Platner Exits Maine Senate Race After Sexual Assault Allegations. What You Need To Know- Weekend

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Democrats in Maine are scrambling to replace Graham Platner in Senate race following accusations from two former girlfriends of sexual assault and abuse; world leaders departing this week's NATO summit in Turkey were each given a revolver engraved with their name; nearly 25 years after the Sept. 11 attacks, ground has been broken for the final skyscraper to be built within the footprint of the fallen towers; a new California law has banned "sell by" food labels; the nominations for the 78th Emmy Awards have been unveiled; construction crews have worked for days to reinforce a Manhattan high-rise after steel columns buckled during a residential conversion project; tributes pour in for singer Bonnie Tyler, who died at 75 due to an illness she was being treated for; and John Oliver fulfilled a lifelong dream by popping up on the soap opera "General Hospital."

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