Democrats reluctantly accept Platner as GOP wields his candidacy against them - The Washington Post

Some Democrats have expressed concerns about Graham Platner’s past. But his win Tuesday night has them warily accepting him as their U.S. Senate nominee in Maine.

Judge rejects watchdog's bid to block Trump administration's $1.8B 'anti-weaponization' fund - AP News

A federal judge has rejected a government watchdog’s request for a court order temporarily blocking the Trump administration from forging ahead with a new $1.776 billion settlement fund for compensating people who claim to be victims of a weaponized governmen…

A 5.3-million-year-old deep-sea whale necropolis in the Diamantina Zone - Nature

Researchers uncovered an enormous deep-sea accumulation of whale remains in the southeastern Indian Ocean, showing long-term, specialized ecosystems and an extensive fossil record that offers new insight into deep-ocean biodiversity and whale evolutionary his…

Trump claims more than 100 million barrels of oil, 200 ships have safely made way through Strait of Hormuz - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

Oracle Reports Earnings Amid a Rapid Cloud Transformation - Barron's

Oracle’s cloud unit remains a standout, but the news isn’t as good for its software business.