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WASHINGTON 鈥?Air travel in the United States has become a combustible mix in which passengers aren ;t the only ones treated unfairly, senators were told Thursday. Travelers all too frequently tak
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HELSINKI AP 鈥?President Joe Biden on Thursday said hes serious about pursuing a prisoner exchang
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stanley cup e U.S. is interested.READ MORE: Russia open to talks over potential prisoner swap for detained American reporter Evan Gershkovich I ;m serious on a prisoner exchange, said Biden, who was concluding a five-day visit to Europe that took him to the UK, Lithuania and Finland. And Im serious about doing all we can to free Americans being illegally held in Russia or anywhere else for that matter, and that process is underway. Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip. He is being held at Moscows Lefortovo prison, notorious for its harsh conditions. A Moscow court recently upheld a ruling to keep him in custody until Aug. 30.Gershkovich and his employer deny the allegations, and the U.S. government has declared him to be
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