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Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Democratic leaders are calling on Graham Platner to drop his U.S. Senate campaign against Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins. They include top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer. From Maine Public, Kevin Miller reports on how state party leaders are reacting to new allegations against Platner.

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Platner has denied the accusations first reported by Politico that he sexually assaulted a former dating partner. The chair and co-chair of the Maine Democratic Party have called on him to resign, as did BJ McCollister, who represents Maine on the Democratic National Committee.

BJ McCollister· Soundbite0:51

These new details that came out today, um, are deeply troubling, and I don't think that he, uh, should be in this race any longer, and thankfully there's still time to make a change.

Kevin Miller1:05

Platner handily won last month's primary to challenge Republican Senator Susan Collins this fall. The Democratic State Committee can choose his replacement as long as he drops out by next Monday. For NPR News, I'm Kevin Miller.

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The U.S. has been knocked out of soccer's World Cup, losing to Belgium four goals to one despite the controversial inclusion of Flo Balogun in the lineup. The U.S. elimination means all three