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Maine's Three Likely Replacements for Platner
Troy Jackson, Shenna Bellows, and Nirav Shah all bring different qualities to a showdown with Susan Collins.
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FOX Sports Digital
· Jul 9, 2026
Last Night In Baseball: Mike Trout Celebrates Anniversary And Return With Dinger
Mike Trout is back and Trout-like, the Dodgers win it late, the Orioles and Cubs trade impressive dingers, the Reds go back-to-back-to-back and more from Wednesday's MLB action.
Kitchn
· Jun 26, 2026
Chefs Agree: These Are the 5 Best Grocery Store Jarred Pickles You Can Buy
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Townhall
· Jul 8, 2026
Well, We Have a Candidate to Replace Graham Platner in Maine
Well, We Have a Candidate to Replace Graham Platner in Maine
Jezebel
· Jul 8, 2026
There Are Several Good Options for the Next Maine Senator Besides the Two Current Nominees
Neither Graham Platner nor Susan Collins should represent Maine.
Yardbarker
· Jun 27, 2026
Another team seems to have shut the door on Ja Morant
The Grizzlies have been shopping Morant for a while now, but to no avail.
The Hill
· Jul 9, 2026
Potential Platner replacements neck and neck with Collins in new Maine Senate poll
A new poll testing the strength of potential replacements for Graham Platner (D) in the Maine Senate race found three former gubernatorial candidates polling closely with incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). The statewide survey, first reported by NOTUS, tested head-to-head match-ups between Collins and three Democrats: Nirav Shah, former Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Related coverage for "Maine's Three Likely Replacements for Platner": FOX Sports Digital — Last Night In Baseball: Mike Trout Celebrates Anniversary And Return With Dinger . Kitchn — Chefs Agree: These Are the 5 Best Grocery Store Jarred Pickles You Can Buy. Townhall — Well, We Have a Candidate to Replace Graham Platner in Maine. Jezebel — There Are Several Good Options for the Next Maine Senator Besides the Two Current Nominees. Yardbarker — Another team seems to have shut the door on Ja Morant. The Hill — Potential Platner replacements neck and neck with Collins in new Maine Senate poll