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Paul Whelan’s Family Issues Statement After Griner’s Release

The former Marine remains imprisoned in Russia after Thursday’s deal to release the WNBA star.

Sports Illustrated

Emboldened House Republicans to bring ESG scrutiny, experts say

WASHINGTON — Now that they’ve gained control of the House in the next Congress, Republican lawmakers will launch a slew of congressional inquiries into environmental, social and governance issues, according to legal and financial experts.

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Biden says WNBA star Griner headed home from Russia after swap

President Joe Biden announced that WNBA star Brittney Griner had been released from detention in Russia, celebrating her one-to-one swap for a notorious arms dealer who had been convicted and imprisoned in the U.S.

Tribune News Service

Brittney Griner’s wife: "Today my family is whole" after Russian prisoner swap

"Today my family is whole, but as you all are aware, there's so many other families who are not whole."

Axios

US basketball star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner swap involving arms dealer Viktor Bout

The high-level prisoner swap, at a time of heightened tensions over Ukraine, was announced by US President Joe Biden on Thursday

Evening Standard

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer swapped for Griner?

The life of Viktor Bout reads like a spy thriller.

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Biden says US ‘never stopped pushing’ for Brittney Griner release and will ‘never give up’ on Paul Whelan and others

“She represents the best of America,” said President Joe Biden on Thursday

The Independent UK

Detained American Whelan says he's disappointed more not done to free him

Paul Whelan, an ex-U.S. Marine detained in Russia, expressed dismay on Thursday that more had not been done to secure his release and urged President Joe Biden to act fast following a prisoner swap that freed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner.

Reuters

'Merchant of death' arms dealer released back to Russia by US in basketball star swap

In exchange for setting WNBA star Brittney Griner free, President Joe Biden released infamous Russian arms dealer called Viktor Bout, who is known as the "Merchant of Death"

Daily Mirror

US basketball star swapped for arms dealer Bout

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia for the arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was arrested in Thailand in 2008 and later jailed in the United States.

Bangkok Post

Brittney Griner is coming home after after prisoner swap with Russia. Here’s everything we know so far

Brittney Griner is coming home.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Brittney Griner released in US-Russia prisoner swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout

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

ABC News

Biden hails release of Brittney Griner from Russian prison: ‘She’s safe, she’s on her way home’ – as it happened

Basketball star freed in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout – follow the latest news

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Brittney Griner freed from Russia, swapped for notorious arms dealer

U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner has been released in a prisoner swap with Russia in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout and was heading home on Thursday, ending what President Joe Biden called months of "hell" for her and her wife.

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner Released From Russian Prison in Prisoner Swap

President Biden confirmed the news Thursday morning.

Daily Mirror

WNBA star Brittney Griner exits Russia as US official confirms prisoner swap

Brittney Griner has left her Russian prison and is heading for the United States after a prisoner swap was finally negotiated, president Joe Biden has confirmed Thursday

The Independent UK

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’

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Chicago Sun-Times

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.

Axios

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.

WEKU

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.

Reuters

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.

Roll Call

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

France 24

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…

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