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Stephen Hubbard release from Russia Breaking
First reported Oct 19, 11:02 PM ET by CNN · ongoing, 35 hours so far
Russia releases imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard (opens the original story in a new tab)
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How each outlet covered it
19 outlets, in order of their first story; headlines link to the original · 1 more on YouTube only
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| Outlet | First seen | Articles | Videos | First headline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CNN |
Oct 19, 11:02 PM First | 4 | 0 | |
 ABC News |
Oct 20, 1:26 PM | 1 | 2 | |
 The Hill |
Oct 20, 3:53 PM | 5 | 0 | |
 The New York Times |
Oct 20, 4:47 PM | 3 | 0 | |
 Newsmax |
Oct 20, 5:08 PM | 4 | 0 | |
 NBC News |
Oct 21, 5:25 AM | 3 | 2 | |
 New York Post |
Oct 21, 5:38 AM | 2 | 1 | |
 CBS News |
Oct 21, 5:40 AM | 1 | 1 | |
 Fox News |
Oct 21, 5:43 AM | 2 | 2 | |
 Breitbart |
Oct 21, 6:16 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 The Wall Street Journal |
Oct 21, 6:30 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 Newsweek |
Oct 21, 6:46 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 Reuters |
Oct 21, 6:50 AM | 2 | 0 | |
 Bloomberg |
Oct 21, 6:51 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 TIME |
Oct 21, 7:05 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 The Epoch Times |
Oct 21, 7:24 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 Los Angeles Times |
Oct 21, 7:33 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 Politico |
Oct 21, 7:40 AM | 1 | 0 | |
 The Washington Post |
Oct 21, 8:30 AM | 1 | 0 |
Not yet: Business Insider, CNBC, HuffPost, Associated Press, MS NOW, NTD, USA Today, Vox
On Bluesky
15 posts from outlets’ official accounts · 98 likes in all
Russia Releases American Stephen Hubbard From Prison, State Media Reports
Bluesky · The New York Times · Oct 21, 6:16 AM
28 likes · 7 reposts
Russia says it freed American Stephen Hubbard, 74, as Trump envoy meets with Putin
Bluesky · NBC News · Oct 21, 5:32 AM
20 likes · 9 reposts
Russia Frees US Teacher During Witkoff Talks After Trump Appeal
Bluesky · Bloomberg · Oct 21, 7:30 AM
13 likes · 3 reposts
Russia Releases Captured American in Sign of Warming Ties
Bluesky · The Wall Street Journal · Oct 21, 6:30 AM
11 likes · 1 reposts
Who is Stephen Hubbard, the US citizen released by Russia?
Bluesky · Reuters · Oct 21, 6:50 AM
9 likes · 1 reposts
Russia releases US citizen Stephen Hubbard from prison
Bluesky · Politico · Oct 21, 7:40 AM
7 likes · 0 reposts
YouTube videos
Videos from outlets’ channels about this story · 9 in all, most watched first
7:15Trump is the 'PRINCIPAL ENEMY OF THE U.S.' for helping Russia, veteran foreign analyst says
MS NOW · 101,432 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
12:03BREAKING: Russia releases detained American, Steve Wifkoff reveals
Fox News · 85,344 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
0:37BREAKING: Russia released detained US citizen #shorts
Fox News · 25,070 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
9:37Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard
CBS News · 5,568 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
1:20Russia Releases Imprisoned American Stephen Hubbard After Trump Plea
New York Post · 1,325 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
1:43Detained American Stephen Hubbard released by Russia as Witkoff meets with Putin
ABC News · 1,301 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
0:39Russia frees retired American teacher after four years
NBC News · 720 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
1:59Detained American released by Russia
ABC News · 353 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
0:22Witkoff meets Hubbard in Russia after his release
NBC News · 103 views · as of 9:47 AM ET
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