Plus, Peru ousts and replaces its president.
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Russia releases Brittney Griner in exchange for an arms dealer; Peru impeaches, arrests, and replaces its president. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. |
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Russia frees Brittney Griner in prison swap |
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- Russia released WNBA star Brittney Griner from prison Thursday in a prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout. [CBS News]
- To secure Griner's return, President Joe Biden freed Bout, nicknamed the "merchant of death," from a 25-year sentence for conspiring to kill Americans. [NBC News / Andrea Mitchell, Zoë Richards, and Yuliya Talmazan]
- Griner has been imprisoned since Russian authorities found cannabis vape cartridges in her luggage in February. She'd traveled to the country to play for a Russian team. [Washington Post]
- The deal does not include the release of American corporate security executive Paul Whelan, who's serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for spying charges the US denies. [Associated Press / Eric Tucker, Matthew Lee, and Zeke Miller]
- However, the Griner-Bout exchange could be a small step toward improving diplomatic ties between Russia and the US, which have soured over the invasion of Ukraine. [Vox / Jonathan Guyer]
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Peru gets its first female president |
- Dina Boluarte became Peru's first female president on Wednesday after her predecessor Pedro Castillo was impeached and arrested for violating the constitution. [CNN]
- Lawmakers voted 101 to 6 to impeach Castillo after he attempted to dissolve Congress and install an emergency government on the day they were set to weigh corruption allegations against him. [Washington Post / Kelsey Ables, Kim Bellware, and Adela Suliman]
- Leftist Castillo, a former school teacher, won a close election in 2021 on promises to nationalize Peru's mining industry and rewrite the constitution, but has struggled to govern amid scandal and disagreements with Congress. [AP / Franklin Briceño and Joshua Goodman]
- Boluarte, the former vice president, will be the sixth person to lead the South American country in less than five years. [New York Times / Mitra Taj]
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The House of Representatives passed federal protections for same-sex and interracial marriages on Thursday, sending the measure to President Biden for final approval. [Vox / Li Zhou] |
- Disruptions in care related to the coronavirus pandemic resulted in an estimated additional 63,000 malaria deaths and 13 million infections worldwide in two years. [AP / Maria Cheng]
- Singer Celine Dion has postponed upcoming concerts due to stiff person syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that causes painful spasms. [CNN / Lisa Respers France]
- A Texas jury found ex-Border Patrol agent Juan David Ortiz guilty of capital murder for killing four women with gunshots to the head in 2018. [USA Today / Rick Jervis]
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