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Video Shows Brittney Griner Being Informed On Plane She's Flying Home: "You're flying back home," someone tells the WNBA star in the footage.
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Video Shows Brittney Griner Being Informed On Plane She's Flying Home
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Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison: WNBA star Brittney Griner landed in her home state of Texas after an exchange with ...
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Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison
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American Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in exchange for arms dealer
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Video Shows Brittney Griner Being Informed On Plane She's Flying Home: "You're flying back home," someone tells the WNBA star in the footage.
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Video Shows Brittney Griner Being Informed On Plane She's Flying Home
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Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison: WNBA star Brittney Griner landed in her home state of Texas after an exchange with ...
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Brittney Griner lands in San Antonio after release from Russian prison
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American Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in exchange for arms dealer
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Brittney Griner lands in the US: What to know about WNBA star's release from Russia
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Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment: Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's ...
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Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment
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Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death” Was Worth It: Diplomatic relations are otherwise totally stalled.
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Trading Brittney Griner for the “Merchant of Death” Was Worth It
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Brittney Griner Lands in San Antonio After Release in Russian Prisoner Swap Deal: The WNBA star is finally back on U.S. soil after spending nearly 10 months in ...
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Brittney Griner Goes Free: The WNBA star is released in a prisoner swap with Russia, but Paul Whelan is left behind.
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Brittney Griner Goes Free
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Brittney Griner cut off locs due to cold temperatures in Russian prison, per attorney
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Brittney Griner Lands in San Antonio After Release From Russia: Live Updates: The homecoming of the American basketball star puts an end to a 10-month ordeal in ...
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Brittney Griner lands in U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia: She's likely headed to a nearby Army hospital.
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Brittney Griner lands in U.S. after prisoner swap with Russia
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Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia: Live Updates: Griner, an American basketball star who had been imprisoned in Russia on drug charges ...
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Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia: Live Updates
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Brittney Griner released as part of prisoner swap between US, Russia for Viktor Bout
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Brittney Griner live updates: Brittney Griner arrives back in the United States: The U.S. has swapped WNBA star Brittney Griner for convicted Russian arms dealer ...
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Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia: Live Updates: Griner, an American basketball star imprisoned in Russia on drugs charges ...
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Brittney Griner Is Freed in Prisoner Swap With Russia: Live Updates
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Brittney Griner Released By Russia In Prisoner Swap: The two-time Olympic gold medalist had been held on drug charges.
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Brittney Griner Released By Russia In Prisoner Swap
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Paul Whelan said he doesn't know why he's still in Russian captivity: "It's quite obvious that I'm being held hostage," the former Marine told CNN from a remote ...
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Paul Whelan said he doesn't know why he's still in Russian captivity
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Biden chose humanity over geopolitics with Griner release: Swapping an American jailed for a minor drugs offense in Russia for one of the world's most notorious ...
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Biden chose humanity over geopolitics with Griner release
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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer
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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap ...
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Why was Brittney Griner in Russia, and why was she detained?: Brittney Griner was released Thursday in a prisoner swap. Here's everything you need to know about ...
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Why was Brittney Griner in Russia, and why was she detained?
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Who Is Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Swap for Brittney Griner?: Viktor Bout has been accused of supplying arms to Al Qaeda, the Taliban and rebels in Rwanda ...
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Who Is Viktor Bout, Arms Dealer in Swap for Brittney Griner?
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'Still a hostage': Critics slam Biden over Griner prisoner swap that left Paul Whelan in Russia
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'Still a hostage': Critics slam Biden over Griner prisoner swap that left ...
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Who is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner?: Viktor Bout, whose wild exploits once inspired a Hollywood film starring Nicolas Cage ...
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Who is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner?
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Griner release 'right choice,' say family of American left behind in Russian prisoner swap
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Griner release 'right choice,' say family of American left ...
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Brittney Griner released from Russian detainment: On December 8, President Joe Biden announced WNBA star Brittney Griner's release from Russian detainment.
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Brittney Griner released from Russian detainment
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Brittney Griner's release celebrated by basketball world: Brittney Griner's loved ones and extended basketball family were ecstatic when news broke Thursday ...
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Brittney Griner's release celebrated by basketball world
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Brittney Griner Released From Russian Detention in Prisoner Swap: "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner," President Joe Biden posted on Twitter. "She is safe ...
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Brittney Griner Released From Russian Detention in Prisoner Swap
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Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil: WNBA star safe after being released from custody in a prisoner exchange
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Brittney Griner is back on U.S. soil
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Video Shows Brittney Griner Exchange for Russia's Viktor Bout: The American basketball star didn't know she was heading back to the U.S. until a Russian official ...
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Video Shows Brittney Griner Exchange for Russia's Viktor Bout
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Who Is Viktor Bout? Brittney Griner Swapped for Arms Dealer: The Biden administration brought home the WNBA star on Thursday, but gave up one of the world's most ...
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Who Is Viktor Bout? Brittney Griner Swapped for Arms Dealer
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Live Updates: Brittney Griner released in swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout: WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in swap for arms dealer ...
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Live Updates: Brittney Griner released in swap for arms dealer Viktor Bout
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Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is ‘disappointed’ Biden administration has not done more to secure his release
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Exclusive: Paul Whelan tells CNN he is ‘disappointed’ Biden administration ...
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Micah Parsons Nicknames Trend After Brittney Griner Tweets: The Cowboys linebacker apologized for the various tweets he sent out Thursday.
