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NYTIMES (Reid J. Epstein) - Troy Jackson Picked to Replace Platner as Democratic Nominee in Maine Senate Race Sat Jul 25 15:59:45 2026

Mr. Jackson, a progressive former State Senate president, clinched the nomination at a hastily arranged state party convention.

WASHINGTONPOST (Alexei Koseff) - Democrats pick new Senate candidate in Maine in aftermath of Platner debacle Sat Jul 25 15:55:51 2026

Troy Jackson won his party's nomination by commandeering the progressive movement that fueled Graham Platner's rise. He will face off against GOP Sen. Susan Collins in November.

ABCNEWS - Mangione prosecutors prepared to lobby for stiff sentence if he pleads guilty Sat Jul 25 15:52:13 2026

The statement from the district attorney’s office came in a letter made public Friday evening to the judge handling Mangione’s case in state court.

ABCNEWS - Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate Sat Jul 25 15:32:04 2026

President Donald Trump has ordered his administration to install signs at the Smithsonian's U.S. history museum

ABCNEWS - Stalled vessels near Strait of Hormuz could trigger invasive species catastrophe Sat Jul 25 15:32:04 2026

A possible ecological catastrophe could be fueled by stalled ships as conflict over the Strait of Hormuz continues to block traffic on the passageway, scientists say.

NYTIMES (Erica Song and Paola Chapdelaine) - When Girls Get to Be Boy Scouts Sat Jul 25 15:19:09 2026

What I know from six years of leading Troop 163 is that these girls invigorate scouting rather than weaken it.

NYTIMES (Adam Mastroianni) - The Flawed Environmental Case Against Data Centers Sat Jul 25 15:19:09 2026

Our animosity toward data centers is really more about our anxieties about A.I.

NPR (Diaa Hadid) - India's 'cockroach' movement ousts minister, but can Modi calm youth? Sat Jul 25 14:57:33 2026

Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in office

Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in officeOpen

ABCNEWS - Talarico trying to win back Hispanics along Texas border who swung to GOP Sat Jul 25 14:51:07 2026

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico toured Texas's southern border

ABCNEWS - More workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths Sat Jul 25 14:51:06 2026

Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo have gone on strike over payment issues, disrupting patient care