EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #TRUMPED Ted Cruz is out of the presidential campaign. The Republican Senator stepped down last night making Donald Trump the presumptive nominee.
2. #DAMAGES A six-year-old girl who was left scarred for life after a swimming pool fall was awarded €21k.
3. #MANIPULATED: Seven major world banks have agreed to pay a total of $324 million to settle a lawsuit accusing them of manipulating interest rates.
4. #RAMMED: Five youths were arrested yesterday after a car rammed a garda vehicle in Dublin.
5. #UNINSURED: One-third of drivers involved in high-speed fatal crashes are uninsured, according to the Road Safety Authority in today’s Irish Times.
6. #IRAQ Over 1,000 prisoners are being held in ‘horrendous conditions’ without charge in Iraq, Amnesty International says.
7. #SWIFTWAY: Plans for a rapid bus corridor to Dublin Airport have been put on hold as planners concentrate on the Metro North project.
8. #KNOCK OFFS: Apple has lost a trademark fight in China against a company selling handbags and leather goods under the name “iPhone”.
9. #TURKEY The European Commission is to give Turkey conditional backing for visa-free travel as the EU tries to save a controversial deal to solve the migrant crisis.
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