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WASHINGTON (AP) — As expected, Donald Trump has won West Virginia's Republican primary. Voters say their major focus is the economy. That's according to exit polling. More than half of Republicans and nearly two-thirds of Democratic voters say the economy is the top issue facing the country.
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York has agreed to a request by The Associated Press to unseal about 240 court documents in a case related to the criminal past of former Donald Trump business partner Felix Sater. But Judge Brian Cogan says he's leaning toward keeping 38 other documents that might "jeopardize ongoing investigations." The case involves whether two lawyers should be held in contempt for releasing details about Sater's role in orchestrating a Mafia-linked stock fraud scheme and his subsequent cooperation with the U.S. government.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has blocked the proposed merger of Staples and Office Depot. Judge Emmet Sullivan says the government had made the case that the merger had a "reasonable probability" of hurting competition in office supplies. The two office-supply chains have said they would drop their $6.3 billion merger plan if the ruling went against them.
SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina school system has adopted a policy allowing high school students to carry pepper spray this fall. The Salisbury Post reports that the policy was adopted by the Rowan Salisbury Board of Education. Board member Chuck Hughes said allowing students to have the spray may be useful for students who encounter transgender classmates in the bathroom.
CHANHASSEN, Minn. (AP) — Court documents show a Minnesota doctor saw Prince twice in the month before his death, including the day before he died. Warrants obtained by KSTP-TV and the Los Angeles Times show Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg treated Prince on April 7 and April 20, and provided "medications and prescriptions" for the musician. Schulenberg was interviewed and there was a search at the suburban Minneapolis hospital where he worked.
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