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| US election 2016: Trump and Clinton clinch more wins | |
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| Donald Trump has won presidential primaries in all five north-eastern US states voting for their nominee while Hillary Clinton is top in three, US media project. | |
| Mr Trump looks set to cement his lead in the Republican race with victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. | Mr Trump looks set to cement his lead in the Republican race with victories in Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. |
| For the Democrats, Mrs Clinton has won three states and Bernie Sanders one. | |
| Mr Trump's rivals have already shifted their attention to upcoming states. | Mr Trump's rivals have already shifted their attention to upcoming states. |
| Ted Cruz and John Kasich have teamed up to help each other in the Indiana, Oregon and New Mexico primaries. | Ted Cruz and John Kasich have teamed up to help each other in the Indiana, Oregon and New Mexico primaries. |
| Mr Trump has condemned their pact as a sign of weakness and desperation. | Mr Trump has condemned their pact as a sign of weakness and desperation. |
| Live coverage of the night | Live coverage of the night |
| See results as they come in | See results as they come in |
| Story of the night so far | Story of the night so far |
| Read more on the US election: | Read more on the US election: |
| Can the Cruz-Kasich tag-team beat Trump? | Can the Cruz-Kasich tag-team beat Trump? |
| Is Wall Street a problem for Hillary Clinton? | Is Wall Street a problem for Hillary Clinton? |
| Speaking at Philadelphia Convention Center after polls closed, Mrs Clinton said her campaign was setting "bold, progressive goals" to improve lives in the US as "both dreamers and doers". | |
| "We believe in the goodness of our people and the greatness of our nation," she said. | |
| Analysis: Anthony Zurcher, BBC North America reporter | |
| There's winning, and then there's WINNING. | |
| Donald Trump's night is shaping up to be the latter, as he steamrolls his opposition in all five of mid-Atlantic states voting on Tuesday. | |
| This campaign season has been punctuated with a series of theories about how and why Mr Trump's presidential ambitions would eventually be thwarted. The latest was that he'd never be able to win more than 50% of the vote as the field narrows. It appears likely that he'll easily surpass that mark across the board and claim the lion's share of the delegates at stake. | |
| During a primary night speech that took place before the polls even closed, Texas Senator Ted Cruz promised that his campaign was now heading to "more favourable terrain". He's setting up a firewall in Indiana, but there's a Trump-fuelled conflagration heading his way. | |
| The New Yorker still has work to do to clinch the Republican nomination, but after his latest performance such a prospect seems increasingly likely. | |
| Her Democratic challenger Bernie Sanders, speaking in in Huntington, West Virginia, vowed to fight to the end of the nomination process, saying he would attract broad support in November's election. | |
| He is pushing hard for a win in Rhode Island, where Mrs Clinton's lead is slimmer. | |
| However, after Tuesday's results, it is unlikely Mr Sanders will be able to overcome Mrs Clinton's lead to become the Democratic nominee for president. | |
| The Republican candidates are focused on blocking Mr Trump from gaining 1,237 delegates and so forcing a contested convention this July in Cleveland. | The Republican candidates are focused on blocking Mr Trump from gaining 1,237 delegates and so forcing a contested convention this July in Cleveland. |
| That would mean party delegates - Republican officials and activists - choose the nominee. | That would mean party delegates - Republican officials and activists - choose the nominee. |
| Speaking at a basketball court in Indiana, Mr Cruz said his supporters could look forward to some success as the race moved on. | |