Brittney Griner to nine years in prison after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia despite them being illegal.She was also ordered to pay a fine of one million Russian rubles (approximately CA$20,965).Her sentencing could pave the way for a high-profile prisoner swap between Russia and the United States that would include the 31-year-old athlete and an imprisoned Russian who was once a prolific arms dealers.

Jaw-dropping trove of treasure recovered from wreck of 350-year-old Spanish ship Griner earlier pleaded with a Russian judge not to “end her life” with a harsh prison sentence for bringing in vape cartridges containing hashish oil, before breaking down in tears in court.The Russian prosecutor called for Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, to be sentenced to 9-1/2 years in prison if she is found guilty of bringing illegal drugs to Russia.Griner was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Feb.

17 with vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. She pleaded guilty but said she had neither intended to bring a banned substance to Russia nor to hurt anybody.

Girl, 12, escapes captivity, found walking on Alabama road — leads cops to 2 bodies Following the guilty verdict, U.S. President Joe Biden released a statement.“Today, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney,” it read.

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Plane circling over Mississippi town, pilot threatening to intentionally crash

TUPELO, Miss. - A plane has been circling over Mississippi, since early Saturday morning, and the pilot is threatening to intentionally crash into the store, reports say.According to WTVA, Tupelo Police said they received reports starting at 5 a.m. about a plane flying over the Northeast Mississippi town.

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Bruce Willis had emotional Die Hard throwback after health diagnosis

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Kim Wilde health: 80s pop icon vividly recalls her 'tricky' health battle - symptoms

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4 killed, 8 injured when van carrying workers overturns on New Jersey parkway

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. - A passenger van carrying several warehouse workers overturned on a major highway in northern New Jersey early Friday, killing four people and injuring eight others.The crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Englewood Cliffs occurred around 1:25 a.m., authorities said. The van ended up in the center median of the southbound lanes of the highway, leaving the driver and all the passengers trapped inside the vehicle.The four people killed were pronounced dead at the scene, while the injured people were being treated at hospitals.

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Unsolved Port Richmond homicide: Who shot and killed Chuckie Maude?

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JLS star JB Gill's 'stressful' time in band led him to farming amid mental health concerns

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Workers at 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes go on strike

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NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre questioned by FBI over Mississippi welfare money: report

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Trump rallies for Oz, Mastriano in Pennsylvania amid midterm worries

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Covid-19: Immense efforts are on for next-generation vaccines, says top health expert

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Covid-19: India reports 7,219 cases, 33 deaths in a day

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Kremlin says Brittney Griner swap must be discussed without publicity

MOSCOW - The Kremlin said Friday that it’s open to talking about a possible prisoner exchange involving American basketball star Brittney Griner but strongly warned Washington against publicizing the issue.Griner, a two-time U.S. Olympic champion and an eight-time all-star with the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, has been detained in Russia since Feb. 17 after police at a Moscow airport said they found vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage.A judge convicted the 31-year-old athlete Thursday of drug possession and smuggling, and sentenced her to nine years in prison.

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Closing arguments in Brittney Griner's cannabis possession case to begin in Russia

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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