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The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

Skylar Diggins-Smith will miss the rest of the regular season, making the Mercury’s path to the playoffs even tougher

It's going to be a tough road for the Mercury.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Blinken says he raised 'Hotel Rwanda' hero's detention with Rwandan leader

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had raised with Rwanda's president U.S. concerns over the jailing of Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide.

Reuters

Putin Could Create A 'Bank Of People' For Future Prisoner Swaps, Experts Say: What We Learned From The Brittney Griner Saga

Now that Brittney Griner’s situation has captured our collective attention, Russian experts across the pond have a stark warning to add. Their realistic view of what Vladimir Putin is capable of is enough to compel Westerners to tuck their passports away for a good long while.

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Mark Zeigler: Brittney Griner has trade value a teacher does not

The American arrived at Sheremetyevo airport outside Moscow and was arrested after a luggage search found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil that was prescribed by a U.S. doctor to treat chronic pain. There were various detention facilities, a guilty plea, a hearing in front of Russian judge and an implausibly…

Tribune News Service

The Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps

The U.S. and Russia are trying to work out a prisoner exchange that involves basketball star Brittney Griner. While they've done deals for decades, the trading usually involves spies for spies.

WEKU

Veteran U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson hopeful for Brittney Griner prisoner swap

Richardson declined to discuss the current status of negotiations with Russia over Griner and Paul Whelan or to explain what role he may be playing in the talks.

Chicago Sun-Times

Veteran emissary Richardson hopeful for Griner, Whelan swap

Bill Richardson, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations, says he's hopeful about the chances of a two-for-two prisoner swap that could result in the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American, Paul Whelan

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Biden's Dilemma: Russia, Brittney Griner, Cannabis Legalization And The 2024 Election

Joe Biden is in a pickle, though it might not feel that way - at least for a few moments following Sunday’s passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which just might resuscitate the President&rs

Benzinga

Russia-Ukraine war: A weekly recap and look ahead (Aug. 8)

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

The (Possibly) Best and Worst Countries To Get Caught With Pot

Returning to world travel and current events has recently brought cannabis travel back into the spotlight. People are traveling again despite ongoing COVID-19 worries and increasing Moneypox cases.

Benzinga

Tulsi Gabbard Knocks Kamala Harris Over Hypocrisy Around Brittney Griner: What About Non-Celebs Imprisoned In US?

Democratic representative for Hawaii and former presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard blasted VP Kamala Harris over ‘hypocrisy.’

Benzinga

Brittney Griner | Caught in the war

The American basketball star has been jailed in Russia on drug charges

The Hindu

Trevor Reed: Brittney Griner to face "serious" health threats in Russian prison

Griner was found guilty on drug charges by a Russian court last week.

Axios

Pay equity in women's sports: How the WNBA is playing the long game

LOS ANGELES — Katie Lou Samuelson had the perfect shoes to mark the anniversary of Title IX. Before the Sparks' home game against the Chicago Sky on June 23, Samuelson unwrapped white tissue paper in a black shoe box to reveal her custom-decorated pair of Puma sneakers.

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Brittney Griner predicted sentencing hearing would be her ‘doomsday’, lawyer says

Griner’s sentencing dubbed by her agent as ‘severe by Russian legal standards’

Sports Illustrated

Hammon, Former Russian Olympian, Calls for Putin to Release Griner

The Aces coach took a strong stance in favor of getting Griner home.

Tribune News Service

At CPAC, Ted Cruz says China shooting down Pelosi’s plane would be ‘an act of war’

DALLAS — Sen. Ted Cruz told a conservative gathering in Dallas on Friday that President Joe Biden should have reacted more forcefully to China’s threats to shoot down House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plane during her trip to Taiwan — saying it would be an “act of war” if the threats…

Sports Illustrated

Dawn Staley Comments on Brittney Griner’s Sentencing

The South Carolina and Team USA basketball coach discussed the sentencing of Griner and what she hopes happens next.

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Brittney Griner's 9.5-Year Sentence Is Harsh Even By Russian Standards

It is unclear if, or when, she could be freed by a prisoner exchange

Sports Illustrated

Mercury’s Skylar Diggins-Smith Discusses Playing After Griner Conviction

The star guard weighed on her teammate’s sentencing Thursday.

ABC News

Brittney Griner has been sentenced to jail time in Russia. Could a controversial prisoner swap bring her home?

Brittney Griner's fate could depend on a man imprisoned thousands of kilometres away — an international arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death" who could be offered up in a prisoner swap deal between the US and Russia.

Benzinga

Russia To America: Keep It Cool And We'll Talk Prisoner Exchange, If Not Brittney Griner Stays In The Penal Colony

The Kremlin said Friday that it is now open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving Brittney Griner, although Russian diplomats are warning - scolding might be a better word - that Washington had better keep a lid on...or else.

Reason

Brittney Griner's 9-Year Sentence Highlights Stark Differences Between Russian and U.S. Pot Penalties

Travelers caught with small amounts of marijuana at the U.S. border face much less severe punishment.

Reuters

Biden says he is hopeful on Griner, working hard for her release

President Joe Biden said his administration was working hard to secure jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner's release from Russia and was hopeful.

Tribune News Service

Lawmakers call on State Department to fight for Pittsburgh-area native jailed in Russia

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania's U.S. lawmakers are urging the State Department to recognize the plight of a Pittsburgh-area resident who has been sentenced to hard labor in Russia, and they are asking why the administration has not highlighted his case among other detained citizens, including WNBA player Brittney Griner and former…

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