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The move paved the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of the Senate.
Graham Platner has filed paperwork to withdraw from the Maine Senate race, paving the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins.
NYTimes – US The move paved the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of the Senate.
NYTimes – US The move paved the way for Democrats to choose a new nominee to challenge Senator Susan Collins in a race both parties see as key to the control of the Senate.
NPR – Politics In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. federal government to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the change, saying the lake will continue to be called Lake Ontario. The order came after U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed last week.
NPR – World Flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 543 people, with Nepal reporting 538 deaths and Tibet five. More than 1,500 people remain missing. Rescue operations resumed after a pause caused by flood risk from an overflowing lake, as teams search for survivors amid destroyed roads, bridges and villages.
NYTimes – US Jurors began deliberations in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse accused of killing her three children in January 2023. Clancy has pleaded not guilty to three counts of first-degree murder. Her defense argues postpartum psychosis made her not criminally responsible, while prosecutors accused her of "extreme atrocity and cruelty."
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