10 things you need to know today: April 20, 2016

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Trump speaks following his primary win in New York
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1. Trump and Clinton win big in New York primaries

Frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton won commanding victories Tuesday in New York's presidential primaries. With 60 percent of the vote, Trump secured most of the 95 Republican delegates at stake in his home state, increasing his lead over Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich and his chances of winning the nomination without a convention fight. On the Democratic side, Clinton's unexpectedly strong 58 percent to 42 percent win ended Sen. Bernie Sanders' winning streak. "Victory is in sight," Clinton said.

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Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.