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10 Pieces of Political News to Know


1. Cruz, Sanders emerge for victories in Wisconsin Primaries: Cruz catching up to Trump's delegate lead, closes Trump's lead to win the GOP nomination. Despite Sander's victory, he is still on a mathematically difficult path to claiming the nomination.

2. Largest victim from the "The Panama Papers": Iceland's prime minister resigns after allegations that he used a shell company to conceal portions of interest.

3. Trump's suggestion to cut off trade with Mexico for "The Wall" payment: Alarm expressed over the halt of billions of dollars worth of trade that will suffocate many.

4. Paid Leave in America: San Francisco becomes the first United States city to provide at least 6 weeks of paid leave for new parents. 5. The end of fossil fuels? Netherlands purposes banning all gas, diesel car sales in the country by the year 2025.

6. White House to transfer funds from successful Ebola fight to the ZIKA Virus: 600 million dollars will soon be delivered to the Centers of Disease Control. 7. Hackers exploit hospital design flaws: Hackers exploited design flaws in the "MedStar Health INC" despite warnings that a simple update was needed to fix the issue. 8. Alabama Governor hit: Although the main portions of the scandal has already passed, the scandal is the latest sign of increasing troubles for Gov. Robert Bentley. 9. Greek Island to host the Pope: The Pope and various other spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians to visit Lesbos next week.

10. Twitter to stream NFL Thursday Night games: Under a one-year agreement, the 10 games from CBS and NBC will be streamed on Twitter over Amazon and Facebook.


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