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An empty stage is seen at a Graham Platner campaign event on June 9, 2026 in Blue Hill, Maine.
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Graham Platner drops his bid for Senate after facing an allegation of rape
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A trader moments before US President Donald Trump rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on July 6, 2026 from the Oval Office in celebration of the First Day of trading of Trump Accounts
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