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8:05 PM ET, April 6, 2016

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New York Daily News:
Ted Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout: ‘His views are against ours’  —  Ted Cruz came to New York Wednesday talking about education, but he's the one who got schooled.  —  The lesson came from a group of Bronx high school students who told the Republican presidential candidate to stay away.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Gingrich: Trump has made Ted Cruz look normal  —  Newt Gingrich on Wednesday marveled at one of Donald Trump's biggest accomplishments in the 2016 race — making Ted Cruz appear normal.  —  The former House speaker predicted that Cruz could be boosted at a contested convention by establishment support …
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Cruz Pivots to General: ‘Hillary, Get Ready’  —  Ted Cruz's speech in Wisconsin Tuesday night—one of the best of his presidential campaign—only briefly mentioned his top rival for the GOP nomination, Donald Trump.  Instead, the Texas Republican, reinvigorated by a series of recent primary wins capped off …
NBC News:
First Read: Map And Math About to Get Tougher for Cruz, Sanders
Amy Davidson / New Yorker:
After Wisconsin, Cruz Looks to Churchill and Trump Turns to Troy
Anita Kumar / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: 25 percent of Sanders voters would shun Clinton  —  Only 14 percent of Clinton supporters would not back Sanders  —  Clinton remains vulnerable with younger voters, independents, liberals  —  Sanders holds a slight advantage over Clinton among Democrats nationally  —  WASHINGTON
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Associated Press:
The Latest: In WI, Trump didn't get boost from angry voters  —  How Cruz won Wisconsin, in 60 seconds … WASHINGTON — The Latest on campaign 2016 following (all times Eastern Daylight Time):  —  Exit polls from Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday show GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump …
Discussion: Politico, Reuters and TalkLeft
New York Post:
Ted Cruz's campaign stop in the Bronx is a complete dud  —  There are more than 1.4 million people in the Bronx — but Ted Cruz couldn't even muster 100 at a campaign event in Parkchester with state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., a conservative Christian minister.  —  Cruz visited the Sabrosura Chinese …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:   Cruz: When I Attacked ‘New York Values,’ I Meant The Liberal Ones
Chuck Fieldman / Chicago Tribune:
Oak Brook teen catches rare shark on vacation  —  An 18-year-old Oak Brook resident caught an albino or leucistic swell shark in the Sea of Cortez near Cabo San Lucas.  —  As a senior on the Hinsdale Central bass fishing team, Scott McLaughlin is looking forward to the spring and his final season of competition.
Discussion: WGN-TV, fox8.com, KTLA and Q13 FOX News
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Trump Blows Off Pro-Life Leaders  —  The formerly pro-choice Republican, already in deep trouble after talking about “punishment” for women, just ticked off a lot of conservative activists.  —  Donald Trump just blew off pro-life leaders exactly one week after he angered the movement by calling for “punishment” for abortion.
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Hillary Clinton has had enough of Bernie Sanders  —  SYRACUSE, N.Y. — There's an unmistakable Groundhog Day quality to this spring campaign swing by Hillary Clinton: the chain-chugged Diet Dr Peppers, the pained rasp and crisp pantsuits — and the once-commanding lead undercut by an underdog near enough to nip at her sensible heels.
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Sandra Phillips / FOX5 San Diego:
Young woman's body found stuffed in suitcase near hotel  —  SAN DIEGO - A suitcase left outside a hotel near a row of trash bins Wednesday in downtown San Diego contained the body of a “young” woman, according to investigators.  —  San Diego police closed 7th Avenue between Ash and A streets due to an investigation in the area.
Discussion: WTVR-TV, FOX6Now.com, KTLA and FOX40
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Did Bernie Sanders Botch An Interview With The Daily News?  It's Not That Simple.  —  The interview exposes as much about the media as it does about Bernie Sanders.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  A notion is rapidly crystallizing among the national media …
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TMJ4:
Grothman: Voter ID law will help eventual GOP nominee win Wisconsin  —  MILWAUKEE — In comments made to TODAY'S TMJ4's Charles Benson on election night, U.S. congressman Glenn Grothman (R-Campbellsport) said he thinks Wisconsin's new voter ID law will help the eventual GOP nominee win in the state.
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Ari Berman / The Nation:
Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Caused Major Problems at the Polls Last Night
Caitlin Cruz / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Describing 1-Year-Old Daughter Leaves Trevor Noah Speechless (VIDEO)  —  A 1994 clip of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump describing his 1-year-old daughter left “Daily Show” host Trevor Noah speechless Tuesday night.  —  The clip is from an episode of “Lifestyle of The Rich And Famous” …
People.com:
Sarah Palin Says She Will Sue Azealia Banks Over Twitter Comments as Rapper Issues Letter of Apology  —  Azealia Banks issued an apology to Sarah Palin on Tuesday after the former governor of Alaska announced plans to sue the rapper over her hate-fueled, profanity-laden Twitter rant.
