Sheinbaum to Receive Presidential Election Certification Mid-August
Reports also came out Tuesday revealing the president-elect’s invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to her upcoming inauguration
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On the Mark: Brittney Griner Released through Prisoner Swap
By MARK LORENZANA After almost 10 months of being detained, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner was finally released from Russian custody and arrived in the United States on Thursday, Dec. 8, after a successful prisoner swap between Washington and Moscow. The United States government exchanged convicted arms dealer Victor Bout for Griner. The successful swap was a culmination of months of
Read moreOn the Mark: Griner Detention in Russia Extended
By MARK LORENZANA The detention in Russia of Brittney Griner — the star center who plays for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) — will be extended yet again, Russian news agency TASS reported on Tuesday, June 14. Griner was taken into Russian custody at the Sheremetyevo International Airport near Moscow on Feb. 17 for allegedly
Read moreOn the Mark: Griner’s Ordeal Now for More than 100 Days Long
By MARK LORENZANA Brittney Griner, the superstar center who plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), has now been in Russian custody for more than 100 days. Griner also plays for Russian basketball team UMMC Ekaterinburg in the WNBA offseason, and in Feb. 22 of this year was arrested upon her arrival in Moscow after
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