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12:30 PM ET, April 22, 2016

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Associated Press:
Trump team tells GOP he has been ‘projecting an image’  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump's chief lieutenants told skeptical Republican leaders Thursday that the GOP front-runner has been “projecting an image” so far in the 2016 primary season and “the part that he's been playing is now evolving” …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters  —  First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.”  Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The two new leaders of Donald Trump's presidential campaign sought Thursday to reassure nervous Republican Party leaders …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
GOPers Worry About Bringing Families To Convention After Pro-Trump Threats  —  As the planning for the Republican National Convention continues, some party figures are expressing concerns about bringing their families to the Cleveland confab after facing threats from Donald Trump supporters …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Conservative activist sues the RNC, alleging delegate fraud
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Bloomberg:
Trump to Hone Image, Raise Funds for Republican Candidates, Adviser Says
Discussion: Politico and TalkLeft
Washington Post:
GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — As the Republican presidential race heads toward a possible contested convention, the three remaining candidates …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
HANNITY: There Will Be No Contested Convention - Things Are Happening Behind the Scenes (VIDEO)  —  Sean Hannity went on Your World with Neil Cavuto today to discuss his dust up with Senator Ted Cruz.  —  During the interview Hannity dropped this bomb — There won't be a contested convention …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Is Indiana the last stand for the ‘Never Trump’ movement?
John Howard / Capitol Weekly:
Poll: Trump leads in GOP primary
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Andrew R. Lewis / FiveThirtyEight:
Trump Doesn't Have A Monopoly On Intolerant Supporters
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Megan Apper / BuzzFeed:
Prince Once Wrote A Donald Trump Song And It Is Spectacular  —  It is a ‘90s romantic ballad and it is called “Donald Trump (Black Version).”  —  Outside of his own hits, the late Prince was famous for writing, instrumental, or producing credits on other artists’ albums.  —  Mike Blake / Reuters
Telegraph:
As your friend, let me tell you that the EU makes Britain even greater  —  In 1939, President Franklin D Roosevelt offered a toast to King George VI in the White House.  “I am persuaded that the greatest single contribution our two countries have been enabled to make to civilisation …
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TMZ.com:
Prince — Treated for Drug Overdose Days Before Death  —  TREATED FOR DRUG OVERDOSE DAYS BEFORE DEATH  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Prince was treated for a drug overdose 6 days before his death ... multiple sources tell TMZ.  —  We broke the story ... Prince's private jet made an emergency landing in Moline …
Jon Favreau / The Daily Beast:
Hey, Berniacs: I Learned to Love Hillary and So Can You  —  An Obama 2008 veteran, who's been on a campaign that was in a position similar to Clinton's and that had to reconcile with Clinton, offers his thoughts.  —  In late May of 2008, there was a bit of a misunderstanding that briefly blew …
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Peter Willis / mirror:
Inside Prince's bizarre life at Paisley Park: This is what happened when we visited the music icon  —  When the Daily Mirror's Peter Willis went to interview the music legend at his Paisley Park mansion in 2010 it was even weirder than he could have imagined
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
U.S. Suicide Rate Surges to a 30-Year High  —  WASHINGTON — Suicide in the United States has surged to the highest levels in nearly 30 years, a federal data analysis has found, with increases in every age group except older adults.  The rise was particularly steep for women.
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Betsy McKay / Wall Street Journal:   Suicides in the U.S. Climb After Years of Declines
Travis / Uber Global:
Growing and growing up  —  Today we announced a settlement in two important class-action lawsuits: O'Connor (California) and Yucesoy (Massachusetts).  The key issue at stake in both cases is whether drivers using the Uber app should be classified as independent contractors or employees.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Virginia Governor Restoring Voting Rights to Felons  —  WASHINGTON — Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia will use his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run legislature.  The action will overturn a Civil War-era provision …
New York Times:
Apple No Longer Immune to China's Scrutiny of U.S. Tech Firms  —  For years, there has been a limit to the success of American technology companies in China.  Capture too much market share or wield too much influence, and Beijing will push back.  —  Apple has largely been an exception to that trend.
Lisa Respers France / CNN:
Eagles' Joe Walsh cancels concert with GOP ties  —  9 photos:  —  Rockers vs. GOP: Long out of tune  —  In April, Joe Walsh of The Eagles nixed participating in a planned July concert in Cleveland, Ohio after he said he learned it was in fact “a launch for the Republican National Convention.”
Brian X. Chen / New York Times:
Choosing to Skip the Upgrade and Care for the Gadget You've Got  —  Vincent Lai was working at a recycling facility in New York and sorting through a bin of used cellphones a few years ago when he dug up a Palm Treo, a smartphone that was discontinued last decade.  —  Mr. Lai, 49, tested the Treo and found it still worked.
Discussion: Canada Blog …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Screaming Black Lives Matter Protesters Bust Up Milo Yiannopoulous Speech - Chaos Ensues (VIDEO)  —  Outspoken conservative Milo Yiannopoulos brought his “Most Dangerous Faggot” speaking tour to American University in Washington DC on Thursday.  —  The young leftists ripped up his signs before he got there.
Gabby Morrongiello / Washington Examiner:
Trump schedules foreign policy speech in D.C. next week  —  Donald Trump told thousands of voters in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday night he isn't quite ready to be “presidential,” but said he'd get there next week in time for a major foreign policy speech in the nation's capital.
Discussion: RedState, DCist and Salon
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Husam El-Qoolaq ID'd As Harvard Law Student Behind ‘Smelly’ Jew Attack on Former Israeli Foreign Minister  —  Harvard Law School is declining to disclose the identity of a student who repeatedly accused former Israeli foreign minister Tzipi Livni of being “smelly” during a public discussion …
 
 
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