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THE LATEST
A woman who dated embattled U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of sexually assaulting her roughly five years ago, Politico reported this afternoon. Just before the story dropped, the oyster farmer canceled a string of campaign events.
- He denied the allegations in a video statement, adding that his campaign is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward.”
President Donald Trump took a victory lap of sorts when he admitted this morning to personally asking FIFA president Gianni Infantino for a review of last week’s red-card suspension of U.S. men’s World Cup star Folarin Balogun, which was ultimately dropped.