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The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan in a multinational deal that set some two dozen people free.
Whelan, Gershkovich and fellow journalist Alsu Kurmasheva were greeted by their families and President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at Joint Base Andrews outside of Washington late Wednesday night.
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Soaking up the moment
By NANCY BENAC
On a warm, steamy night, the freed Americans lingered on the
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