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“Even before Graham Platner withdrew from Maine’s Senate race in disgrace this month, he and his Democratic allies were severely outmatched in the race for cash,” the New York Times reports. “Now his replacement, Troy Jackson, inherits a difficult situation: He has just over four months to erect a defense against a towering Republican super […]

“President Trump directed the U.S. military not to conduct new strikes in Iran on Friday, breaking a nearly two-week streak of daily attacks, two sources with knowledge of the decision said,” Axios reports. “The president’s directive came after he approved daily strikes over the previous 13 days. It is unclear if Trump’s order on Friday […]

Deadline: “Inside the Waldorf Astoria on Friday evening, President Donald Trump took to the stage at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and tried out some Don Rickles-like schtick, interspersed it with some of his greatest rally hits and fixated on some of his obsessions, including his plans for a White House ballroom.” “What stood out […]

“The Maine Democratic Party formally selected Troy Jackson as its new Senate nominee on Saturday, ending three tumultuous weeks that nearly derailed the party’s quest to unseat veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins,” the Washington Post reports. “With just 101 days remaining until the November election, Democrats must now unify a party riven by the spectacular […]

The 49ers head coach will participate in team activities on a limited basis at the beginning of training camp as he recovers.

Portrait of Thomas Cromwell, 1533 #hansholbein #holbein

Succession, 1935 #abstractart #vasilykandinsky

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Troy Jackson has won the Maine Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. He will face Republican Susan Collins in the November general election.

I can’t get enough of the delicious irony of Texas’ Republican attorney general and “voter integrity” maven Ken Paxton getting caught voting SIX TIMES in the past two years at an address and in a county where he hasn’t been living. It’s even more delicious that the scandal arose as he’s running in a tight race for the U.S. Senate against James Talarico.

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Photos by Stacie Joy  An undisclosed East Village space hosted "Smell the Flowers" last evening, a one-night-only exhibition featuring mixed-media installations, a puppet show and a performance by a string musician.  Here are a few scenes from the evening. 

Apple Newsroom:

Apple and Ford today announced that Apple Maps will be integrated directly into Ford’s upcoming Universal Electric Vehicle (UEV) Platform through Apple’s new MapKit for Automotive SDK. Coming to Ford’s UEV Platform in 2027, this integration will deliver a beautiful and easy-to-use navigation experience powered by Apple Maps directly to the vehicle’s displays. Road-level Maps information will also enable Ford’s Latitude AI team to build a seamless hands-free driving experience.

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Here is the survey hook that came in an email after a Southwest flight: And here is the first question in the survey one gets hooked into taking: I gave up after it seemed that all the questions were about flight attendants. None were about the whole service experience. So one doesn’t have a way […]

ALPE D'HUEZ, France — Roughly halfway up the final climb of Stage 19, and roughly five hours before the riders hit the base, our car indulged the thick snarl of besotted fans who wanted to do the wave with us. This slowed us across a critical speed threshold, beyond which ou...