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WASHINGTON (AP) — Exit polls during the Indiana primary suggest Republicans may face divisions going into the general election even now that Ted Cruz has withdrawn and winner Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee. A majority of Indiana Republicans polled say they think their party has been divided. Half of those who voted for Cruz or Republican John Kasich say they won't vote for Trump. Democrats suggest they are largely satisfied with either of their top candidates, Hillary Clinton or Indiana winner Bernie Sanders.
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit teachers will be back in the classrooms today following a two-day sickout over uncertainty they would be paid. The fight continues, however, between the union and state lawmakers over a $500 million plan to restructure the district and its debt. Part of the plan as written would forbid existing labor agreements from transferring to the new district and restrict collective bargaining over work schedules and school calendars.
STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Defense Secretary Ash Carter has convened a meeting in Germany of his counterparts from 11 countries contributing to the military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. To underscore the priority he places on the counter-IS effort, Carter says the latest American combat death in Iraq shows the military campaign against the Islamic State is "far from over."
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has weighed in on the subject of alimony and same-sex relationships. The decision clarifies a section of Virginia's divorce law which states that alimony payments can be cut off if the payee remarries or has been cohabiting with another person for at least a year. The court ruled that includes same-sex cohabitation.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media quote the deputy commander of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard as saying Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they "threaten" the Islamic Republic. Nearly a third of all oil traded by sea passes through the strait. Iran's supreme leader recently criticized U.S. military drills in the Persian Gulf.
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