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On July 7, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1701, William Stoughton, American judge and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (born 1631) passed away. In 1863, William Mulready, Irish genre painter (born 1786) passed away. In 1906, William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (died 1970) was born. In 1919, Jon Pertwee, English actor (died 1996) was born. In 1922, Cathal Brugha, Irish revolutionary and politician, active in the Easter Rising, Irish War of Independence; first Ceann Comhairle and first President of Dáil Éireann (born 1874) passed away. In 1930, Theodore McCarrick, American former cardinal (died 2025) was born. In 1933, David McCullough, American historian and author (died 2022) was born. In 1997, The Turkish Armed Forces withdraw from northern Iraq after assisting the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the Iraqi Kurdish Civil War. In 2013, A De Havilland Otter air taxi crashes in Soldotna, Alaska, killing ten people. In 2022, Boris Johnson announces his resignation as leader of the Conservative Party following days of pressure from the Members of Parliament (MPs) during the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

The Hill

July 7, 2026

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Poll: Majority of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out after another scandal

A new poll from Monday shows that a majority of Maine voters say they want Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) to drop out if another scandal surfaces. Wedgewood Polls found in its latest survey on the Maine Senate race that 75 percent of Maine voters would want Platner to drop out following another scandal, with...

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