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WNBA star Brittney Griner released from Russian detention in prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer

By Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Jeremy Herb, MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner has been released from Russian detention, President Joe Biden said Thursday. Griner was released in a prisoner swap that involved Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. The exchange, however, did not include another American that the State Department has

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Exclusive: Biden administration weighs Ukrainian requests for access to US stockpile of controversial cluster munitions

By Natasha Bertrand, Alex Marquardt and Zachary Cohen, CNN Ukrainian officials and lawmakers have in recent months urged the Biden administration and members of Congress to provide the Ukrainian military with cluster munition warheads, weapons that are banned by more than 100 countries but that Russia continues to use to devastating effect inside Ukraine. The

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In Warnock’s win, White House sees capstone validation that big legislative wins broke through

By Sam Fossum and Phil Mattingly, CNN As White House officials reflected on the final Democratic victory of a history-defying midterm election cycle, one constant has been a sense of validation. For President Joe Biden, the expanded Senate majority clinched by Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection in Georgia on Tuesday night served as a capstone

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New York attorney general defends office’s handling of misconduct allegations against chief of staff

By Kristina Sgueglia and Sonnet Swire, CNN New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday defended her office’s handling of allegations of sexual harassment against her former chief of staff, saying she believes it treated the claims “aggressively.” “I thank the women who came forward, and I want to assure them that they were heard

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Five companies will pay the feds $750 million for the opportunity to build huge floating wind turbines off the West Coast

By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Biden administration’s first-ever offshore wind energy lease sale for federal waters off the West Coast generated more than $750 million, as energy companies competed for five areas that could eventually be home to massive floating wind turbines. Five companies, including Equinor and Invenergy, bid on five lease areas totaling more

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