In The News: 5 Things You Need To Read This Morning

Here are five of the most important news items you might have missed Wednesday morning.

NYC Primary

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton notched resounding victories in New York Tuesday night, answering questions about their command of the race as the front-runners moved significantly closer to their party's nominations.

Google In Trouble?

Alphabet's GOOGL business has come under fire by European regulators who are accusing Google of abusing its dominant position in the mobile market. European Union's antitrust regulators said Google is denying consumers a wider choice of mobile apps and stifling innovation by requiring phone manufactures to pre-install Google's services, including Search and Chrome.

Another Mitsubishi Problem

Mitsubishi Motors, the Japanese automaker tarnished by a massive recall cover-up 15 years ago, owned up to another scandal, saying employees had intentionally falsified fuel mileage test data for several vehicle models. The inaccurate tests by the Tokyo-based automaker involved 157,000 of its own-brand eK wagon and eK Space light passenger cars, and 468,000 Dayz and Dayz Roox vehicles produced for Nissan.

Iran Struggling With Oil Exports

"Iran faces a struggle to increase oil exports because many of its tankers are tied up storing crude, some are not seaworthy, and foreign shipowners remain reluctant to carry its cargoes," an exclusive Reuters report said. "Tehran is seeking to make up for lost trade to Europe following the lifting of EU sanctions imposed in 2011 and 2012, which deprived it of a market that accounted for over a third of its exports and left it relying completely on Asian buyers."

3 Charged In Flint Water Crisis

Criminal charges are expected to be announced Wednesday by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette against two state officials and one local administrator in an ongoing investigation into Flint’s water crisis, two sources familiar with the probe told the Detroit News. Schuette is scheduled to make an announcement of the charges for either malfeasance and/or misconduct in office against the three individuals related to the lead contamination of Flint’s water supply. The indictments are “the first of more to come."

The three charged in connection with Flint water crisis included Stephen Busch, Mike Prysby, and Mike Glasgow

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