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Platner formally withdraws from Maine Senate race

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Graham Platner on Friday submitted his paperwork to formally withdraw from Maine’s U.S. Senate race, officially ending an upstart yet troubled campaign whose dissolution threatens Democrats’ pursuit of chamber control.

Transgender girls who challenged Trump sports order drop lawsuit

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Two transgender girls who were the first to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order, “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports,” have withdrawn their lawsuit in New Hampshire based on a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld state bans on transgender athletes in girls’ sports and their own personal hardships, their lawyer said.

In Taylor Swift's beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor

In Taylor Swift’s beach town, every clue becomes a wedding rumor

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China's June exports surge 27% from a year earlier as AI boom drives strong demand

HONG KONG (AP) – China’s exports accelerated in June, jumping 27% from a year earlier thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence, the customs agency said Tuesday.

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EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media

BRUSSELS (AP) – A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.

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12 states challenge Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros

NEW YORK (AP) – Twelve states challenged Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Monday, filing a lawsuit that argues the $81 billion mega merger would “extinguish competition” in Hollywood and threaten jobs across the industry.

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Iran says initial deal with US in state of 'crisis' and blames Washington

Iran says initial deal with US in state of ‘crisis’ and blames Washington

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EU chief weighs age restrictions for children using social media

BRUSSELS (AP) – A top European Union official on Monday called for limits to be placed on children using social media as a special EU panel looking into the challenge recommended forbidding access for those under 13 until tech companies can prove their platforms are safe.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Judge says Trump lawsuit against IRS was filed for ‘improper purpose’ and refers attorneys for disciplinary action. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams amounts to a stinging rebuke of the Republican president’s lawsuit, characterizing it as an exercise in self-dealing in which he sued an entity that is effectively under his control.

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US Senator Lindsey Graham died after aorta tear, medical examiner says
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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78