American citizens freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange

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In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service via RTR on Aug. 1, 2024, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, center, is escorted by a Russian Federal Security Service agent, left, as they arrive at an airport outside Moscow, Russia.

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American citizens have been freed from Russia on Thursday in a prisoner exchange, including the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Also, nearly 23 years after the attacks of Sept. 11, the man accused of planning those attacks — along with two accomplices — agreed to plead guilty. Plus, as the incumbent president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, faces accusations of election fraud, the legacy of a former president, Hugo Chávez, looms large over the country, even though he died more than a decade ago. 

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