US government says that Brittney Griner has been wrongfully detained in Russia – CNN

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The climber now stars in a new virtual reality (VR) series, ‘Alex Honnold: The Soloist VR,’ giving audiences an immersive experience and close-up look at the art of free soloing.”},{“title”:”Darijo Srna on Ukrainian clubs’ push for peace and his own struggle with war”,”duration”:”03:17″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2022/04/25/darijo-srna-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine-war-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2022/04/25/darijo-srna-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine-war-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220425125504-20220425–sports-darijo-srna-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2022/04/25/darijo-srna-shakhtar-donetsk-ukraine-war-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Shakhtar Donetsk director of football Darijo Srna talks to Don Riddell about growing up in the former Yugoslavia during the war and how he and his club are making a push for peace with their charity matches against clubs around Europe.”,”descriptionText”:”Shakhtar Donetsk director of football Darijo Srna talks to Don Riddell about growing up in the former Yugoslavia during the war and how he and his club are making a push for peace with their charity matches against clubs around Europe.”},{“title”:”The Atlanta Hawks’ State Farm Arena takes world-leading step towards sustainability”,”duration”:”02:12″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2022/04/26/atlanta-hawks-state-farm-arena-sustainability-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2022/04/26/atlanta-hawks-state-farm-arena-sustainability-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220426123759-state-farm-arena-tease-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2022/04/26/atlanta-hawks-state-farm-arena-sustainability-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”The Atlanta Hawks claimed a massive win at State Farm Arena on April 24. 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CNN spent the night at the game to see how they’re leading the way to a more sustainable future.”},{“title”:”Chelsea legend Didier Drogba speaks to CNN about club’s plights”,”duration”:”02:51″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2022/04/22/didier-drogba-chelsea-ivory-coast-football-federation-spt-intl.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2022/04/22/didier-drogba-chelsea-ivory-coast-football-federation-spt-intl.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220421120314-01-didier-drogba-chelsea-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2022/04/22/didier-drogba-chelsea-ivory-coast-football-federation-spt-intl.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”Speaking with CNN’s Amanda Davies former Chelsea legend Didier Drogba says the club has been unfairly treated in the wake of the sanctions, but that its players and staff will come through it a stronger unit.”,”descriptionText”:”Speaking with CNN’s Amanda 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Remarkably, he did all this with an injury so bad, his team and tournament doctors told him not to play.”},{“title”:”Ashleigh Barty announces retirement via Instagram”,”duration”:”00:47″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:”http://www.cnn.com/”,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/sports/2022/03/23/ashleigh-barty-retires-church-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”sports/2022/03/23/ashleigh-barty-retires-church-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220129111119-barty-australian-open-trophy-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/sports/2022/03/23/ashleigh-barty-retires-church-intl-ovn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/international-sport-playlist-general-videos/”,”description”:”The world’s number 1 ranked women’s tennis player Ashleigh Barty announced her retirement from the sport via a video she posted to Instagram. 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