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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Nancy Reagan's two children will be among the speakers at the former first lady's funeral today in Simi Valley, California. And the guest list will stretch from Hollywood's Golden Age to the California statehouse during Ronald Reagan's time as governor to the Washington Beltway. Four of the five living first ladies and relatives of every president dating to John Kennedy are expected to attend. Nancy Reagan died Sunday at age 94.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump says he's had enough of debates, but he tells CNN that he's "OK" with taking part in the next two that are scheduled. The four remaining GOP contenders faced-off in Florida last night, as Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton campaigned in Illinois.
UNDATED (AP) — A white attendee at a Donald Trump rally has been charged with assaulting a black man who was being removed by deputies. Seventy-eight-year-old John Franklin McGraw is charged with assault and disorderly conduct following the rally at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Meanwhile, the Trump campaign is denying allegations that Trump's campaign manager "yanked" the arm of a woman reporter and questioned her credibility following a news conference in Florida earlier this week.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican Utah lawmaker has abandoned efforts to abolish the death penalty in his state, at least temporarily. Sen. Steve Urquhart (URK'-hart) says he didn't have enough votes to pass the measure before a midnight deadline, the end of the legislative session.
SYDNEY (AP) — A mother trapped in a burning apartment in Sydney was able to safely drop her 2-day-old baby and 2 year-old toddler from a second-floor window to rescuers. Officials say the 27-year-old mother was then rescued by firefighters last night. She's being treated for smoke inhalation and cuts. The youngest child was caught by people holding a bed sheet over scattered mattresses.
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