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Coverage dated November 2, 2022 to November 3, 2022

US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison

Headline from KHOU Houston

A Russian court last week rejected the U.S. basketball star's appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

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  1. KHOU Houston

    US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison (opens KHOU Houston)

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    A Russian court last week rejected the U.S. basketball star's appeal of her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

  2. Al Jazeera

    US embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russian prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    White House spokeswoman says jailed US basketball star is ‘doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances’.

  3. The Daily Caller

    US Diplomats Meet With Jailed WNBA Player Brittney Griner In Russia (opens The Daily Caller)

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    U.S. officials at the embassy in Moscow visited WNBA star Brittney Griner Thursday after Russian authorities rejected her appeal of a nine-year prison sentence

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    U.S. Embassy officials visit WNBA star Griner in Russia prison (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.

  5. CBS News

    U.S. Embassy officials meet with Brittney Griner, WNBA star imprisoned in Russia (opens CBS News)

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    "We are told she's doing as well as can be expected under the circumstances," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.

  6. Arizona Capitol Times

    US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russia prison | Arizona Capitol Times (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.

  7. Hot Air

    U.S. Embassy officials allowed to visit Brittney Griner in Russian prison (opens Hot Air)

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    First visit since early August

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    U.S. embassy staff visits Griner in jail (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    Officials at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow visited jailed WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday, just weeks after a Russian court rejected her appeal of her nine-year sentence for drug possession.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    US Embassy officials visit Brittney Griner in Russian prison – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    It was the first consular access to the WNBA star since early August, when she was imprisoned in Russia on drug charges. Washington and Moscow are discussing a potential prisoner swap.

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