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Micah Parsons Nicknames Trend After Brittney Griner Tweets
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Brittney Griner Back in U.S. After Russian Prisoner Swap: Griner was released from Russian custody Thursday as part of a one-for-one prisoner swap negotiated by ...
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Brittney Griner Back in U.S. After Russian Prisoner Swap
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Micah Parsons Apologizes for Reaction to Brittney Griner’s Release: The Cowboys star tweeted several times after the news broke but received some backlash.
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Micah Parsons Apologizes for Reaction to Brittney Griner’s Release
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Brittney Griner’s wife: "Today my family is whole" after Russian prisoner swap
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Video Shows Moment Brittney Griner Was Swapped for Russia’s Viktor Bout: WNBA star Griner crossed paths with Bout, a Russian arms dealer, on the airport tarmac ...
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Video Shows Moment Brittney Griner Was Swapped for Russia’s Viktor Bout
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap: Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange ...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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Brittney Griner Released From Russian Custody After Prisoner Swap: Griner was arrested by Russian authorities in February after customs officials found two ...
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Brittney Griner Released From Russian Custody After Prisoner Swap
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How social media is reacting to Brittney Griner's release: Billie Jean King, Micah Parsons, Hillary Clinton and others react to Brittney Griner being released ...
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How social media is reacting to Brittney Griner's release
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Nine Years? Brittney Griner Is a Political Prisoner: Russia will regard any prisoner swap as a propaganda win. But the real message we can proclaim is about ...
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Nine Years? Brittney Griner Is a Political Prisoner
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What to Know About Brittney Griner's Release from a Russian Penal Colony: The WNBA star was released in a 1:1 prisoner swap Thursday with 'Merchant of Death' ...
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What to Know About Brittney Griner's Release from a Russian Penal Colony
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap: Griner was freed in an exchange in which the United States released convicted Russian arms dealer ...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap: Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange ...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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Brittney Griner’s Release Puts a Spotlight on Paul Whelan: Paul Whelan, a corporate security executive, was arrested at a Moscow hotel in December 2018 ...
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Brittney Griner’s Release Puts a Spotlight on Paul Whelan
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'On Her Way Home': WNBA Star Brittney Griner Freed in US-Russia Prisoner Swap: "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner," said U.S. President Joe Biden ...
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'On Her Way Home': WNBA Star Brittney Griner Freed in US-Russia Prisoner ...
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Republicans knock Biden for not freeing Whelan in prisoner swap: A growing number of Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for freeing a Russian ...
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Republicans knock Biden for not freeing Whelan in prisoner swap
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Brittney Griner has been freed from the Russians in a prisoner exchange.: Basketball star Brittney Griner has been returned to US custody in a prisoner exchange.
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Brittney Griner has been freed from the Russians in a prisoner exchange.
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Brittney Griner’s Life Is Forever Changed. But Now She Gets to Live It.: There are still numerous questions around the WNBA star’s detainment and the deal that ...
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Brittney Griner’s Life Is Forever Changed. But Now She Gets to Live It.
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Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia: The basketball star returns home 10 months after she left the US to play the game in Russia.
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Brittney Griner lands in US after prisoner swap with Russia
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Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in prisoner swap: The Texas basketball star was first detained in February, and had recently been moved to a ...
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Brittney Griner released from Russian custody in prisoner swap
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Timeline of Brittney Griner's detention in Russia as US secures her release: The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges.
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Stephen Curry Speaks About Brittney Griner At SI’s Sportsperson of the Year Awards
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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 ...
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Griner for Bout: WNBA star freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap: WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed from a Russian prison in a prisoner swap, with the U.S ...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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WNBA star Brittany Griner released from Russian custody after 10 months, Biden says
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WNBA star Brittany Griner released from Russian custody after 10 months ...
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Video shows Griner walking past Bout in prisoner swap: New footage released by Russian state media shows WNBA star Brittney Griner walking past Russian arms ...
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Video shows Griner walking past Bout in prisoner swap
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Brittney Griner: Russia frees US basketball star in swap with arms dealer Viktor Bout
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap: Russia freed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange ...
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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap
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Sports World Reacts to Brittney Griner’s Release From Russian Prison: After almost 300 days, the WNBA star is coming home and many on Twitter couldn’t be happier ...
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Sports World Reacts to Brittney Griner’s Release From Russian Prison
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White House: Griner release was ‘difficult decision’ for Biden: President Biden made a difficult and painful decision to accept Russian terms for a one-for-one ...
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White House: Griner release was ‘difficult decision’ for Biden
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Why the US was able to bring home Brittney Griner but not Paul Whelan: The release of WNBA star Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap with Russia has brought ...
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Why the US was able to bring home Brittney Griner but not Paul Whelan
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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.
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Brittney Griner released in prisoner swap for Russian arms dealer
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Brittney Griner Has Been Released From Prison In Russia After A Prisoner Swap: "She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home," said President Biden.
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Watch Live: WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from a Russian prison: "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane ...
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Brittney Griner released: Trae Young, Sue Bird, others react to WNBA star being freed from Russian prison
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WNBA star Brittney Griner back in U.S. following high-profile Russia jailing, prisoner swap
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Brittney Griner arrives back in US after prisoner swap with Russian 'Merchant of Death' Viktor Bout
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Brittney Griner arrives back in US after prisoner swap with Russian ...