Russia frees American Stephen Hubbard; student protests spread…

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back. It's five Eastern, two Pacific, and here is the latest. Russia has freed American Stephen Hubbard after more than four years behind bars.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSentenced to six years and ten months, and he's out early.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTrump says the United States gave nothing in return, which I find the most suspicious sentence of the week.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHubbard denies the mercenary charges, according to NBC News. CBS says as many as ten other Americans remain in Russian custody.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn other news, student protests that began in France in September have spread to at least seven other European countries, according to the New York Times.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFrance says two hundred fifty thousand marched, the unions say four hundred fifty thousand. Even the crowd can't agree on how doomed it is.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI love it.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe French Education Ministry opened a consultation portal for students, and it stays open until October twenty-third.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA web portal, for a protest with a quarter-million people in the street. Somewhere in Paris, a bureaucrat is very pleased with himself.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPlausible.

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    Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPlausible! Hank, you've never said a truer word on this show.