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Maine Democratic Senate candidate under scrutiny over explicit texts

Maine Democratic Senate candidate under scrutiny over explicit texts
NBC News Sunday 31 May 2026, 22:46 UTC 1 min read
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Curfew in place to crack down on clashes outside immigration facility 02:01 Inside China's push for global dominance: Evs, robotics, AI, pandas 22:54 Trump to hold rally at ‘Great America State Fair’ after artists back out 01:27 Good News: First-generation college graduates thank their families 02:57 Top W.H.O. official in Ebola epicenter as deadly outbreak spreads 01:44 A.I. lobbyists in statehouses across the U.S. 03:36 Dueling protests face off at New Jersey ICE detention center over detainee conditions 01:49 Mysterious loud boom rattles New England region 01:34 Four more men rescued after more than a week trapped in a flooded cave in Laos 02:08 Great Americans: A conversation with Ruby Bridges 04:33 Several artists back out of celebration for America’s 250th birthday 01:43 Trump to make ‘final determination’ on nuclear deal with Iranian regime 00:57 Trapped survivor rescued from cave 01:55 Two children among five killed in Virginia bus crash 01:58 Mysterious sonic boom rattles South Carolina 01:20 Blue Origin rocket explosion could delay NASA's moon plans 01:28 Oh deer: Indiana firefighters rescue baby deer from rushing floodwater 00:58 Deadly explosion at Dallas apartment complex 01:53 Alarming rise in weight loss drug overdoses 03:16 DOJ investigation into E. Jean Carroll’s Trump lawsuit 02:07 Nightly News Maine Democratic Senate candidate under scrutiny over explicit texts 02:10 Copied Graham Platner, the presumptive Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, is facing growing scrutiny over reports that he sent sexually explicit texts to several women. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin reports.May 31, 2026
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