There are moments that call out to our humanity.
Joe Biden informs Cherelle Griner that her wife, Brittney is safe and on her way back to the United States. Brittney Griner was detained in Russia since February.Brittney Griner is free. After 10 months of detention, several of which were spent in one of the harshest penal colonies in Russia, the American basketball star is on her way home. Griner was released after extensive negotiations at the highest levels of government in the United States and Russia.
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