Trump rescinds pledge to back GOP nominee

Trump rescinds pledge to back GOP nominee

BROOKFIELD, Wis. (AP) — Donald Trump, turning his focus to Wisconsin even as another controversy cast a shadow over his campaign, said Tuesday he will no longer honor his pledge to support the eventual Republican pick for president. And his two Republican rivals, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, also refused to say they would support Trump or whoever is the nominee.

All three Republicans appeared at a CNN town hall in Milwaukee one week before Wisconsin's April 5 primary. Both Democratic candidates, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, also campaigned in the state.

New England’s winter that wasn’t
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New England’s winter that wasn’t

Samantha-Rae Tuthill

BOSTON — It was a welcome respite  for some local residents still exhausted from the shoveling they had to do during the eternal winter of 2015; but for many New England skiers, snowboarders, and children anticipating an extra day or two off of school, the December 2015-February 2016  winter season didn't feel like much of a winter at all.

That's thanks in large part to the presence of El Niño, which kept the brutally cold temperatures of 2014 north of the continental U.S. this season.

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