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Reports say WNBA star Brittney Griner is out of Russian custody. She was exchanged for Viktor Bout [[ boot ]], a Russian arms dealer. Earlier this fall, a Russian court upheld Griner’s drug conviction and nine-year prison sentence. She was in custody since February when screeners at a Moscow airport found vape cartridges containing a small amount of hashish in her luggage. CBS News reports President Biden gave his approval to the prisoner swap in the last week.
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