Trump dashes Cruz's hopes in Indiana; Sanders-Clinton close   

Associated Press         JULIE PACE and SCOTT BAUER,

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at The
Palladium at the Center for Performing Arts in Carmel, Indiana, U.S. May 2, 2016.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump took a major step toward sewing up the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a victory in Indiana's primary election, dashing the hopes of rival Ted Cruz and other GOP forces who fear the brash businessman will doom their party in the general election.
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders were vying for victory in the Democratic primary, though it was too early to call the race as votes were being tallied. Clinton already is 91 percent of the way to her party's nomination.
While Trump can't mathematically clinch the GOP nomination with his victory in Indiana, his path now becomes easier and he has more room for error in the remaining primary contests. The real estate mogul will collect at least 45 of Indiana's 57 delegates, and now needs less than 200 more in upcoming contests

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