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Drilling plan
undergoes
big change

CLOSER TO
FINISH LINE

Trump knocks out Rubio with

a decisive victory in Florida

Feds remove Atlantic coast from

ocean-floor oil exploration program
AMANDA OGLESBY
@OGLESBYAPP

Clinton adds North Carolina,

Ohio, Florida to her column

WASHINGTON - The Atlantic coast has been removed from a plan that would have opened the ocean
floor to oil exploration and drilling, a move that environmental groups and New Jersey elected officials
said would have imperiled the Shore economy.
U.S. Sens. Cory Booker and Robert Menendez, U.S.
Rep. Frank Pallone and various New Jersey organizations announced Tuesday that federal officials heeded
their protests and removed the Atlantic coast from
the leasing program.
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
was considering oil and gas exploration off the coasts
of Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia and North Carolina. The Atlantics inclusion in the Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program worried groups
throughout New Jersey.
If another disaster like the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion happened in the Atlantic, they said,
New Jerseys $40 billion-a-year tourism industry
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Three people were killed and two injured in the Route 9

collision Tuesday.

AP
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters at his
primary election night event at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday.

Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in the Florida,

Ohio and North Carolina presidential primaries, putting her in a commanding position to win the Democratic nomination. Donald Trump strengthened his
hand in the Republican race with wins in Florida,
North Carolina and Illinois but fell in Ohio to that
states governor, John Kasich.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, meanwhile, ended his
campaign after his devastating home-state loss.

Off the campaign trail

Gov. Chris Christie, in N.J. after his latest campaign tour in
support of Trump, says he hadnt planned to attend trooper
funeral he was berated for missing this week. Page 7A

AP
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd Tuesday
night at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.

SUZANNE RUSSELL
@SRUSSELLMYCJ

DELEGATE RESULTS

OLD BRIDGE - Two men, one of them a Howell resident, and a Freehold woman died following a two-vehicle crash on Route 9 near Route 516 Tuesday that
shut down highway traffic for hours.
Two other women were hospitalized. Authorities
said the cause of the accident is under investigation.
Police Capt. Steve Daroci said the 45-year-old Howell man, driving a green Ford Escape, was traveling
south on Route 9 around 12:23 p.m. when his vehicle
crossed over into the northbound lanes. The reason
why is not known, Daroci said.
The Ford collided with a Honda Accord heading
north. Daroci said the Howell man died in the crash.

Republican
Donald Trump .................................................................................... 619
Ted Cruz .............................................................................................. 394
Marco Rubio (dropped out of race) ............................................. 167
John Kasich ......................................................................................... 136

Democratic
Hillary Clinton ................................................................................ 1,488
Bernie Sanders .................................................................................. 704

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