Senate pick announced his withdrawal in angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’ Graham Platner ends Maine Senate campaign after sexual assault allegation Sign up for the Breaking News US email The number of US chemical accidents is rising just as the Trump administration guts protections against the disasters, a new analysis of federal data by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) non-profit found. The report found the number of chemical accidents, explosions, fires and other emergencies that release chemicals into the atmosphere was up by at least 51% since 2021. Deaths and injuries were up at least 20%. Continue reading...
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Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner – US politics live
Maine Democrats are planning a convention to select a new candidate for the Senate after Graham Platner withdrew from the race. Platner announced his withdrawal in a video, accusing the party and media of acting as "judge, jury and executioner" following a sexual assault allegation.
Tom AmbroseThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-07-09 · 11:33 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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Maine Democrats are planning a convention to select a new candidate for the Senate after Graham Platner withdrew from the race. Platner announced his withdrawal in a video, accusing the party and media of acting as "judge, jury and executioner" following a sexual assault allegation. The article also reports that a new analysis by the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (Peer) found a significant rise in US chemical accidents, with a 51% increase since 2021 and a 20% rise in deaths and injuries. This increase coincides with the Trump administration reportedly reducing protections against such disasters.
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Graham Platner ended his Maine Senate campaign after a sexual assault allegation.
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Graham Platner announced his withdrawal in an angry video accusing party and media of acting as ‘judge, jury and executioner’.
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Maine Democrats plan convention to replace scandal-hit Platner.
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The number of chemical accidents was up by at least 51% since 2021.
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The number of US chemical accidents is rising.
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