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Medical Helicopter Crashes In US' Mississippi, All 3 On Board Killed
1 week, 3 days ago

Medical Helicopter Crashes In US' Mississippi, All 3 On Board Killed

ABP News  

A medical helicopter carrying a pilot and two hospital workers crashed in Mississippi on Monday, killing all three passengers on board. A statement released by University of Mississippi Medical Centre after the crash read: "This afternoon, an AirCare helicopter had an accident in Madison County, north of the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The AirCare chopper was not carrying any patients at …

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Second person to receive experimental pig heart transplant dies
1 year, 4 months ago

Second person to receive experimental pig heart transplant dies

Salon  

The world's second xenotransplant recipient, Lawrence Faucette, died Tuesday at age 58. As reported by CNN, Faucette received the experimental transplant six weeks ago after being admitted to the University of Maryland Medical Center with symptoms of heart failure and pre-existing conditions which made him ineligible for a traditional human heart transplant. Despite excellent heart functions reported after the first …

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How Brittney Griner became a pawn in the US-Russia geopolitical war
2 years, 8 months ago

How Brittney Griner became a pawn in the US-Russia geopolitical war

The Independent  

Brittney Griner has an extraordinary reach. She adds: “That is, as long as those gay athletes don’t talk about being gay.” open image in gallery Cherelle Griner has spearheaded efforts to secure her wife’s release Griner has played every season for the Phoenix Mercury since 2013. People who’ve known her from high school ball to college ball to professional ball, …

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Russian state media releases photo of WNBA star Brittney Griner in custody after alleged vape arrest
3 years ago

Russian state media releases photo of WNBA star Brittney Griner in custody after alleged vape arrest

Daily Mail  

Russian state media have released a photograph of WNBA star Brittney Griner in custody, the first since she was detained at the airport in Moscow last month on suspicion of carrying a cannabis-filled vape pen. She was playing for the Moscow team UMMC Ekaterinburg and was earning $1million for the off-season - six times her WNBA salary This wider shot …

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Brittney Griner: Why so many WNBA stars play basketball overseas
3 years ago

Brittney Griner: Why so many WNBA stars play basketball overseas

CNN  

CNN — For many years, WNBA players have regularly gone overseas during the WNBA’s off-season to make the most of the higher salaries they can earn in international leagues. “Like many athletes competing in the WNBA, Griner plays abroad during the WNBA offseason because her salary is exponentially higher in other countries,” Spruill wrote on the petition’s page. “For WNBA …

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It’ll be ‘very difficult’ to get detained US basketball star Brittney Griner out of Russia, lawmaker says
3 years ago

It’ll be ‘very difficult’ to get detained US basketball star Brittney Griner out of Russia, lawmaker says

CNN  

CNN — For days, family and friends have been clamoring for the release of two-time Olympic champion Brittney Griner after she was detained in Russia on drug charges. Russia’s Interfax News Agency quoted a statement from the Customs Service, which did not identify the traveler by name: “As a US citizen was passing through the green channel at Sheremetyevo Airport …

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Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball
3 years ago

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball

NPR  

Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women's basketball Enlarge this image toggle caption Stacy Revere/Getty Images Stacy Revere/Getty Images In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, news of basketball player Brittney Griner's detainment on drug charges became public on Saturday. The Russian government announced that it had detained Griner at …

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