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U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner turn out to be convicted Thursday in Russia of drug possession and sentenced to 9 years in penal complex following a politically charged trial that came amid hovering tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine and can lead to a high-stakes prisoner exchange between the 2 world powers. MORE: docket-closing-arguments-cannabis-case/12097721/