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FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, two women converse in New York. The nation's obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, two women converse in New York. The nation's obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) FILE - In this June 26, 2012 file photo, two women converse in New York. The nation's obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to statistics released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

1. WHO IS STILL PUSHING FOR BIG PRIMARY WINS

Hillary Clinton has taken New Jersey and might already be the presumptive Democratic nominee, but she is still pressing for victory in California and four other states, while Bernie Sanders looks to keep his campaign alive.

2. REPUBLICANS UNITE … TO DENOUNCE TRUMP

Party leaders are opposing the candidate’s attacks on a federal judge, with House Speaker Paul Ryan calling them the “textbook definition of a racist comment”; Trump says he was “misconstrued.”

3. ALI’S REMEMBERED BY HOMETOWN LOCALS