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Brittney Griner lands in the US after high-profile Russia prisoner swap

The US basketball star was released on Thursday after being detained in February

Evening Standard

First Thing: Brittney Griner lands in US after being freed from Russian prison

Basketball star arrives in Texas after US releases convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in dramatic prisoner swap. Plus, the first-ever unicorn license granted

The Guardian - UK

Kyrsten Sinema announces she is quitting Democratic Party to become an independent

‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator

The Independent UK

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Brittney Griner is back home in the U.S. after a prisoner swap with Russia

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

WEKU

Brittney Griner back home in U.S. after Russian prisoner swap

American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange following nearly 10 months in detention in Russia.

WEKU

The Georgia runoff shows that Democrats have figured out a winning strategy

The midterms have been an endorsement of Biden’s formula: appeal to the middle by hammering at Republicans’ extremism

The Guardian - US

US immigration laws should be enforced with discretion. That’s common sense

Biden ordered officials to focus on deporting immigrants convicted of felonies, rather than undocumented people en masse. I applaud that decision

The Guardian - US

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Brittney Griner lands back on US soil after being freed from Russia in prisoner swap for Viktor Bout

Plane carrying the WNBA star landed in San Antonio at around 5.30am ET on Friday morning

The Independent UK

Middle East round-up: President Xi’s trip to Riyadh

Here’s a round-up of Al Jazeera’s Middle East coverage this week.

Al Jazeera

Race, history and a reckoning in Georgia

One candidate was a man of unquestioned character. The other was a dangerous buffoon. It was very close. But why?

Salon

Plane believed to be carrying Griner lands in US

A plane believed to be carrying Brittney Griner has landed in the United States

The Independent UK

US Imposes Sanctions on Turkish Businessman for Helping IRGC

The Biden administration levied sanctions on Thursday on prominent Turkish businessman Sitki Ayan and his network of firms, accusing him of acting as a facilitator for oil sales and money laundering on behalf of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Ayan’s companies have set up international sales contracts for Iranian oil,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

What happens when the COVID national emergency ends

What happens if the COVID national emergency ends

Axios

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner and why was she detained in Russia?

The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months

The Independent UK

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Al Jazeera

China, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership on energy, defence

Beijing and Riyadh say they will ‘firmly support each other’s core interests’ during an official visit by Xi Jinping.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: A signal from Biden and boost for Kamala Harris as Democrats remake 2024 primary calendar

Perhaps you missed it, what with holiday shopping, World Cup soccer and the big political news that Donald Trump wants to run the Constitution through a shredder and make himself dictator.

Boston Herald

Joe Battenfeld: Democrats issue ultimatum to New Hampshire on first in the nation primary

The Democrats’ attack on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary — political payback for President Joe Biden’s humiliating loss there — has sparked a high-stakes confrontation that jeopardizes the party’s hold on the Granite State.

The Independent UK

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McClatchy Washington Bureau

California Jan. 6 defendant sentenced to 21 months in prison, apologizes ‘to the nation’

WASHINGTON — Tommy Frederick Allan will serve 21 months in federal prison in connection with his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.

Sports Illustrated

Steph Curry Speaks About Brittney Griner At SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards

Curry opened his speech at the 2022 SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards by expressing his thoughts on Griner’s return home.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner’s Family Issues Statement Following Her Release

The WNBA star was released from Russian custody Thursday after 294 days.

Tribune News Service

China seeks to tone down assertive diplomacy that ‘backfired,’ US official says

WASHINGTON — China’s assertive diplomacy in recent years has “backfired” and Beijing now seeks a more predictable relationship with the U.S. as the country’s economy slows and the government tries to loosen its strict COVID-19 curbs, the Biden administration’s top Asia official said.

Tribune News Service

Feds to provide $36 billion to ensure Teamsters pensions through 2051

The federal government will allocate $36 billion to shore up the Central States Pension Fund, a cash-strapped retirement fund that primarily benefits members of the Teamsters union, President Joe Biden announced Thursday.

ABC News

Who is Paul Whelan, the former US marine who has been detained in Russia since 2018?

As news broke that US basketball star Brittney Griner had been released from Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout, US officials didn't mince words: "This was not a choice of which American to bring home".

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: An American is coming home. So why are so many Americans upset Brittney Griner is free?

LOS ANGELES — An American who has been wrongfully detained for 10 months in brutal Russian prisons is coming home.

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