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American Teacher Wrongfully Detained Under Biden Comes Home

Retired American schoolteacher Stephen Hubbard, 74, spent four years in a Russian jail. On Wednesday, he walked free after President Donald Trump persuaded Russian leader Vladimir Putin to free him. Hubbard was the last American officially determined to be wrongfully detained by Russia. He was released from custody early Wednesday and was waiting at St....

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