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Now-former Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks at his primary election night event on June 9 in Blue Hill, Maine. Platner officially dropped out of the race July 10 following rape allegations from a former romantic partner that he denies.
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Graham Platner makes it official in Maine, submitting paperwork to leave Senate race
Saige Miller
In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27.
Ronald Reagan waves beside his wife Nancy Reagan during his 1981 inaugural ceremony in Washington, D.C. He is the star of a new orchestral and video work highlighting episodes from his life.
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Patriotic art gets the spotlight as NEA funding shifts. Cue 'The Ronald Reagan Overture'
Chloe Veltman
Mourners, including María Guadalupe Rodríguez (kneeling), pray and pay their respects in front of a makeshift memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican immigrant shot and killed by immigration agents in Houston.
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Houston neighbors started seeing more ICE agents around. Then came a fatal shooting.
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Colin Farrell stars as private eye John Sugar in the Apple TV series Sugar.
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Colin Farrell plays a P.I. with the strangest of secrets in 'Sugar' Season 2
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Hollywood is firming up partnerships across Texas
A top Motion Picture Association executive explains why MPA just added two Austin festivals to its list of industry partners.
Houston congresswoman says man killed by ICE wasn’t intended target of agents, who weren’t wearing body cams
These harmless jellyfish bring a star-filled night sky to the shoreline
Federal appeals court rejects bid to revive in-state tuition for Texas students without legal status
Researchers will launch Texas wine grapes into space
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