Bernie Sanders calls on Graham Platner to withdraw from Senate race amid sexual assault claims pred 21 urami in 53 minutami Sanders, one of Platner’s earliest and most influential backers, is latest to call on him to withdraw from Maine raceThe progressive senator Bernie Sanders has called on Graham Platner to withdraw from the US Senate race in Maine, citing “very serious allegations” of sexual assault.While Platner has denied the claim, first reported by Politico, a growing list of Democrats have urged him to stand aside as the party’s candidate. He has said he is “taking the time to reflect on the best path forward” in the wake of the story. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Hungarian public media outlets halt broadcasting in post-Orbán shake-up pred 21 urami in 59 minutami Péter Magyar hails ‘end of propaganda broadcasts’ as Kossuth radio and M1 TV channels suspend transmissionHungarian public media outlets close to Viktor Orbán have suspended broadcasting, the country’s prime minister said as he hailed efforts to dismantle the longtime nationalist leader’s control over information.Péter Magyar, who ousted Orbán in a landslide election victory in April, wrote on Facebook: “A historic day. Today marks the end of propaganda broadcasts on public media platforms. They lied at night, they lied during the day, they lied on every wavelength. That is now over.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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