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30 Years In Prison For Murder, New DNA Evidence Frees Hawaii Man
A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day "Freedom Friday" and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence.
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Crypto Kingpin Alexander Vinnik Returns To Moscow In Russia-US Prisoner Swap
The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel.
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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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Cuba To Free 553 Prisoners After Removal From US Terror List
Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to an announcement from Washington that it will remove the communist country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Bodycam Footage Shows New York Prisoner Beaten By Officers Before Death
A bodycam footage released on Friday shows the correctional officers at a New York prison facility beating a handcuffed inmate, who died the following day.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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All About Adam Boehler, Trump's Pick For US Hostage Affairs Envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Adam Boehler as his administration's lead hostage negotiator at a time when the United States is seeking to secure the release of prisoners trapped in Gaza and other parts around the world.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Menendez Brothers, Jailed For Life For Killing Parents, Could Be Freed
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who in 1989 murdered their wealthy parents, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.
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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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US Rapper Sean Diddy's Legal Team Files Appeal After Bail Denied Second Time
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney plans to file an appeal to get him released from prison, according to court documents obtained by 'People' on Monday.
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US Secures Release Of 135 Political Prisoners From Nicaragua
The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest mass transfer by President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian government.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Julian Assange Freed From UK Prison After He Strikes Plea Deal With US
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Posthumous Memoir Out In October: US Publisher
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir will be released in October, chronicling his 2020 poisoning and life in a brutal Russian prison camp, the US publisher of the book said Thursday.
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30 Years In Prison For Murder, New DNA Evidence Frees Hawaii Man
A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day "Freedom Friday" and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence.
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Crypto Kingpin Alexander Vinnik Returns To Moscow In Russia-US Prisoner Swap
The United States has released Russian cryptocurrency kingpin Alexander Vinnik, as part of an exchange deal that saw Moscow free US teacher Marc Fogel.
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Afghan Taliban Announces Prisoner Swap With US: A Deal Brokered By Qatar
The Taliban government announced on Tuesday the release by the United States of an Afghan prisoner in exchange for US detainees.
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Cuba To Free 553 Prisoners After Removal From US Terror List
Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to an announcement from Washington that it will remove the communist country from its list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Bodycam Footage Shows New York Prisoner Beaten By Officers Before Death
A bodycam footage released on Friday shows the correctional officers at a New York prison facility beating a handcuffed inmate, who died the following day.
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Travis Timmerman, Missing US Citizen Found In Syria After Release From Prison
The United States is working to get an American citizen found on Thursday in Syria out of the country and bring him home, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Jordan, where he held meetings to discuss the political transition of Syria.
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All About Adam Boehler, Trump's Pick For US Hostage Affairs Envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Adam Boehler as his administration's lead hostage negotiator at a time when the United States is seeking to secure the release of prisoners trapped in Gaza and other parts around the world.
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"I'm Empowered": Trump Advisor Steve Bannon Out Of Jail Ahead Of Polls
Steve Bannon, a prominent right-wing figure and former senior advisor to Donald Trump, was released from prison early Tuesday after spending nearly four months behind bars and just a week ahead of the US election.
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Menendez Brothers, Jailed For Life For Killing Parents, Could Be Freed
Lyle and Erik Menendez, who in 1989 murdered their wealthy parents, could be released from prison after a US prosecutor said he would ask a judge to look again at their sentences.
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Ex-US Marine Sentenced To 14 Years By Russia For Fighting For Ukraine
Russia on Wednesday convicted in absentia a former US Marine who fought for Ukraine after spending over two years in a Russian prison before being released in a swap.
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US Rapper Sean Diddy's Legal Team Files Appeal After Bail Denied Second Time
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorney plans to file an appeal to get him released from prison, according to court documents obtained by 'People' on Monday.
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US Secures Release Of 135 Political Prisoners From Nicaragua
The United States said Thursday it had secured the release of 135 political prisoners from Nicaragua, the latest mass transfer by President Daniel Ortega's increasingly authoritarian government.
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Russia Frees Jailed US Reporter In Major Prisoner Swap With West, Says Turkey
US journalist Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan are expected to be released by Russia as part of one of the biggest East-West prisoner swaps since the Cold War, according to US media Thursday.
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Julian Assange Freed From UK Prison After He Strikes Plea Deal With US
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has agreed to plead guilty in US court to revealing military secrets in exchange for his freedom, ending his years-long legal drama, according to court documents released Monday night.
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Putin Critic Alexei Navalny's Posthumous Memoir Out In October: US Publisher
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's posthumous memoir will be released in October, chronicling his 2020 poisoning and life in a brutal Russian prison camp, the US publisher of the book said Thursday.
