NPR News: 07-08-2026 10PM EDT
Summary
Graham Plattner suspends his Maine Senate campaign following rape allegations, triggering a Democratic scramble for a replacement. President Trump switches to an older Air Force One jet after his NATO trip, while a federal judge sets a trial date for the man accused of planting pipe bombs before January 6. Other stories include Ruth Ellis’s posthumous pardon in Britain, teens misbehaving in a Waymo car, and a building collapse in Manhattan.
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Graham Plattner suspends Maine Senate campaign
Trump switches to older Air Force One jet
Trial date set for DC pipe bomb suspect
Markets react to Iran truce doubts
Ruth Ellis posthumously pardoned in UK
Teens drinking in Waymo driverless car
Manhattan high-rise construction incident
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