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Brittney Griner pleads guilty to drug charges in Russia

Clip: 07/08/2022 | 11m 34s | Video has closed captioning.

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This week saw a number of startling headlines from overseas. The former longest-serving prime minister of Japan Shinzo Abe was assassinated, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned from office plagued by scandal, and the fate of WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner remains uncertain after she pleaded guilty to drug charges in a Russian court.

Aired: 07/08/22

Rating: NR

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