Donald Trump spoke at Trump Tower in Manhattan after sweeping the five Tuesday primaries.

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Trump calls himself ?presumptive nominee?

Trump won by comfortable margins in each of the five East Coast states and is now in a commanding role with just 10 states left to vote.

Ground Game

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It?s the first time such issues as abortion, gay marriage, and transgender rights could take center stage since March.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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Donald Trump?s latest victories ease his path to gaining the needed 1,237 delegates to grab the Republican nomination.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/524733398-429.jpg Social media seizes on the Christies? facial expressions

At Donald Trump?s victory speech, Chris Christie made another series of amusing expressions, while his wife appeared to roll her eyes.

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Tuesday?s rout was an embarrassing and potentially debilitating blow for Donald Trump?s nearest rival, Senator Ted Cruz.

Hillary Clinton addressed supporters in Philadelphia after Tuesday?s primaries.

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With near shutout, Clinton edges closer to the nomination

However, Bernie Sanders? R.I. victory is a reminder that Hillary Clinton has yet to persuade a fractured party to coalesce around her.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_A0364.jpg Hillary Clinton?s next campaign: Winning over Sanders voters

Clinton?s first step toward reconciliation came in her victory speech Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Full election results

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/27iraq04.jpg State drops plans to evict Iraqi refugees from motel

The family had allowed guests, including a Globe reporter and photographer, into their state-subsidized room.

BEN VOLIN | NEWS ANALYSIS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/483710892-10507.jpg Tom Brady?s next legal options in Deflategate are long shots

The chances of a reversal appear slim, although a spokesman for the players union said, ?I don?t think this is over.?

An Apple iPhone 6.

Tech Lab

Apple?s dark day: What it means

Though Apple still raked in nearly $51 billion in sales, the earnings report laid bare several important truths.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/24chineseschool1_met.jpg Plan for a Chinese academy stirs worries in a Conn. town

A company wants to funnel students from China into high schools in West Hartford, and pay to do so, but the plan is drawing criticism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/CeilingP13A.jpg Unusual architectural discovery is highlight of redesign

The renovation of a Newbury Street building revealed a vaulted concrete ceiling that runs like inverted canals across the length of the room.

Red Sox 11, Braves 4

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Price went eight innings and improved to 3-0.

US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz was appointed by President Obama and confirmed to her post in 2009.

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A politically charged decision awaits US Attorney Carmen Ortiz

Questions surrounding Boston Mayor Martin Walsh mark the last big investigation Ortiz will likely undertake.

OPINION | NANCY GERTNER AND JACK CORRIGAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walsh_boyscouts_12.jpg Secrets of the grand jury

It?s not right to criticize Mayor Walsh for not discussing whether he testified before a grand jury.

NBA Playoffs: Hawks 110, Celtics 83

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-10474.jpg Celtics are back on the brink ? again

In a series of ebbs and flows, the Hawks demolished Boston in Game 5 to take command.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_cshawks6_spts.jpg An opportunity squandered by the Celtics

After the Hawks left an opening early, Boston failed to take advantage.