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Nation Maine Dem Platner to drop out of Senate race Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode. Platner’s exit could exacerbate divisions between the party’s moderate and progressive factions, as Democrats debate who should replace him on the ballot and struggle to unify ahead of this year’s midterm elections. New York Parasite outbreak grows to 1,000 cases NEW YORK — Nearly 1,000 ...

‘The Pitt’ leads the way in Emmy nominations with 25

LOS ANGELES — “The Pitt” led all nominees with 25 in a dominant sophomore season, while “Hacks” got a graduation party with a record-setting 24 to lead all comedies in its final season as Emmy nominations were announced Wednesday. The totals give HBO Max the top spot for both drama ...

Ukraine to get license for Patriot systems

ANKARA, Turkey — U.S. President Donald Trump said at a NATO summit Wednesday in Turkey that the U.S. will give Ukraine a license to make Patriot air defense systems to counter missile attacks from Russia in their more than four-year war, a huge coup for Kyiv which has long requested the technology. Allowing foreign manufacture of Patriots, which the U.S. had resisted, was a turnaround for Trump that mirrored his day at the NATO meeting: Upon arriving, he lashed out at European partners for resisting his efforts to take control of Greenland and for not supporting his war in Iran. But ...

Family demands probe in ICE shooting

HOUSTON — A Mexican national fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the U.S. and was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family and a Texas congresswoman said ...

Crowds delighted by Big Boy's arrival in Altoona

Union Pacific’s historic Big Boy locomotive wasn’t “just a train” to the many railroad fans who crowded the Altoona train station Wednesday evening to catch a glimpse of its arrival. The locomotive rolled into the train station at about 5:11 p.m., but fans were milling about the ...