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Brittney Griner Is Coming Home
Early Thursday morning, President Biden announced that Griner was being safely returned home as a result of a prisoner swap. In exchange for her freedom, the U.S. returned convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout to Russia. Unfortunately, the news is not all good.
Three Days of Strikes In Iran
In today’s newsletter, we are sifting through the confusion of the recent headlines about the morality police in Iran, applauding some brave Swifties, and checking in on what else is going on in our world.
Puerto Rico’s Dimming Future
In today’s newsletter: a disastrous contract extension in Puerto Rico, positive news out of Jackson, Mississippi, and a little time spent with the Harry and Meghan trailer. Or maybe a lot of time.
Inside China’s Historic Protests
In today's newsletter we dive into the protests in China which began last week after 10 people died by fire in an apartment building where strict lockdown measures were in place. What started out as a protest about a fire in a heavily surveilled area quickly evolved into what the Washington Post…