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Platner drops out of crucial Senate race after bombshell rape allegation torpedoes campaign
Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, suspended his campaign on Wednesday after an allegation of rape from a woman he previously dated derailed his candidacy. His exit matters because he had been challenging veteran Republican Senator Susan Collins in one of a handful of races that will decide whether the GOP keeps its…
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Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after ex-girlfriend’s assault allegation
US Senate candidate Graham Platner has ended his Democratic campaign in Maine following an allegation of sexual assault made by a former girlfriend. The withdrawal marks an abrupt halt to a bid that had drawn national attention, and the fallout from the accusation appears to have been the decisive factor in his decision to quit…
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MAGA family values sheriff’s congressional ambition in trouble after he and his wife were accused of being SWINGERS
A conservative political group, Club for Growth, is spending $250,000 in the closing stages of Arizona’s Republican primary to salvage the congressional campaign of Mark Lamb, a Trump-endorsed sheriff who has built a “family values” image but now stands accused, along with his wife Janel, of being swingers whose lifestyle allegedly wrecked a friend’s marriage.…
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Farage says Binface by-election is deadly serious: ‘Labour and the Tories are both showing contempt for the electorate – this is an election with real people’
Nigel Farage has insisted that the forthcoming by-election in Clacton is a “real election” and should be taken seriously, despite his main rival being a joke candidate dressed as a wheelie bin. The contest was triggered by Farage’s own sudden resignation as MP amid sleaze accusations, and matters because all the main parties — Labour,…
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Apple TV leads 2026 Emmys with 87 nominations as streaming records tumble
The 2026 Emmy nominations were announced, with Apple TV emerging as the clear frontrunner, securing 87 nominations from just 15 programmes in a result that highlighted the platform’s selective, quality-focused approach. The announcement matters because it saw several long-standing streaming and industry records broken, signalling a shift in how recognition is distributed across an increasingly…
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Despite ‘misgivings,’ judge approves Elon Musk’s $1.5M SEC settlement
The saga of Musk’s tussle with the SEC over how he disclosed his growing stake in Twitter (now X) has come to an end.
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Bernie-backed socialist who allied with Platner could supplant him on ballot
Longtime Maine Democrat Troy Jackson has filed federal paperwork positioning himself to enter the state’s US Senate race, should the party’s nomination become available after rape allegations against current candidate Graham Platner surfaced on Monday. The move matters because Platner, a progressive backed by Senator Bernie Sanders, is under mounting pressure to quit, with senior…
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Judge approves $1.5 million SEC-Musk settlement over Twitter investment
A US federal judge has approved a $1.5 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Elon Musk, formally ending a case first brought in 2022 over his acquisition of Twitter. The matter matters because it closes a long-running regulatory dispute over whether Musk broke disclosure rules while building his stake in the…