Kay LeClaire went by an Ojibwe spirit name, spoke and performed at Native American events, led the local Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women movement, got grants & fellowships, sold leather bags and birch baskets. Turns out, it was all based on lies. https://t.co/jjdR0gYEod

— Madison365 (@madison_365) January 3, 2023

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>I used to think I could never get scammed. I’m way too smart for that. I’ve got a degree from journ*lism school. And I read tons of newspapers and books. I know what’s going on in the world. There’s just no way a scammer could outsmart me, right?

>Because con artists don’t outsmart you. They “out-feel” you. They use your emotions to gain entry into your life so they can rob you.

>In 2017, I became the victim of a professional con artist, a woman named “Mair Smyth,” who very quickly burrowed deep into my psyche and systematically scammed me out of almost $100,000 using a sophisticated series of confidence tricks.

>I’m a gay man, so she couldn’t use s*x to ensnare me. Her lures were much more creative and sinister.

>My con artist tricked me into believing my neighbor was a criminal on the run from authorities in Canada. So I avoided her like the plague. She then convinced my neighbor that I was mentally ill. So my neighbor avoided me.

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges, was released Thursday in a one-for-one prisoner swap for international arms dealer Viktor Bout, according to a U.S. official. The one-for-one exchange agreement negotiated with Moscow in recent weeks was given final approval by President Biden within just the last week, according to sources familiar with the deal. The swap, first reported by CBS News, took place on Thursday in the United Arab Emirates.

Five former U.S. officials told CBS News the agreement had been reached as of last Thursday.

A White House official said President Biden was in the Oval Office Thursday morning on the phone, speaking with Griner and her wife, and that Vice President Kamala Harris was also in the room. Per standard procedure for freed U.S. prisoners, Griner was expected to quickly undergo a medical evaluation.

President Biden is expected to speak at 8:30 a.m. Eastern at the White House about the prisoner swap that saw Brittney Griner released. You will be able to watch his remarks live in the player at the top of this page.

To secure Griner's release, the president ordered Bout to be freed and returned to Russia. Mr. Biden signed the commutation order cutting short Bout's 25-year federal prison sentence.

Notably, the Griner-for-Bout exchange leaves retired U.S. Marine Paul Whelan imprisoned in Russia. Whelan has been in Russian custody for nearly four years. He was convicted on espionage charges that the U.S. has called false.

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Trump slammed DeSantis in private, wrote New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman in her new book.

He also said Chris Christie, another rival, had a "weight problem," per Haberman's book.

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During the meeting, she spoke with Trump about Christie, one of his 2016 election rivals.

He also called Christie an "opportunist."

She also recalled learning from sources that Trump had called DeSantis "fat," "phony," and "whiny" while also taking credit for the latter clinching the governor's seat in 2018.

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>Qi entered the school in 2022 and listed his previous education as Louisiana State University and Wuhan University, the page said.

Drama incoming: https://old.reddit.com/r/ukpolitics/comments/11e32nt/school_suspends_sex_education_after_drag_queen/?sort=controversial

BREAKING: South Korea’s parliament has passed a landmark bill that outlaws the consumption of dog meat, a centuries-old practice. https://t.co/8wWgv54GfU

— The Associated Press (@AP) January 9, 2024

Please congratulate @KoreanStragKing on his people becoming slightly less of an embarrassment.

MOP IT UP MEDIA JANNIES!!!

Four people stabbed and slashed by a man carrying a samurai sword in Hainault station in Redbridge Essex this morning.

Some reports are saying the attacker is 15 years old.

Not a chance. pic.twitter.com/JRIdoP5llj

— Tommy Robinson 🇬🇧 (@TRobinsonNewEra) April 30, 2024

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Unfortunately it was a white guy or the memes would be excellent

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-london-68926446

https://twitter.com/MPSRedbridge/status/1785226912924635540

https://twitter.com/Dimerz100/status/1785203679160582253

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1cgnk7c/london_tube_station_closed_after_serious_police/?sort=controversial