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The Latest Breaking News from Brittney Griner

Brittney Griner's Russian Detention Is a Reminder of What Happens When You Declare War on Drugs

The WNBA player has been detained in Russia on drug possession charges since February.

Reason

Bill Plaschke: Brittney Griner pleads for freedom, but is America listening?

LOS ANGELES — From the hell of a Russian penal colony, an American basketball superstar pleads for her freedom.

Los Angeles Times

Brittney Griner pens letter to President Biden asking not to forget her. And we shouldn’t.

To appeal for her freedom, detained WNBA star Brittney Griner wrote a handwritten letter to Joe Biden.

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‘I will not be quiet anymore’: Brittney Griner’s wife calls out lack of Biden action to free WNBA star from Russia detention

‘My wife is struggling, and we have to help her,’ Cherelle Griner tells Gayle King on CBS Mornings

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner appeals directly to President Biden

Griner’s letter said she feared she might never return home from Russia and asking that Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

Chicago Sun-Times

The Timberwolves’ Big Gamble on Rudy Gobert

Lord knows it’s tempting to ponder and speculate whatever Kevin Durant’s next stop will be. The oversized domino hasn’t tumbled yet, like the entire NBA seems to be waiting on it to do. But that’s given us plenty of time to hear the array of possibilities that might lie ahead…

Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner: US basketball star detained in Russia asks Joe Biden for help

The three-time WNBA league champion is facing ten years in prison if she is found guilty of drugs charges

Evening Standard

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What is hashish oil and how did it land Brittney Griner in a Russian courtroom?

Ms Griner’s appeared for her first court hearing on Friday

The Independent UK

First Thing: Man in custody after six shot dead at Fourth of July parade

Witnesses speak of their terror after at least six killed and 30 injured at public event in Highland Park, Chicago. Plus, US drag queens stand their ground

The Guardian - UK

Brittney Griner trial - live: White House insists WNBA star’s case a priority as family complain of inaction

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The Independent UK

President Biden receives Brittney Griner's letter from prison in Russia

President Biden has read the letter WNBA player Brittney Griner wrote to him from prison in Russia. The basketball star has been detained there since February.

WEKU

Basketball star in Russian prison begs Biden for help

WASHINGTON: American basketball star Brittney Griner asked US President Joe Biden to free her from a Russian prison in a handwritten letter Monday, portions of which were made public by her family.

Bangkok Post

’I’m terrified I might be here forever’: Brittney Griner appeals to Biden in letter

WNBA star Brittney Griner made a direct appeal to US president Joe Biden for her freedom in a handwritten letter that was delivered to the White House on Monday

The Guardian - UK

Brittney Griner, Houston-born WNBA player detained in Russia, appeals to Biden

Griner is “terrified I might be here forever,” according to excerpts of a handwritten letter to the president provided to media outlets by a family representative.

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Reuters

Basketball-WNBA star Griner makes freedom appeal to Biden

U.S. WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner has made a direct plea to President Joe Biden to stand up for her in an emotional letter sent to the White House on Monday as she remains detained in Russia on drug charges.

Al Jazeera

Jailed WNBA star Griner appeals to Biden: ‘Get me home’

Basketball star Brittney Griner calls on US president to do all he can to secure her release from Russian jail.

The Independent UK

Griner sends letter to President Biden pleading for his help

Brittney Griner made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed on to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she may never return home and asking that he not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner writes letter to Joe Biden pleading for help in obtaining freedom from Russia

Basketball star tells president ‘I’m terrified I might be here forever’

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Sports Illustrated

Brittney Griner Appeals to President Biden Amid Detention in Russia

The WNBA star, who has been detained since February, wrote an emotional letter asking the president for help.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Benjamin Hochman: On Fourth of July, Brittney Griner’s freedom remains at stake in Russia

I want to say something about Brittney Griner, but I don’t know what to say.

Chicago Sun-Times

Wade admonishes U.S. for ‘disgusting’ treatment of Brittney Griner as she goes on trial in Russia

Griner is 135 days into her detainment in Russia and one day into her trial on drug charges, which are punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

WEKU

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (July 1)

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

What happened to WNBA star Brittney Griner?

Ms Griner has been detained in Russia for five months and counting

The Independent UK

What is hashish oil and how did it land Brittney Griner in a Russian courtroom?

Ms Griner’s appeared for her first court hearing on Friday

Benzinga

Brittney Griner's Much Anticipated, Much Dreaded Trial Begins In Russia, Here's What We Know

Brittney Griner was escorted into the courtroom in handcuffs wearing a Jimi Hendrix T-shirt, her long dreadlocks neatly pulled back, her eyes intense but expressing little.

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