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Donald J. Trump’s series of victories on Super Tuesday complicated the “Never Trump” movement that has been percolating in corners of the Republican Party, leaving the Manhattan businessman’s remaining rivals struggling for new ways to halt his march to the presidential nomination. After months of carefully plotting their primary state strategies, campaigns were left crunching numbers on Wednesday morning and dusting off history lessons about contested conventions and arcane ballot rules. On the face of it, campaigning proceeded as usual on Wednesday, with Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio set to touch down in Kansas and Michigan for rallies; Kansas...

The country's top finance official, Anton Siluanov, said the government must be prepared for prices to fall further in 2016 as the global glut grows and new supply -- for example from Iran -- enters the market. "Everything indicates that low oil prices are likely to dominate next year. And it is possible that at some periods [the oil price] will be $30 per barrel," Siluanov was quoted as saying by Russian state-run news agencies. That would spell more pain for Russia. Oil and gas exports make up almost half of government revenue. Oil futures were trading at their lowest...

Donald Trump wants to ban Muslims from entering the United States? Well, it turns out lots of Britons want to ban him from the United Kingdom. Trump detractors across the pond have started an online petition on an official government website asking British officials to block the GOP presidential front-runner from visiting. "The signatories believe Donald J. Trump should be banned from UK entry," the petition reads. "The UK has banned entry to many individuals for hate speech. The same principles should apply to everyone who wishes to enter the UK," the petition says. "If the United Kingdom is to...