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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich listened intently as he was found guilty by a Russian court of espionage. The charges had been vigorously denied by the WSJ, CIA and by Gershkovich himself. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

Evan Gershkovich listens as he is found guilty of spying and sentenced to 16 years in prison

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been sentenced to16 years in a Russian penal colony on charges of espionage after a guilty verdict was announced Friday.

Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian penal colony on espionage charges

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Russia Thursday sentenced American citizen Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in prison for attempted drug smuggling, according to Moscow's court service.

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The Associated Press

A Russian court has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges that his employer and the U.S. have rejected as a sham. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison after a secretive and rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently denied the charges. YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was convicted Friday of espionage and sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison on charges that his employer and the U.S. government have rejected as fabricated. The swift conclusion of the secretive trial in Russia’s highly politicized legal system could potentially clear the way for a prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington. Gershkovich, his head shaved and looking thin in a dark T-shirt, was calm as he stood in a glass defendants’ cage in the Sverdlovsk Regional Court. He listened impassively to the verdict but gave an occasional smile. When Judge Andrei Mineyev asked him if he had any questions about the verdict, he replied “No, your honor.”

Russia convicts US journalist of spying in a trial widely seen as politically motivated

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been found guilty of spying by a Russian court and sentenced to 16 years in prison following a trial that the US government, his newspaper and supporters have denounced as a sham. 

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Pennsylvania State

Milwaukee, WI

New details about the man with a gun arrested Monday near the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee have emerged. A criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County Circuit Court alleged that Donnell Tinsley, 21, was carrying a concealed AK-47 pistol without a permit, a "Scream" movie mask and an assortment of other items.

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Clarke County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

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Los Angeles, CA

Beverly Hills, CA

A man who police say was connected to a robbery in Beverly Hills led authorities on a dangerous pursuit with his 2-month-old daughter in the car on Wednesday. The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said the disturbing ordeal began with a call of an armed robbery involving three men in Beverly Hills. Those men were seen traveling in Hawthorne and then ditched the car they were traveling in. Two men were detained and a third suspect was seen driving away in a Kia sedan.

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TheDailyBeast

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Coral Gables, FL

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Edmond Thorne

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North Carolina State

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The Secret Service increased protection assets for former President Trump in recent weeks after learning of an Iranian assassination plot. NBC News' Ken Dilanian reports the Iranian plot has no known connection to the Pennsylvania shooting.

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New York City, NY

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Jacksonville, FL

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Marana, AZ

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Sangamon County, IL

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Seattle, WA

Kent, WA

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Reporter Evan Gershkovich sentenced to 16 years in Russian prison

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