David Mack / BuzzFeed:
Hillary Clinton Literally Laughed Out Loud When The Sanders Camp Said She Was Too Ambitious  —  “LOLZ.  ROFL.  LMAO” —Hillary Clinton  —  Bernie Sanders may have scored a win in Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday, but he still trails Hillary Clinton in the delegate count, even after winning seven of the last eight contests.
Discussion: Guardian and Balloon Juice
Hartford Courant:
Newtown Teacher Charged With Bringing Gun To School  —  Newtown middle school teacher Jason M. Adams was arrested for having a firearm on school grounds, police said. … NEWTOWN — A middle school teacher was charged Wednesday after he was found carrying a gun at school, police said.
Laurel Raymond / ThinkProgress:
State Lawmakers Just Threatened To Throw A Planned Parenthood Employee In Jail  —  Republican lawmakers have been doggedly focused on Planned Parenthood for months, hoping to catch the national women's health organization breaking laws related to fetal tissue donation.
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Sandhya Somashekhar / Washington Post:
California authorities raid home of anti-Planned Parenthood videographer
Mark Pernice / BuzzFeed:
America is being watched from above.  Government surveillance planes routinely circle over most major cities — but usually take the weekends off.  —  Each weekday, dozens  —  of U.S. government aircraft take to the skies and slowly circle over American cities.
Discussion: The Verge
Andy Cush / Gawker:
State Senator Emails AP English Teacher to Offer His Thoughts on Beloved (Too Many Breasts)  —  When Toni Morrison's Beloved was published, in 1987, Margaret Atwood, writing in the New York Times Book Review called it a “triumph.”  She wrote of the novel, which has come to be considered …
Discussion: DCist and Raw Story
WFTS:
VIDEO: Woman confronts Gov. Rick Scott in Starbucks  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. - A video captured a woman confronting Gov. Rick Scott as he stopped for coffee Tuesday in Gainesville.  —  “You cut Medicaid, so I couldn't get Obamacare,” said the woman, Cara Jennings, who then called him a derogatory word.
The Tab:
Everyone mistook a priest for a KKK member last night  —  He was spotted at Red Mango  —  Rumors of a klansman on campus have proven false after a priest innocently made his way through Bloomington.  —  Last night around 9:15 PM, social media became a furious storm of confusion regarding …
Kara Swisher / Re/code:
Secrets of the Yahoo Sale ‘Book’ Reveal Financial Meltdown and Big Bet on Mobile Voice Search  —  According to some pages from the “book” that Yahoo bankers have given out to prospective buyers, the financial situation at the Silicon Valley Internet giant is becoming increasingly dire.
Erwin Chemerinsky / The Atlantic:
What if the Supreme Court Were Liberal?  —  What might it mean to have five justices on the Supreme Court who were appointed by Democratic presidents?  Since 1970, the year Harry Blackmun received Senate confirmation, there always have been at least five justices appointed by a Republican president on the Court.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Unveils Retirement-Savings Revamp, but With a Few Concessions to Industry  —  About $14 trillion in retirement savings could be affected by the rule  —  WASHINGTON—The Obama administration Wednesday rolled out a long-anticipated new rule aimed at transforming the way the financial …
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Donald Blankenship Sentenced to a Year in Prison in Mine Safety Case  —  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Donald L. Blankenship, whose leadership of Massey Energy Company transformed him into one of the wealthiest and most influential men in Appalachia, was sentenced on Wednesday to a year in prison …
Hazel Torres / Christian News on Christian Today:
‘Demonic’ arches rising in New York and London on April 19: ‘Welcome signs’ for the Antichrist?  —  The ruins at the Temple of Baal in Palmyra, Syria are seen in this still image from an undated video taken from a social media website on March 24, 2016.  —  Christians should watch …
 
 
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Christopher Cousins / Bangor Daily News:
Former Christian league leader wants Maine voters to reverse gay rights law
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Amnesty International:
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Mohammad Jamil Khan / Dhaka Tribune:
JnU student killed in suspected militant attack
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Friendly Atheist
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hastert seeks probation, offers vague apology for ‘misconduct’
Discussion: ABC News
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
David Remnick Wants Donald Trump Evicted From New York, Calls His Antics a “Welfare Program” for Media
Byron Tau / Wall Street Journal:
Safety Agency Recalls Ivanka Trump-Brand Scarves Over ‘Burn Risk’
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump tops 50 percent in New York, Cruz in third place
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