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November 9, 2022

Russian Authorities Transfer Brittney Griner to Penal Colony
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In Russia, the American WNBA star Brittney Griner is being transferred
to a penal colony. The process could take up to two weeks, and her
lawyers say they don't know where she will end up. Griner was sentenced
to nine years in prison for bringing a small amount of cannabis oil into
Russia.


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