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Trump, Clinton aim for sweeps of Northeastern primaries
PHILADELPHIA — Donald Trump is aiming for a sweep of all five Northeastern states holding primaries Tuesday, including Pennsylvania, leaving his rivals pinning their hopes of stopping the Republican front-runner on a fragile coordination strategy in the next rounds of voting. For Democratic leader Hillary Clinton, wins in most of Tuesday’s contests would leave little doubt that she’ll be her party’s nominee. Rival Bernie Sanders’ team has sent mixed signals about his standing in the race, with ..
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Shooting at Nashville Music City Central Bus Station Injures 4 Teenagers

By Karen Mizoguchi 04/26/2016 AT 01:00 AM EDT A shooting on Monday at Nashville's Music City Central bus station injured four teenagers. At 3.30pm shots were heard resulting in four victims including Javious Chatman, 18, who was shot in the abdomen and remains in critically condition at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Two 16-year-olds, Nathaniel Webb and Jonathan Stoner, and 17-year-old Jalen Jeffries suffered minor injuries, said Metro police spokesman, Don Aaron, as reported by The ..
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Aspiring campaign volunteer killed 'execution style' moments after meeting Pa. candidate

(Scott Olson/Getty Images) Alex Cherry chatted with Chris Rabb, a Democratic candidate for a seat in the Pennsylvania State House, on Sunday, saying he planned to work the polls in the upcoming election. Impressed, Rabb and a volunteer encouraged the 21-year-old to join the campaign, Rabb would say later in a statement. “He was enthusiastic about the political process,” Rabb said. Then, as Cherry still spoke with the campaign worker, a man came up behind the 21-year-old and shot him in the..
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Cleveland to pay $6 million to settle police killing of black boy

CLEVELAND Cleveland officials have agreed to pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy who was shot dead by a white police officer in 2014, according to documents filed in federal court on Monday. The city admitted no wrongdoing in the shooting and Rice's family agreed to drop the complaint against two officers, including the one who shot the boy, U.S. District Judge Dan Aaron Polster, who mediated the settlement, said in the documents.Rice w..
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Federal Judge Upholds North Carolina Voter Rules

Photo A voting rights rally in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 2015. Monday’s ruling is an early signal of how federal judges might regard changes and challenges to voting laws in the aftermath of a 2013 Supreme Court decision. Credit Travis Dove for The New York Times RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Monday upheld sweeping Republican-backed changes to election rules, including a voter identification provision, that civil rights groups say unfairly targeted African-Americans ..
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Voter turnout in Maryland expected to be heavier than normal

By Brian Witte | AP April 26 at 3:22 AM ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Voter turnout in Maryland was expected to be heavier than normal Tuesday, because the nominations for president haven’t been determined yet. Whetting voter appetite, a high-profile U.S. Senate race was also being decided along with two strongly contested primaries in U.S. House districts. In the Senate race, Reps. Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards have been battling in a contentious Democratic primary, as Sen. Barbara Mikulski retires..
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Storms on Tuesday could bring powerful tornadoes to Plains

OKLAHOMA CITY – School districts and authorities are bracing for the possibility of a severe weather outbreak that could bring powerful, long-track tornadoes and large hail to the Great Plains. The weather on Tuesday could include heavy winds, tornadoes and hail as large as baseballs or softballs. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says the most dangerous weather will likely take aim at an approximately 70,000-square-mile area stretching from southern Oklahoma to southern Nebrask..
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Official: Some 200 pot plants found in executed Ohio family's grow op

PIKE COUNTY, Ohio -- A law enforcement source has confirmed that investigators found some 200 marijuana plants in the executed Ohio family's indoor grow operation, CBS News senior investigative producer Pat Milton reports.The source said the size of operation indicates it was being grown for sale not for personal use.Each plant could produce about one pound of marijuana. A pound of high-grade quality marijuana has a street value of about $2,000.A second law enforcement source said that investig..
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Bill Cosby's Sexual Assault Case Can Proceed, Pennsylvania Appeals Court Rules

Andrea Constand and Bill Cosby Todd Korol/Toronto Star/Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/WireImage By Nicole Weisensee Egan @nweisenseeegan 04/25/2016 AT 04:00 PM EDT On Monday, the Pennsylvania Superior Court refused to hear entertainer Bill Cosby's request to dismiss the criminal case against him and lifted the temporary stay on the criminal case, paving the way for his trial for the alleged sexual assault of former Temple University employee Andrea Constand. "We are ready for that [prelimin..
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