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Pressure mounts on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race as new allegation emerges – live

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Democrats could replace Platner on the ballot if he ends his campaign by 13 July; woman accuses him of removing condom without consent, Washington Post reports How could Democrats replace Graham Platner? Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” withVladimir Putin, ahead of arriving in Turkey. This comes amid a wave of recent Russian strikes across Ukraine that have killed at least 21 people . The US president said that he also spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s linked source, Pressure mounts on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race as new allegation emerges – live, Democrats could replace Platner on the ballot if he ends his campaign by 13 July; woman accuses him of removing condom without consent, Washington Post reports How could Democrats replace Graham Platner? Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” withVladimir Putin, ahead of arriving in Turkey. This comes amid a wave of recent Russian strikes across Ukraine that have killed at least 21 people . The US president said that he also spoke with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy ahead of the Nato summit. Continue reading…

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