Hijacker Hadn't Seen Family in Decades, Trump and Kasich Renounce Loyalty Pledge, Furries Face Times Square Challenge: A.M. Links
- "When someone hasn't seen his family for 24 years … what should one do?" asked 59-year-old Seif Eldin Mustafa in a statement. Hijack yourself a plane to Cyprus, obviously.
- During a Republican townhall aired on CNN Tuesday night, Donald Trump continued to trash former Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, suggesting that she could have been carrying a "little bomb" at a press event and that his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was merely exercising an abundance of caution when he pulled her away from the candidate.
- A new analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that Donald Trump and Ted Cruz's respective tax plans would reduce federal revenues by $8.7 to $9.5 trillion.
- A City Council hearing Wednesday morning could decide the fate of Times Square's costumed characters.
- Both Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich renounced pledges to support the Republican presidential nominee whomever it is.
- An Ohio teenager who gave a talk while posing as a state senator has plead guilty.
- Florida Gov. Rick Scott is trying to entice Yale University to Florida.
- U.S. soda consumption has hit a 30-year low.
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