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Moments before Ted Cruz publicly ended a campaign for president that had lasted more than a year, he stood backstage and thanked his closest friends, supporters and advisers for their help and support. When Cruz finished speaking, the group of about 50 people applauded — several of them wiping away tears — and Cruz’s campaign manager, Jeff Roe, walked away from them, looking down, and shook his head. Cruz’s speech to a group of a few hundred devoted followers from the main stage minutes later was met with disbelief and anguish. Читать дальше...

Numbers that explain how Trump virtually clinched the GOP nomination.

A Navy SEAL killed in combat Tuesday during an attack by Islamic State group fighters in Northern Iraq was identified as Charlie Keating IV.

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CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's election campaign will officially start soon with climate change policy and union corruption in the national building industry shaping into key battlegrounds for the July 2 poll.

A picture is worth a thousand words, and it seems like at least a few of them aren't very nice. It looks like there may be a feud brewing between Nicki Minaj and Demi Lovato...

PHOENIX - The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the grandson of the late Arizona financier involved in the 1980s savings and loan scandal.

PHOENIX (AP) — The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the grandson of the late Arizona financier involved in the 1980s savings and loan…

PHOENIX (AP) — The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the grandson of the late Arizona financier involved in the 1980s savings and loan scandal. Ducey ordered all state flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset Wednesday in honor of Keating, who also was the cousin of former Olympic swimming champion Gary Hall Jr. Keating's grandfather, Charles H. Keating Jr., who died in 2014 at age 90, was... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK—Donald Trump scored a landslide victory in Indiana’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday, dealing a knockout blow to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who abruptly ended his campaign, making the real estate mogul turned insurgent candidate the party’s likely nominee this November. Just one other Republican remained in the race: Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose advisers said he would continue to campaign. “It’s been an unbelievable day and evening and year,” Trump told reporters at an election night event at Trump Tower. Читать дальше...

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California politics updates: Gov. Brown takes aim at Florida plan to lure away business, Clinton delegate used to be a GOP rising star May 3 2016, 6:06 PM Welcome to Essential Politics, our daily feed on California politics and government news. Here's what we're watching: Gov. Jerry Brown tells...

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Past commanders of the USS Scranton, the Navy Los Angeles-class submarine named after the Electric City, paraded the ship’s impeccable record during an unprecedented gathering in its namesake city.

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Donald Trump entered into general-election mode Tuesday night, seeking a pivot to unite the Republican Party against a common foe as it declared him its presumptive nominee.

"We're going after Hillary Clinton," Trump said during a victory speech at Trump Tower in New York.

"She will not be a great president. She will not be a good president. She will be a poor" president, he said of the Democratic frontrunner, his likely opponent in the general election. Читать дальше...

Indiana primary: Cruz's exit hands Trump the nomination and Sanders' win keeps his campaign alive May 3 2016, 8:08 PM Ted Cruz suspends his candidacy, allowing Donald Trump to claim the mantle of presumptive Republican nominee. Trump delivers the knockout blow to Cruz Bernie Sanders jump-starts...

The Rent Guidelines Board voted Tuesday on preliminary increases for next year for the city’s 1 million rent stabilized apartments.

A fight between two of the largest makers of fitness trackers just got smaller.

A fight between two of the largest makers of fitness trackers just got smaller.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York's highest court has agreed to rule on a case pitting the owner of The Turtles' 1967 hit "Happy Together" against Sirius XM Radio.