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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
How Bernie lost New York — NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders had just arrived at the rally, and missed the incendiary remark entirely. Many on the senator's campaign had never even heard of Dr. Paul Song, the speaker who had just commandeered news coverage of a massive Washington Square rally …
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Glenn Thrush / Politico:
5 takeaways from the New York primary — BROOKLYN — New York is supposed to be a magical city that extracts “authenticity” out of its presidential candidates - you know, the rubes who tote wallets in back pockets, can't quite swipe a MetroCard, or stand there like flap-hatted Vermont tourists fishing around …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Top Clinton Aide: If Sanders Doesn't Tone Down Rhetoric, ‘F*** Him’ — An anonymous senior Hillary Clinton aide didn't pull any punches in comments made to Politico's Glenn Thrush, saying that Democratic rival Bernie Sanders got his “ass kicked” in the New York primary and that he needed to tone down his rhetoric.
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton won New York, but her image is underwater … Hillary Clinton got what she needed in New York, a solid victory that stopped Bernie Sanders's weeks-long winning streak. But any cause for celebration among her supporters likely will be tempered by the reality …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz's New York value: Zero delegates
Cruz's New York value: Zero delegates
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Daily Kos, NBC News, NPR and Washington Monthly
Rick Klein / ABC News:
ANALYSIS: Hometown Wins Boost Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
ANALYSIS: Hometown Wins Boost Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Realistically, Bernie Sanders Cannot Afford Losses
Realistically, Bernie Sanders Cannot Afford Losses
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Business Insider
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Cruz finishes last in New York as ‘values’ line backfires
Cruz finishes last in New York as ‘values’ line backfires
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Politico and New Yorker
Pamela Engel / Business Insider:
'I'm getting sick of it': Sean Hannity blows up at Ted Cruz — Conservative radio host Sean Hannity and Sen. Ted Cruz had a testy back-and-forth on the host's Tuesday show, with Hannity telling the Texas senator at one point that he was “getting sick of” Cruz dodging “legitimate questions.”
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Q13 FOX News:
AP: Ted Cruz now mathematically eliminated from clinching GOP nomination before convention — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now the only Republican candidate with any chance of clinching the nomination before the convention. — Ted Cruz was mathematically eliminated Tuesday after Trump's big win in the New York primary.
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The kinder, more disciplined Donald Trump should scare the hell out of the GOP establishment … Gone was “Lyin' Ted.” In its place was “Senator Cruz.” Gone was the long-winded speech that went nowhere. In its place was a succinct recitation of states and delegates won.
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
A sobering night for New Yorkers who fear Hillary vs. Trump — Hillary Clinton (left), Bernie Sanders (top center), Ted Cruz (middle center), John Kasich (bottom center) and Donald Trump (right). Photo: Reuters (3); Getty Images; AP — We New Yorkers were excited by the fact …
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Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The GOP Can't Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination
The GOP Can't Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination
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RealClearPolitics and Associated Press
Ben White / Politico:
Hamilton to say on $10, Jackson getting replaced by Tubman — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday will announce plans to both keep Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 bill and to knock Andrew Jackson off the front of the $20 in favor of Harriet Tubman, sources tell POLITICO.
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Gary Ridley / MLive.com:
Flint water crisis: Criminal charges against three state and city workers — FLINT, MI - Felony and misdemeanor charges have been issued against three state and city employees in connection to the city's water crisis. — Genesee District Court Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges …
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Detroit Free Press:
Criminal charges today in Flint water crisis — LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette will announce criminal charges today in connection with his ongoing investigation of the Flint drinking water crisis, three sources familiar with the investigation told the Free Press on Tuesday.
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corporate.target.com:
Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity — Recent debate around proposed laws in several states has reignited a national conversation around inclusivity. So earlier this week, we reiterated with our team members where Target stands and how our beliefs are brought to life in how we serve our guests.
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Robert Mclean / CNNMoney:
Target takes stand on transgender bathroom controversy
Target takes stand on transgender bathroom controversy
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Mashable
Kavita Kumar / Star Tribune:
Target says transgender people can use bathroom that aligns with their identity
Target says transgender people can use bathroom that aligns with their identity
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ThinkProgress
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump's New York Surrogate Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama — Hours after appearing alongside Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump while he made his New York victory speech, Trump surrogate Carl Paladino likened President Obama to a “raccoon in the basement,” …
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Daily Mail:
Fresh evidence links Saudi government to 9/11: Flight certificate of would-be bomber found in embassy envelope buried underground — Fresh information allegedly connecting the government of Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 terror attacks has been released. — Officials have revealed …
Tim Alberta / National Review:
Why Cruz Is Going All-In on Indiana — Ted Cruz's team knew that Donald Trump would run away with his native New York Tuesday. And they expect he'll win the lion's share of delegates at stake next week when a slate of northeastern states votes. So they've spent the last two weeks looking ahead …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Campaign chief to vulnerables: Stay away from GOP convention — The chairman of the Senate Republican campaign arm is telling vulnerable colleagues in tough races to stay away from the GOP presidential convention this summer. — (R-Miss.), the National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman …
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Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?
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New York Magazine
Andrew Blake / Washington Times:
Hustler responds to Utah's anti-porn resolution by sending free magazines to state legislature — Utah on Tuesday became the first state in the country to adopt a resolution declaring pornography to be a “public health hazard,” but one of the industry's biggest names is hardly about to help lawmakers tackle the X-rated problem.
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Trump In 2007: Don't Hire People Who Are Smarter Than You — “I hear so many times, ‘Oh, I want my people to be smarter than I am.’ It's a lot of crap.” — View Video › — buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com — Donald Trump said in a 2007 television interview that executives …
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Daily Mail:
China wants to land on Mars by 2021: Top official at the country's space agency reveals plans for mission to the red planet — Nasa is banned from working with the Chinese, but officials have spoken of their desire to collaborate with the US agency on future projects
Jonnelle Marte / Washington Post:
One of the nation's largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees — More than a quarter of a million truckers, retirees and their families could soon see their pension benefits severely cut — even though their pension fund is still years away from running out of money.
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Mother Jones
Jim Vande Hei / The Information:
Escaping the Digital Media ‘Crap Trap’ — Digital media companies are caught in the “crap trap,” mass-producing trashy clickbait so they can claim huge audiences and often higher valuations. — Here is how they fell into this lethal trap: They got into the content game to produce news …
Heather Mac Donald / City Journal:
Back to Bedlam — Violent crime has shot up due to the nonstop war on cops waged by Shaun King, Black Lives Matter, and the ACLU. — Public safety — Cities — Will the anti-cop Left please figure out what it wants? For more than a decade, activists have demanded the end of proactive policing, claiming that it was racist.
Matt A.V. Chaban / New York Times:
Proposal for Brooklyn's Tallest Tower Is Approved — Look out, Brooklyn: Here comes your first 1,000-foot tower. — On Tuesday, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission approved a proposal for 9 DeKalb Avenue, a 73-story apartment building set to rise this year on Flatbush Avenue next door to Junior's Restaurant.
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CNN:
Whole Foods denies it made anti-gay cake — After reviewing security footage, (a frame grab from that is above) Whole Foods said it doesn't believe Jordan Brown's accusations. Brown is pictured on the far right. — (CNN)An anti-gay slur ended up on a cake and the Internet is asking questions.