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apa371435-Wrap--PHOENIX-(Donna Warder, AP correspondent, with Brittney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury )-“I'm Donna Warder”-AP correspondent Donna Warder reports on an interview with WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent months in detention in Russia on drug-related charges.
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Griner Interview-suicide
apa371436-Actuality--PHOENIX-(Brittney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury )-“to endure this”-In an interview, WNBA star Brittney Griner says during her first few weeks in a Russian jail, she felt like ending her life. COURTESY: ABC News "20/20" ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Griner Interview-trade
apa371438-Actuality--PHOENIX-(Brittney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury )-“be left behind”-In an interview, WNBA star Brittney Griner says that when the U.S. traded her for a Russian arms dealer the U.S. was holding, she was surprised that another American, Paul Whelan, who's been held since 2018, wasn't released as well. COURTESY: ABC News "20/20" ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Griner Interview-letter
apa371437-Actuality--PHOENIX-(Brittney Griner, center, Phoenix Mercury )-“to come home”-In an interivew, WNBA star Brittney Griner says she had to apologize to Russian President Vladimir Putin. COURTESY: ABC News "20/20" ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Russia Ukraine War Fortifications (COPY:V0007) <<CAT:General News-International>>
Russia Ukraine War Fortifications-intro voicer
apa371434-Voicer--KHARKIV, Ukraine-(Karen Chammas, AP correspondent )-“I'm Karen Chammas”-AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on the latest from the battlefield in Ukraine.