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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner accuses the New York Times and Wall Street Journal of ‘journalistic malpractice’

Campaign under fire.

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Graham Platner's Wife Amy Gertner Collects Campaign Paycheque While Defending Husband In Sexting Scandal

Maine Democratic Senate candidate faces mounting pressure as wife reveals she was paid by campaign when disclosing explicit messages

International Business Times UK

As scandal rocks Maine Democrat another seat in the heart of Trump country may be do-or-die

ANALYSIS: The former swing state turned scarlet red. Now, reports Eric Garcia, Democrats feel they have a chance in the Hawkeye State thanks to Trump’s tariffs

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Graham Platner's Wife Calls Coverage of Explicit Texts "Shameful" Amid Scrutiny Of Maine Democrat

Graham Platner's wife is publicly defending the Maine Democratic Senate hopeful after reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with women during their marriage, calling the coverage of the private texts "shameful."

International Business Times

'I want my marriage': Wife says she's deeply hurt after husband Graham Platner's sexting with other women becomes public

Maine Democratic Senate hopeful Graham Platner broke his silence over the sexting scandal and slammed the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times for running stories on gossip. The gossip, however, was allegedly provided by her wife Amy Gartner who has now said that it is shameful for the…

The Times of India

Maine Senate hopeful’s wife breaks silence on ‘Sexting’ claims as campaign rocked by fresh scandal

This marks the latest controversy to embroil the Maine Democrat’s high-stakes Senate campaign

The Independent UK

Graham Platner sent explicit texts to other women during marriage, wife confirms

Amy Gertner, wife of Democratic Senate candidate in Maine, says she is ‘hurt’ ex-political director exposed texts

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Democrats have fresh hope to win back Senate – could they really pull it off?

North Carolina, Ohio, Maine and Alaska are key targets for a party bullish after a bruising Republican primary in Texas

The Guardian - US

Maine Senate candidate had a tattoo that resembled a Nazi symbol, but House Democrats are split on whether it should disqualify him

Platner insists he never knew what it meant.

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DOJ sues Democratic states over refusal to provide undercover license plates to ICE agents

The federal government contends these states are imposing restrictions that hinder law enforcement operations

The Independent UK

Investigators say fatal Maine lumber mill fire was accidental and started in silo

Authorities say the fire and subsequent explosion at a Maine lumber mill that killed a firefighter and injured a dozen other people was accidental and originated at the base of a silo

The Independent UK

No Democratic incumbents, two Republican incumbents are being challenged in primaries for state legislature in Maine

Two Maine state legislative incumbents face primary contests in 2026, the fewest at any point since 2018. This is a 67% decrease in the number of incumbents facing challengers compared to 2024. Both of the contested incumbents are Republican state representatives.

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Maine's transgender sports initiative halted by invalid signatures

Maine's secretary of state says an initiative intended to limit transgender students’ ability to participate in sports has been removed from the ballot because of invalid signatures

The Independent UK

Most of Maine’s county commissioners are in their 60s and 70s

Maine has the oldest population in the U.S., and its public servants are aging too

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Maine high schoolers accidentally served baked dirt for dessert after science experiment mix-up

The potting soil had been baked in a foil-covered dish earlier that day to sterilize it for a science project

Kiplinger

Renters Are Turning to Plug-In Solar as Energy Bills Rise

Balcony solar systems are emerging as a lower-cost alternative to rooftop solar for renters. Here's how plug-in solar works.

LiveScience

The Appalachian Mountains hold enough lithium to make 500 billion cellphones, researchers discover

Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the ancient Appalachians mountain system holds 2.5 million tons of the critical element lithium.

The Economic Times

Barney Frank dies at 86: Who was the liberal firebrand behind Dodd-Frank, Wall Street reform, and America’s LGBTQ political revolution?

Who was Barney Frank? The death of Barney Frank marks the end of one of the most consequential and controversial political careers in modern American history. The sharp-tongued Massachusetts Democrat, who helped reshape Wall Street regulations after the 2008 financial collapse and became one of the first openly gay members…

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Maine high school accidentally serves science project at annual event to fight hunger: ‘Not a prank’

Some kids took a bite.

The Independent UK

New England grid operator forecasts modest growth in electricity demand over next 10 years

ISO New England expects electricity use in Maine and New England to grow by about 9 percent over the next decade

The Guardian - US

Democrats are aiming at Maine for a Senate seat. But will the state give up Susan Collins?

Challenger Graham Platner may have amassed a rare kinetic energy, but the moderate conservative has served the state for almost 30 years

The Independent UK

Firefighter, 27, killed and others remain critically injured after Maine lumber mill explosion

Flowers were placed outside the Morrill Volunteer Fire Department in honor of the firefighter killed in the incident

The Independent UK

Maine communities mourn the 27-year-old firefighter killed in a lumber mill explosion

A 27-year-old firefighter who died in a massive fire and explosion at a lumber mill in Maine's midcoast region is being honored

The Independent UK

Multiple injured after explosion at Maine lumber mill

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The Economic Times

Robbins Lumber explosion in Searsmont, Maine, leaves multiple injured – here's what happened and what we know so far

Searsmont Maine explosion breaking news: A significant fire and explosion at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, Maine, resulted in at least five injuries and prompted a large-scale emergency response. The incident, which began in a wood shaving packaging area and spread to a dust silo, escalated into a "mass casualty event"…

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