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Latvia bars NHL’s Ovechkin, Trump Jr. wedding benefactor from entering country
Latvia has barred Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin from entering the country days after the he appeared in a political ad for a party backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, has…
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