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CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap  CNN Brittney Griner may be candidate for prisoner swap between U.S. and Russia  KTVB Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death”?  CBS News Exclusive:

House passes assault weapons ban that’s doomed in the Senate  NBC News Assault weapons ban passed in House of Representatives  Fox News Bill to ban assault weapons across the United States  News 19 WLTX House to take up assault weapons ban Friday, Pelosi

Statement from President Biden on House Passage of Assault Weapons Ban  The White House

Jon Stewart Fires Back at Ted Cruz’s ‘Bullshit’ Excuses  The Daily Beast Video Shows Republicans Fist Bumping After Blocking Veteran Healthcare Bill  Newsweek Bill aiding veterans impacted by burn pits, other toxic chemicals stopped by GOP  NPR Our senators are not hypocrites. They

Why does Russia want Viktor Bout back so badly?  The Washington Post CNN Exclusive: Russian officials requested adding convicted murderer to Griner/Whelan prisoner swap  CNN Tehachapi native Trevor Reed optimistic for Brittney Griner release  23 ABC News | KERO Lavrov, Blinken discuss Griner,

Ukraine said it was ready for Black Sea grain shipments to resume, while the top Russian and American diplomats talked about a prisoner swap involving the basketball star Brittney Griner.

An editing battle over its “recession” entry prompted Wikipedia to put a temporarily lock on revisions. The entry was changed to a definition of recession that aligned with President Biden’s stance. (Image credit: Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Eastern Kentucky is the epicenter Friday of the nation’s latest extreme weather disaster. At least 16 people have died in flooding that rewrote the record books and ravaged neighboring states as well. Amna Nawaz has our report.

Eastern Kentucky is the epicenter Friday of the nation’s latest extreme weather disaster. At least 16 people have died in flooding that rewrote the record books and ravaged neighboring states as well. Amna Nawaz has our report.

In our new wrap Friday, extreme heat in the Pacific Northwest kept temperatures at or above 100 degrees again with extreme condition expected through the weekend, another major inflation gauge is pointing to price hikes for some time to come,