Graham Platner drew astonishing voter turnout in primary — despite laundry list of scandals

PORTLAND, Maine — Embattled oyster farmer Graham Platner drew an astonishing turnout from voters in Maine’s Democratic primary on Tuesday — despite his laundry list of disturbing scandals. More than 222,600 Mainers voted in the Democratic primary for Senate — up a stunning 37% from the 162,600 voters who turned out to cast their ballots in the 2020 primary, which was a presidential year, according to preliminary data from the Associated Press. Presidential years typically have higher turnouts than midterms, per data from Maine’s secretary of state. The number of people who turned out to vote in the closely watched…

Dodgers’ late meltdown results in Pirates’ unlikely victory

PITTSBURGH –– First, the Pirates robbed Shohei Ohtani of a sure-fire home run. Then, they turned around and stole the whole game. At the start of the seventh inning Wednesday night, the Dodgers had a five-run lead, Ohtani on the mound and a series-clinching win all but secured at PNC…

US launches new strikes on ‘multiple targets’ in Iran, CENTCOM says

The US military launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran Wednesday evening, hours after President Trump warned additional attacks on the Islamic Republic were coming to try and force Tehran to re-enter serious peace negotiations. “U.S. Central Command [CENTCOM] forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m.…

Yankees test Jasson Dominguez in right field with Aaron Judge sidelined

The Martian is learning to inhabit a new planet. Jasson Domínguez played right field Tuesday at Triple-A and was scheduled to do so again Wednesday, according to Yankees manager Aaron Boone. Dominguez has never played right field in the majors — and only done so once in his minor-league career…

Sue Bird reveals what led to shocking Megan Rapinoe breakup

WNBA legend Sue Bird was candid about her “new era” after the end of her decade-long relationship with former USWNT soccer star Megan Rapinoe. “It’s like anything. It’s like, you grow, you change, you start having conversations about that in your relationship, and it just got to a point where…

Top Republican pushes for reconciliation 3.0 to address affordability

As Congress scrambles to assemble a third reconciliation package, the Chairman of the Republican Study Committee (RSC) struck an optimistic tone in an interview on the “Ruthless Podcast.” “On affordability, on fraud, and on defense, I think that we’re going to run a two-minute drill,” Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, said…

Kia recalls 6K vehicles over possible seat belt defect that risks injury

Kia is recalling thousands of vehicles over potentially faulty seat belt straps in the driver’s seat that can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. The recall includes certain 2027 Telluride and Telluride Hybrid vehicles manufactured between March 24 and May 12, the National Highway Traffic…

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