Month: August 2022
US basketball player Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian jail over drug charges
A Russian judge has convicted and sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Read MoreStatement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Brittney Griner – The White House
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Sentencing of Wrongfully Detained American Brittney Griner The White House Brittney Griner trial: Russian court hands down verdict, sentence in WNBA star’s case Fox News See Brittney Griner’s reaction as sentence is read CNN War in
Read MoreCPAC founder defends speaker opposing ‘race mixing’ by claiming most Black people are aborted
Matt Schlapp, the founder of the Conservative Political Action Conference, said this week that he is being called a racist for allowing Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to speak at the event after he came out against “race mixing.” Orbán
Read MoreRussian judge sentences Brittney Griner to 9 years in prison, ruling she illegally carried drugs
Griner had told the court she had no intention to break the law by bringing vape cartridges with cannabis oil when she flew to Moscow in February. A prosecutor urged that she be sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison.
Read MoreRussia court finds Griner guilty of deliberate drug smuggling
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian court on Thursday found U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia despite them being illegal, after the athlete said she had made an honest mistake by packing them.
Read MoreWNBA star Brittney Griner convicted in Russian court of drug-smuggling with criminal intent – CNN
WNBA star Brittney Griner convicted in Russian court of drug-smuggling with criminal intent CNN LIVE: Brittney Griner back in Russian court on drugs charges Reuters Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2-year sentence for Brittney Griner New York Post Brittney Griner trial: Russian prosecutors ask
Read MoreSpoon-bender Uri Geller warns Putin he will stop nuclear war with mind
Israeli entertainer Uri Geller, famous for bending spoons with what he claims is the power of his mind, has warned Russia and China that he will use his psychic powers to prevent conflict. “I will use every last molecule of
Read MoreWATCH: Garland announces federal charges against officers involved in Breonna Taylor death
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced federal charges Thursday against four Louisville law enforcement officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor.
Read MoreChina fires missile strikes over Taiwan Strait after Pelosi visit – NPR
China fires missile strikes over Taiwan Strait after Pelosi visit NPR China launches ballistic missiles during Taiwan drills – BBC News BBC News China fires missiles near Taiwan in live-fire drills as PLA encircles island CNN China’s Military Exercises Around Taiwan Put Major
Read MoreIndirect Iran nuclear talks resume in Vienna as Tehran expands uranium enrichment
Negotiators from Iran, the United States and the European Union have resumed months-long, indirect talks over Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal.
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