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Associated Press:
Trumps tells Connecticut voters he's “not toning it down” — BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A confident Donald Trump told supporters on Saturday that he's not changing his pitch to voters, a day after his chief adviser assured Republican officials their party's front-runner would show more restraint while campaigning.
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Lesley Clark / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Rigged process? Wait till Trump sees how Pennsylvania picks delegates — Voters admit they don't understand the way the Keystone State GOP chooses delegates — The campaigns seem adrift also in trying to explain a convoluted process — Which candidate do the people on the ballot favor?
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump aide accused of bullying Delaware GOP for delegates — When Donald Trump's campaign dispatched Joe Uddo, a former Ben Carson aide, to Delaware last week, he had a mission: twist a few arms to get Trump supporters into the state's delegation to the national convention.
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Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
Go ahead, Donald, get 1,237; it won't matter: RNC delegate — GOP Delegate: 1,237 number means nothing for Trump — Curly Haugland, RNC Rules Committee Member and unbound delegate, talks about delegate nominations at the Republican National Convention, including Donald Trump's chances of becoming the party's nominee.
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Ann Coulter Said She Hates The ‘New’ Donald Trump — Conservative pundit Ann Coulter expressed her distaste for the “new Donald Trump” on Twitter, following new leadership from his convention manager Paul Manafort. — Coulter crafted several tweets implying that Manafort …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
New Trump or Old Trump, GOP leaders remain conflicted ahead of Cleveland
New Trump or Old Trump, GOP leaders remain conflicted ahead of Cleveland
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Philip Elliott / TIME:
Donald Trump Tones Down the Bombast on the Campaign Trail
Donald Trump Tones Down the Bombast on the Campaign Trail
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Kimberly Richardson Updated / WSB-TV:
Police in riot gear as hundreds clash at Stone Mountain — Stone Mountain State Park has closed due to hundreds of protesters currently clashing for competing rallies. — We'll take you LIVE inside the rallies and protests on Channel 2 Action News at 6. — The park released the following statement:
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Harris Wofford / New York Times:
Finding Love Again, This Time With a Man — AT age 70, I did not imagine that I would fall in love again and remarry. But the past 20 years have made my life a story of two great loves. — On Jan. 3, 1996, the telephone rang just before midnight, interrupting the silence of the hospital room.
The Huffington Post:
Female Ted Cruz Lookalike Agrees To Do Porn For $10,000 — Her boyfriend — and future costar — is proud: “She's more famous than Madonna!” — Last Sunday, Searcy Hayes was an unknown 21-year-old from Natchez, Mississippi. — By Monday night, she was a viral sensation after viewers …
CBS News:
Heavy teen marijuana use may cut life short by 60 — Heavy marijuana use in the late teen years puts men at a higher risk for death by age 60, a new long-term study suggests. — Swedish researchers analyzed the records of more than 45,000 men beginning in 1969 and 1970.
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USA Today:
Ohio killings: 8 bodies, 4 crime scenes, 1 mystery — 8 people are dead in what police are calling ‘execution-style’ shootings in 4 separate rural Ohio homes. Three young children survived the shootings. — The search continues for the person who killed eight members of one family …
Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
In College Roommate David Panton, Ted Cruz Finds Unwavering Support — On a break during a business trip to Washington last year, David Panton hailed a cab to take him to the Capitol. He told the driver he was going to see the Texas senator and presidential candidate Ted Cruz.
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Ryan Felton / Guardian:
Speculation over Prince's death baffles those who say the artist led a clean life — Friends, colleagues and locals who interacted with him regularly attest to a man who was healthy in his habits, amid rumors about the cause of his death — Healthy in his habits, tireless at work …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign, Cautious but Confident, Begins Considering Running Mates — Hillary Clinton's advisers and allies have begun extensive discussions about who should be her running mate, seeking to compile a list of 15 to 20 potential picks for her team to start vetting by late spring.
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Kristen East / Politico:
Charles Koch: 'It's possible' Clinton is preferable to a Republican for president — Billionaire businessman Charles Koch said in an interview airing Sunday that “it's possible” another Clinton in the White House could be better than having a Republican president.
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Prince's former drug dealer tells how the legend spent $40,000 at a time on six-month supplies of Dilaudid pills and Fentanyl patches - highly addictive opioid pain killers - for 25 years — Prince's former drug dealer, who asked to be named only as Doctor D …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Trump asks Kasich to change spelling of his name … Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump — wants rival John Kasich to change the spelling of his name. — At a campaign rally in Connecticut on Saturday, Trump was speaking about how many more votes he has than Ted Cruz — and Kasich.
Aya Takada / Bloomberg:
Japan's Next Generation of Farmers Could Be Robots — Group of Seven agriculture minister meeting begins Saturday — Aging farmers, food demand, climate change are top challenges — As the average age of farmers globally creeps higher and retirement looms, Japan has a solution: robots and driver-less tractors.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Scientific silencers on the left are trying to shut down climate skepticism — Authoritarianism, always latent in progressivism, is becoming explicit. Progressivism's determination to regulate thought by regulating speech is apparent in the campaign by 16 states' attorneys general …
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The Hill:
Five internet powerbrokers who could shape the election — The presidential election is increasingly being waged online, giving an outsized influence to Internet powerbrokers. — Social media has become one of the most powerful ways to reach voters, with candidates in both parties using …
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Obama tells young activists: Be willing to compromise — President Obama on Saturday told a London town hall that young activists should be realistic and willing to look for common ground with the other side. — “You can't just keep on yelling at them,” Obama said, according to the Associated Press.
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Donna Edwards Blasts The Media And Democrats Criticizing Her As “Difficult” — WASHINGTON — If you ask Rep. Donna Edwards, the polls and the newspapers — and even, on some level, people in the Democratic Party — have it wrong. — Days before the Maryland Democratic primary …
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Mjmontone / CBS New York:
Study: ‘Toxic Friendships’ Can Lead To Serious Health Problems — NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It can happen to anyone, sometimes a friendship goes bad. — It can be unpleasant, and researchers claim there is a physical toll that comes from being with toxic friends.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Pope Francis reneges on offer to take in Christian refugees — A Christian brother and sister from Syria felt blessed to have been among the dozen refugees selected to start a new life in Italy — but now say their savior, Pope Francis, abandoned them on a Greek island, according to a report.
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