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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prepares to speak during a New York primary night campaign event Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in New York.

WASHINGTON (AP) » The Latest on campaign 2016 following the New York state primary (all times Eastern Daylight Time):

10:45 a.m.

Supporters at a Pennsylvania rally for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz say they aren’t overly concerned about his third-place finish in the New York primary.

Several people waiting Wednesday morning for the Texas senator to arrive at an event inside the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania, attributed the results to Donald Trump’s home state support.

Nathan Herr of Washington Boro says Cruz hardly campaigned in New York and it was “a foregone conclusion” that Trump would do well there.

Military veteran Wendell Ritchie says he sees Cruz as “a straight shooter” who doesn’t pull punches, and hopes Cruz will “keep being real.”

Cruz can continue “to pull support from these little towns,” says 36-year-old Jessica Neiger of Stevens, Pennsylvania, who brought her seven children under age 12 to the rally.

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7:15 a.m.

With her New York win, Hillary Clinton’s support among superdelegates puts her on track to clinch the Democratic nomination outright before the national convention — even before results from the California primary, which Bernie Sanders was counting on winning to stand a chance.

Clinton added 33 new endorsements over the past month, according to an Associated Press survey, expanding her overwhelming support among the party officials who can back any candidate, despite Sanders’ recent string of victories in Wisconsin and the West. Sanders picked up seven.

The AP count, including New York:

— Based on primaries and caucuses: Clinton leads, 1,428 to 1,151.

— Including superdelegates: 1,930 to 1,189.

Sanders must win 73 percent of the remaining delegates and uncommitted superdelegates to get the nomination. It takes 2,383 to win.

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3:00 a.m.

Hillary Clinton emerged from New York’s presidential primary closer to clinching the Democratic nomination and becoming the first woman to reach that milestone. Republican Donald Trump strengthened his own path toward the general election with a commanding victory, but has little room for error in the states ahead.

The front-runners hope to replicate their strong showings in New York in the cluster of Northeastern states next up on the primary calendar. Clinton was scheduled to spend Wednesday campaigning in Pennsylvania, while Trump had a rally planned in Maryland, as well as Indiana.

Following her win in New York, Clinton made clear she was focusing on the general election after her unexpectedly competitive primary battle with Bernie Sanders.

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