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Trump hits 50 percent in national poll for first time
Hillary Clinton: Half of my Cabinet will be women
Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl shocked the world
Storms on Tuesday could bring powerful tornadoes to Plains
Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo ID mandate
Megyn Kelly To Interview Donald Trump
Megyn Kelly to interview Donald Trump for Fox TV special
Prosecutor: Hundreds of pot plants grown where 8 were killed
Transgender rights: Where 2016 candidates stand on bathroom bills
Donald Trump mocks John Kasich’s ‘disgusting’ eating habits at raucous rally

Trump hits 50 percent in national poll for first time

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 10:06 AM PDT

While Republican frontrunner Donald Trump still needs more than 300 delegates to reach 1,237 — the magic number needed to secure the GOP presidential nomination — Trump has finally reached a key milestone in his bid for the White House: support from half of the country's likely Republican voters. According to a new NBC News/Survey Monkey national tracking poll released Tuesday, 50 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they support the real estate mogul's candidacy, compared to the 26 percent who support Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and 17 percent who are backing Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Trump's double-digit lead over his GOP rivals is one reason why Cruz and Kasich banded together this week in an effort to block the brash billionaire from the GOP nomination.

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Hillary Clinton: Half of my Cabinet will be women

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 09:12 AM PDT

Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton says that if she's elected president, at least half of her Cabinet will be women. During a town hall hosted by MSNBC on Monday night, host Rachel Maddow asked Clinton whether she would match a campaign promise Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made good on earlier this year. "He promised when he took office that he would have a Cabinet that was 50 percent women, and then he did it," Maddow said.

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Ukraine marks 30 years since Chernobyl shocked the world

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 02:54 AM PDT

Ukraine on Tuesday marks 30 years since the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl forced a global rethink about the wisdom of relying on atomic fuel. More than 200 tonnes of uranium remain inside the dilapidated reactor that spewed radioactive clouds across three quarters of Europe after a botched safety test that Soviet authorities did their best to cover up. International donors on Monday pledged an additional 87.5 million euros ($99 million) toward building a larger new spent nuclear fuel storage facility that could let Ukrainians live without fear for generations to come.

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Storms on Tuesday could bring powerful tornadoes to Plains

Posted: 26 Apr 2016 12:42 AM PDT

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — School districts and authorities are bracing for the possibility of a severe weather outbreak that could bring powerful, long-track tornadoes and large hail Tuesday to the Great Plains.

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Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo ID mandate

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 06:15 PM PDT

The judge dismisses lawsuits challenging an election law that requires voters to show photo identification when casting ballots.

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Megyn Kelly To Interview Donald Trump

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 04:46 PM PDT

Megyn Kelly has landed that interview with ratings magnet Donald Trump for her Fox broadcast network primetime special on May 17. Extended bits of the interview will air on Kelly's Fox News Channel show The Kelly File the next night.

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Megyn Kelly to interview Donald Trump for Fox TV special

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 04:30 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Donald Trump will join Megyn Kelly on a Fox TV special for her first interview with him since the fallout from their encounter during a GOP presidential debate last summer.

Prosecutor: Hundreds of pot plants grown where 8 were killed

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 03:36 PM PDT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four days after the calculated killings of eight people in rural Ohio, a prosecutor revealed Monday that marijuana was found at some of the crime scenes, including a grow-house sheltering hundreds of plants.

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Transgender rights: Where 2016 candidates stand on bathroom bills

Posted: 25 Apr 2016 03:01 PM PDT

Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Terre Haute, Ind., on April 24, 2016. The rights of transgender people have become an unlikely talking point in the 2016 presidential election. Controversy erupted last month after North Carolina passed House Bill 2 (HB2) requiring people to only use restrooms that correspond with their biological sex, as stated on their birth certificate.