Breaking Griner sentenced to 9 years in prison by Russian judge From the Trump pleads the Fifth, everything you need to know about the Brittney Griner trial, and more of the week's top news series By JIM HEINTZ, Associated Press Aug 4, 2022 Aug 4, 2022 Updated Aug 18, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAmzwx|zx[ #FDD:2 Wp!X — &]$] 32D<6E32== DE2C qC:EE?6J vC:?6C H2D 4@?G:4E65 %9FCD52J :? #FDD:2 @7 5CF8 A@DD6DD:@? 2?5 D6?E6?465 E@ ?:?6 J62CD :? AC:D@? 7@==@H:?8 2 A@=:E:42==J 492C865 EC:2= E92E 42>6 2>:5 D@2C:?8 E6?D:@?D 36EH66? |@D4@H 2?5 (2D9:?8E@? @G6C &<C2:?6 2?5 4@F=5 =625 E@ 2 9:89\DE2<6D AC:D@?6C 6I492?86 36EH66? E96 EH@ H@C=5 A@H6CD]k^AmkAm%96 b`\J62C\@=5 vC:?6C[ 2 EH@\E:>6 &]$] ~=J>A:4 492>A:@? 2?5 2 6:89E\E:>6 2==\DE2C H:E9 E96 (}qpVD !9@6?:I |6C4FCJ =:DE6?65 H:E9 2 3=2?< 6IAC6DD:@? 2D 2? :?E6CAC6E6C EC2?D=2E65 E96 G6C5:4E 3J yF586 p??2 $@E?:<@G2] %96 ;F586 2=D@ 7:?65 96C ` >:==:@? 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