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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

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Assange pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets

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  1. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters into a plea deal with the U.S. government

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    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends

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  1. NPR

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S. (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return to Australia following the court proceeding.

  2. Hot Air

    Julian Assange’s Plea Deal Is a Tragedy (opens Hot Air)

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  3. Al Jazeera

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released from prison after US plea deal (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Assange to plead guilty to one charge of espionage and return home to Australia after years fighting US extradition.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Julian Assange reaches plea deal with DOJ that would grant him release from prison (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the Department of Justice, which would allow him to be released from prison.

  5. Delaware Public Media

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters into a plea deal with the U.S. government (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Assange will plead guilty to a single charge and is expected to return to Australia. The move brings an end to a years-long international saga over his handling of national security secrets.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Helen Regan and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country Australia on Monday after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal.

  7. The Guardian

    Julian Assange plea deal live: WikiLeaks founder will seek US pardon after accepting plea deal to go free, wife says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Assange is reportedly travelling to a US plea deal hearing on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands

  8. Deadline

    U.S. Authorities Drop Julian Assange Extradition Demand & Strike Plea Deal; Outcome Hailed As “Historic Victory” For Press Freedom (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    Julian Assange has struck a plea deal with the U.S. authorities that will see him avoid extradition to the U.S. on espionage charges.

  9. The Hollywood Reporter

    WikiLeaks Says Founder Julian Assange Has Left U.K. After 1,901 Days in Prison Thanks to Plea Deal (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Hollywood Reporter's feed description

    After a legal battle spanning years, Assange will not be extradited to the U.S. but will return to his native Australia, WikiLeaks said.

  10. The Guardian

    Washington v WikiLeaks: how the US pursued Julian Assange (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Almost 14 years after the mass leak of secret military and diplomatic files, the organisation’s founder has struck a plea deal with the US, leaving prison in the UK to return to Australia

  11. Engadget

    Julian Assange has been released from prison in a plea deal with the US (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been released from prison and has agreed to plead guilty to violating the Espionage Act.

  12. Washington Times

    Assange supporters hail plea deal but critics fear ‘dangerous precedent’ (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Reactions to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's plea deal Tuesday to effectively end his long incarceration in London are proving as polarizing as the man himself, with supporters hailing the end of a U.S.

  13. The Federalist

    Julian Assange To Go Free After Striking Plea Deal With Biden DOJ (opens The Federalist)

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    The Federalist's feed description

    Wikileaks founder Julian Assange was released from prison on Monday after striking a plea deal with President Biden's Department of Justice.

  14. Christian Science Monitor

    Julian Assange to enter US plea deal ending years-long WikiLeaks legal saga (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The WikiLeaks founder is set to plead guilty to conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified information relating to the national defense of the United States. Rather than prison time in the U.S., he is expected to return to Australia.

  15. The Guardian

    Explainer: who is Julian Assange and what are the details of his plea deal? (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    After five years in jail, Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to a single charge that will allow him to walk free and return to Australia

  16. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the US, allowing him to go free (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The WikiLeaks founder has been held in a prison outside London for the last five years and fought extradition to the United States.

  17. CNN

    Julian Assange is flying back to Australia after a 12-year legal battle. Here’s what we know about his US plea deal and release (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British prison and was making his way back to his home country Australia on Monday after his 12-year battle against extradition to the United States ended in a plea deal.

  18. Independent Journal Review

    Julian Assange, US Reach Deal; WikiLeaks Founder to Go Free (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has reached a deal with the U.S. government that will allow him to return to Australia.

  19. People

    Julian Assange Leaves U.K. After Agreeing to Plea Deal with U.S. Government (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has left a London prison after agreeing to a plea deal with the U.S. government.

  20. Hot Air

    Julian Assange Has Reached a Plea Deal With the U.S., Allowing Him to Go Free (opens Hot Air)

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  21. RedState

    Julian Assange Saga Ends; Guilty Plea Traded For Freedom (opens RedState)

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  22. The Republic

    Australian leaders cautiously welcome expected plea that could bring WikiLeaks founder Assange home (opens The Republic)

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    The Republic's feed description

    MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian leaders cautiously welcomed an expected plea agreement that could set free Julian Assange, who was pursued for years over WikiLeaks’ publication of a trove of classified documents.

  23. Latin Times

    WikiLeaks Says Julian Assange Is 'Free,' Has Left UK (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Julian Assange was released from prison Monday and has left Britain, WikiLeaks said, as he reached a landmark plea deal with US authorities that brought an end to his years-long legal drama.

  24. Legitgov

    Julian Assange reaches plea deal with the U.S., allowing him to go free – CLG News (opens Legitgov)

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  25. France 24

    Who is Julian Assange, the controversial founder of WikiLeaks? (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Julian Assange, who is expected to return home to Australia a free man this week after years of fighting against extradition to the US on spying charges, is for some a fearless campaigner for press freedom. But…

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