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How's the New York state of mind treating you?(Photo: Juperimages via Thinkstock/Getty Images)
The Big Apple (and the rest of New York) is actually a big deal in the race to the White House
Tuesday's primary, which doesn't usually matter in New York state, is momentous this year as candidates on both sides suck up as many delegates as they can ahead of the national political conventions. Get excited. Here's how it's likely to play out tonight: The GOP race<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will probably get called for Donald Trump right after the polls close at 9 p.m. ET. It<span style="color: Red;">*</span>looks a bit tighter for the Dems, with<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hillary Clinton ahead in the polls by<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a solid 12ish<span style="color: Red;">*</span>points (rather than Trump's —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>wow! — estimated<span style="color: Red;">*</span>20- to 30-point lead) and it may pretty late<span style="color: Red;">*</span>before the race gets called. Either way,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>New York's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>delegate distribution system is complicated in both parties, so it could be a while before we know the final delegate tally. So take on some New York values: grab a slice<span style="color: Red;">*</span>or some Buffalo wings.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Watch the Yankees or Rangers (or both).<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And hey, get in a New York state of mind and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>follow along with USA TODAY for the latest.
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One of the biggest aviation mysteries in history just got a couple more clues
Two pieces of debris —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from the wing and tail —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>found in the Indian Ocean “almost certainly” came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that disappeared without a trace two years ago. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is leading the search, said stenciling on the pieces matched the plane registered for the flight. Time is running out to find the rest of the wreckage, believed to be located thousands of miles away off the west coast of Australia.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The nations looking for the plane have a chunk of ocean left to examine,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but they say that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>once they're done, they're done.
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Raphael Ariano, 5, grandson of Patrick Gomes, inflight supervisor on the ill fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, holds a soft toy after a memorial service for the second anniversary of the jet's March 8, 2014, disappearance, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, on March 8, 2016.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> Joshua Paul, AP
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Those chips in your credit card? They matter
There's a reason your bank (probably) mailed you a new credit card with a chip in it. Sure, swiping your card was easy<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— but "chip and dip" is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>making a big dent in fraud. Some of the biggest merchants have seen a dip of more than 18% in counterfeit transactions, according to Visa. Other good news about the cards that<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Visa announced Tuesday: The company upgraded its software to make those transactions faster. Hoorays all around.
A year after Freddie Gray’s death much has changed —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and much hasn't —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in Baltimore
The 25-year-old black man’s death<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after being put<span style="color: Red;">*</span>into the back of a police van sparked widespread rioting and looting that rattled the city and made national news one year ago Tuesday. Now<span style="color: Red;">*</span>street art and murals punctuate almost every block in the neighborhood where he died. Some of the colorful pieces are huge and elaborate, some small and simple. Some encourage peace. Some promote rebellion. In<span style="color: Red;">*</span>some ways, life has changed in the past year. Cameras now keep an eye on what’s going on inside police vans, and the department is trying to improve its relationship with residents. But one thing remains the same: the tense relations between police and the impoverished city neighborhoods where Gray grew up.
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Call this a "redneck rescue." A quick-thinking Texan used his monster truck to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>cruise around his<span style="color: Red;">*</span>flooded neighborhood and pluck stranded neighbors from their water-logged homes on Monday.
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Historic flooding in Houston is leaving people stranded. Instead of waiting for a rescue boat, this woman was rescued from her home by her neighbor's 8-foot-tall monster truck. USA TODAY
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