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Complete coverage: U.S. offers Russia deal for Brittney Griner’s release

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing.
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing July 25 outside Moscow.
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The U.S. has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said Wednesday.

Griner was arrested on drug-related charges at a Moscow airport in February. She testified Wednesday at her trial that she did not know how the cannabis oil ended up in her bag but explained she had a doctor’s recommendation for it and had packed in haste.

The proposed deal is also said to call for the release of fellow imprisoned American Paul Whelan, a Michigan security executive.

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