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How Graham Platner’s campaign unraveled: From Reddit posts to rape allegation
The US Senate campaign of Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee in Maine, is close to collapse after a woman he had previously dated, Jenny Racicot, publicly accused him of raping her in 2021. The allegation matters because it has prompted senior Democrats who had backed Platner to withdraw their support and urge him to quit,…
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Marine Le Pen declares fourth presidential bid after embezzlement conviction and tagging order
France’s Marine Le Pen has announced that she will stand for the presidency for a fourth time in the 2027 election, despite a recent embezzlement conviction that carried a court-ordered penalty restricting her movements. The move sets up a legal and political confrontation, as the conviction had been widely seen as a potential barrier to…
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Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app
Figma has acquired the team behind Bud (formerly Orchids), a Y Combinator-backed vibe-coding and AI agent platform, as it seeks to expand beyond design and move coding and prototyping closer to its core canvas. The move matters because it signals Figma’s ambition to become a broader product-building tool, letting teams turn ideas into working apps…
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Former Democratic mayor of state capital city pleads guilty for role in six-figure real estate bribery scheme
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the former Democratic mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, pleaded guilty on Monday to one count of conspiracy over his part in a six-figure real estate bribery scheme. Lumumba, who led the state capital from 2017 to 2025, admitted accepting money linked to undercover FBI agents who were posing as property developers, making him…
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Revealed: Farage’s £5m gift reported to UK crime agency over money laundering concerns
The Guardian reports that a £5m gift given to Nigel Farage by the cryptocurrency billionaire and Reform UK donor Christopher Harborne was flagged to the National Crime Agency (NCA) by bankers who feared it might involve laundered money. The disclosure intensifies pressure on the Reform UK leader, who is already awaiting a ruling from the…
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Sunny Hostin called out by fellow ‘View’ co-host for prior support of Platner in tense exchange
On an episode of ABC’s “The View”, co-host Sunny Hostin was challenged by fellow co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin over her repeated statements that she would still vote for embattled Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite sexual assault allegations against him. The exchange matters because it highlights growing tension among Democrats and commentators about whether to…
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 7 Jul 2026 18:29
Your evening briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Hollywood Reporter.
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Iran attacks ships in Strait of Hormuz days after Trump gave Tehran ‘a week off’ for Khamenei funeral
Iran attacked commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday and Tuesday, striking three vessels and reigniting tensions just days after President Donald Trump said the United States had granted Tehran “a week off” during funeral ceremonies for the slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes matter because the strait is one of the…
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Darren Jones reveals he doesn’t want to serve as Andy Burnham’s chief secretary despite giving up own leadership ambitions to back the incoming Prime Minister – and takes swipe at remaining leadership rival
Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister and a close ally of Keir Starmer, has indicated he does not wish to keep his current post under Andy Burnham, the incoming Prime Minister, even though he abandoned his own leadership ambitions to support Burnham. Speaking at the Politico Conference in London, Jones said the role…
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Who’s at the Sun Valley Moguls Retreat This Year
An updating tally of attendees jetting in to the annual Allen & Co. conference in Idaho.