartridges containing hash oil, US said.
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Russia Arrests US Olympic Basketball Champion Amid Ukraine Crisis
Russia said Saturday it had arrested an American woman who is a two-time Olympic basketball champion on narcotics charges as tensions between Moscow and the West soar over Russia's military actions in Ukraine.
