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Houston-area families reunite after imprisoned Citgo executives freed from Venezuela

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on October 4, 2022 · The remaining five members of the "Citgo 6," along with two other Americans who had been jailed by the Venezuelan government, were released Saturday as part of a prisoner swap.

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Gunman Kills 3, Takes Hostages in Southern France Before Being Killed By Police

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Posted on March 23, 2018 · The man reportedly entered a grocery in Trebes yelling, "Allahu Akbar, I'll kill you all." Officials say the suspect was a petty criminal from a nearby city who had been under police surveillance

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Brittney Griner’s former coach, local political expert weigh in on her release

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Posted on December 8, 2022 · Griner was released from a Russian prison on Thursday morning, nearly nine months after first being detained. Her former Houston-area high school coach said she was "ecstatic" at the news.

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Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian prisoner the U.S. traded for Brittney Griner?

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Posted on December 8, 2022 · Bout is a Russian who was the world's most notorious arms dealer in the 1990s and early 2000s. He was serving a 25-year prison sentence in Illinois before being freed as part of a U.S.-Russia swap.

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WNBA star Brittney Griner freed in US-Russia prisoner swap

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Posted on December 8, 2022 · Biden's authorization to release a Russian felon once nicknamed “the Merchant of Death" underscored the escalating pressure that his administration faced to get Griner home, particularly after the recent resolution of her criminal case and her subsequent transfer to a penal colony.

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