Russian court extends Evan Gershkovich's pretrial detention yet again
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will remain "wrongfully detained" by Russia - with no sign yet of a trial on espionage charges – until at least June.
U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will remain "wrongfully detained" by Russia - with no sign yet of a trial on espionage charges – until at least June.
"You understand when I say that I can't do an interview, which means that I can't answer any questions," Whelan told a Russia Today reporter.
"The Mercury fully support Brittney and we will continue to work together on a timeline for her return," the team said on Saturday.
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"You're going to be faced with adversities in life," Griner said. "This was a pretty big one. I just relied on my hard work to get through it."
Brittney Griner spoke at a press conference Thursday ahead of the WNBA season. The Phoenix Mercury star spoke about what gave her hope during the months she was wrongfully detained in Russian prisons and how she has prepared for her return to basketball. Griner, who had also played for a Russian basketball team, said she wouldn't play overseas again "unless I'm representing my country at the Olympics."
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The rare determination came less than two weeks after Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia.
Griner will describe "her stark and surreal time living in a foreign prison and the terrifying aspects of day-to-day life in a women's penal colony," her publisher said.
State Secretary Antony Blinken is calling for the release of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who he says is being wrongfully detained in Russia. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joined "Red and Blue" to discuss how the case compares to other Americans who have faced Russian detention.
"Every American who is taken is ours to fight for and every American returned is a win for us all," the Griners said.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is weighing his NFL future ahead of his 19th season in the league. CBS News special correspondent James Brown joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss Rodgers' "darkness retreat" plus Brittney Griner's WNBA future.
Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was detained in Russia for nearly 10 months, will return to the WNBA this upcoming season. The free agent re-signed with the Phoenix Mercury for a one-year contract, a source confirmed to CBS News on Sunday.
President Biden makes surprise trip to Ukraine to meet with President Zelenskyy; Brittney Griner returning to WNBA.
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Griner is skipping the USA Basketball training camp in Minnesota so she can be with her wife and recover from her time in jail in Russia.
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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals.
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A mass stranding of long-finned pilot whales in Western Australia led to the deaths of 29 of the creatures that beached near a tourist town.
Haiti's embattled leader Ariel Henry has resigned as prime minister weeks after agreeing to step aside in a bid to quell months of bloodshed.
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Jerry Seinfeld and Jim Gaffigan reunite in the new movie "Unfrosted," directed by Seinfeld. The film humorously depicts the 1963 race between cereal giants Kellogg's and Post to invent the first breakfast pastry, featuring Seinfeld as a fictional Kellogg's executive and Gaffigan as the CEO.
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A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crimes. The court ruled that the disgraced movie mogul did not have a fair trial because the judge who presided over the case allowed women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges against him. Weinstein will remain in prison because of his rape conviction in Los Angeles.
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