Today's headlines: The founder of the defunct and bankrupt cryptocurrency company FTX was arrested in the Bahamas last night after the United States Southern District of New York sent an indictment to extradite him. WNBA star and olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner was back on the court in Arizona, taking her first shots since she was wrongfully detained and jailed in Russia 10 months ago. A former top Twitter official forced to leave home due to threats amid ‘Twitter Files’ release. Special Counsel Jack Smith has subpoenaed Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger as part of his probe into the efforts to overturn the 2020 election results. Finally for today, two journalists have now died since the World Cup Tournament began.
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CNBC: FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges
CNN: Brittney Griner is back in the US and dunking again after almost 10 months detained in Russia
CNN: Former top Twitter official forced to leave home due to threats amid ‘Twitter Files’ release
CNN: Special counsel subpoenas Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger in January 6 probe
Daily News: Body of soccer journalist Grant Wahl returned to U.S. as a second journalist dies at World Cup in Qatar
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