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GENOA, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sihk) says he'll have plenty to say about one rival GOP candidate in particular — Donald Trump — after today's critical primaries in five states. Speaking to reporters in Ohio after voting in today's primary, Kasich said he'll be "forced, going forward, to talk about some of the deep concerns" he has about Trump's campaign. He said Trump's combative comments at rallies and his comments about women are of particular concern. Kasich concluded that however he does in today's contests, he appreciates the opportunity and the attention.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration says it will not allow oil drilling in the Atlantic Ocean, reversing a proposal that would have opened up a wide area of the coast to drilling. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell made the announcement on Twitter, declaring that the administration's next five-year offshore drilling plan "protects the Atlantic for future generations."
HAVANA (AP) — The Obama administration is easing rules on travel to Cuba and Cuba's use of the dollar ahead of the president's historic trip to Havana. The new measures allow people to take trips to Cuba on their own rather than only through expensive group tours-- a move expected to fill demand for commercial flights U.S. airlines hope to soon launch. U.S. banks will also be able to process Cuban government transactions that pass even momentarily through the U.S. banking system.
LONDON (AP) — Britain's foreign minister says he is skeptical about Russia's announced military withdrawal from Syria. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond told lawmakers in the House of Commons that Russia had made past pledges to pull its troops out of Ukraine, "which later turned out to be merely routine rotation of forces."
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan's president says the Islamic State group is "on the run" in an eastern border province where the militants had taken over some remote districts in recent months. Ashraf Ghani says an elite commando division of the army fought the extremists out of the area. Officials have said that the fighters who joined the IS branch in Afghanistan are mostly disaffected Taliban disillusioned with the insurgency's lack of success in overthrowing the Afghan government.
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