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Brittney Griner freed from Russian custody in prisoner swap

Biden declares ‘She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home’

The Independent UK

Russia frees WNBA star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price — and left behind an American jailed for nearly four years in Russia.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer

In exchange for Griner, the U.S. has freed convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Axios

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WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison

Griner was traded for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The swap did not include former Marine Paul Whelan who remains imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges the U.S. says are false.

WEKU

Brittney Griner, U.S. basketball star caught up in Russia crisis

A U.S. official said on Thursday that U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been jailed in Russia in charges of possessing and smuggling illegal drugs, was now in U.S. custody.

Reuters

House GOP details border security initiatives for next Congress - Roll Call

House Republicans unveiled a sweeping border security proposal they plan to advance once they hold the majority in the 118th Congress.

Roll Call

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

Moscow says Griner was traded for Viktor Bout, a Russian former arms dealer convicted and jailed in the United States.

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US basketball star Brittney Griner freed in prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, American officials said. The swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, achieved a top goal for President Joe Biden, but carried a heavy price…

France 24

Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

Russia has freed WNBA star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange, with the U.S. releasing notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout

The Independent UK

After 8 years, Baltimore hoping to have a reliable ally in Annapolis with Democrat Wes Moore as governor

BALTIMORE — Since the start of his campaign, Maryland Gov.-elect Wes Moore has stood firm in his call to be a partner to Baltimore as he prepares to move from his adopted home to the state capital early next year.

Tribune News Service

3 historic sites in southeastern Colorado spotlight hard truths, offer 'a chance to tell that fuller story'

LA JUNTA, Colo. — Three historical sites clustered on the bone-dry plains of southeastern Colorado have drawn new attention to hard truths around century-old massacres and a wartime prison, an opportunity local leaders are seizing to expand tourism that explores the lessons of the past.

The Denver Post

Sommet Etats Unis-Afrique : les discussions sur l'espace sur la table des dirigeants

Le président Joe Biden accueillera le deuxième sommet des leaders Etats-Unis-Afrique à la mi-décembre 2022.

The Conversation

Xi Jinping’s grand welcome in Saudi Arabia compared to Joe Biden’s ‘cold fist bump’

Analysts say contrast highlights how Saudi Arabia sees itself as having more in common with China than the US

The Independent UK

Emboldened House Republicans to bring ESG scrutiny, experts say - Roll Call

House Republicans are expected to give lots of scrutiny to ESG investing, particularly the financial institutions that use it and the SEC.

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Congress sends same-sex marriage protection bill to Biden - Roll Call

Congress passed a bill to codify federal recognition of same-sex marriages Thursday with some protections for religious freedom.

The Independent UK

On the money: Yellen's next milestone is name on US currency

Janet Yellen is set to unveil the first U.S. currency bearing her signature, marking the first time that U.S. bank notes will bear the name of a female treasury secretary

Axios

"Trump would prevail": Dems alarmed by 2024 bipartisan spoilers

The so-called spoiler candidates threaten President Biden's future.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia signs Huawei deal, deepening China ties on Xi visit

Saudi Arabia and China showcased deepening ties with a series of strategic deals on Thursday during a visit by President Xi Jinping, including one with tech giant Huawei, whose growing foray into the Gulf region has raised U.S. security concerns.

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Biden releasing nearly $36B to aid pensions of union workers

President Joe Biden is announcing the infusion of nearly $36 billion to shore up a financially troubled union pension plan

WEKU

House passes defense bill that includes proposal to combat sexual assault in military

The defense bill provision could move military one step closer to historic changes that will impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted. On Thursday, the House passed the bill, 350-80.

WEKU

China's Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia to assert power and rival U.S. influence

China is looking to deepen ties with Saudi Arabia and meeting other Arab leaders months after President Biden visited the kingdom — and had rocky results.

WEKU

The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses. The focus will be on improving response to a public health crisis that kills more than 100,000 Americans annually.

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Warnock won and Walker lost because voters judged on character

Even in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream — "one day, on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood" — the civil rights martyr didn't foresee that in…

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Rescinding the military's COVID vaccine rule is the Democrats' dumbest compromise in the lame-duck session

If you need evidence that Congress is dominated by its stupidest members, look no further than the apparent agreement in the House to lift the requirement that members of the military be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Biden administration helps Haitian nationals remain in the US. How about helping Haiti?

The Biden administration looked toward the unraveling and desperate situation in Haiti this week and recognized the suffering of a beleaguered people.

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