Mike Bloomberg’s campaign slogan is that he “will get it done.” Bloomberg is running on his record of accomplishments as mayor of New York City from 2002 through 2013, including economic revitalization, environmental measures and public safety improvements. But he is also a big proponent of public health, particularly getting people to smoke less and…… MORE
A 7-year-old South Carolina girl died one minute into surgery to remove her tonsils, her parents told CNN affiliate WHNS. Paisley Cogsdill snored in her sleep but was perfectly healthy, relatives said, according to WHNS. But her heart suddenly stopped during the operation in Greenwood on Friday. “Going into surgery, she had no fear,” her…… MORE
In New York City’s Central Park, no duck gets left behind. The city parks department is looking for a duck with a plastic ring wrapped around its beak and neck. Five park rangers are searching all bodies of water in Central Park and the pond in nearby Morningside Park, said parks department spokeswoman Megan Moriarty.…… MORE
The novel coronavirus-related shock to US markets is once again carrying over to Asia Pacific. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.2% Wednesday, while South Korea’s Kospi and Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 1.5% and 1.7%, respectively. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped 1.3%. China’s Shanghai Composite lost 0.5%. The declines followed a terrible day in the United…… MORE
A “dramatic increase” in winter ticks affecting moose in Vermont has officials proposing a moose hunt to lessen the impact of the parasites on the animals’ population. One moose was found with as many as 90,000 winter ticks on its body, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department said. Winter ticks are parasitic mites that can…… MORE
Welcome to CNN’s fact check coverage of the tenth Democratic presidential debate from Charleston, South Carolina, ahead of the state’s primary on Saturday. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the current front-runner after winning the Nevada caucus, will likely face attacks over his recent defense of the former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Sanders will also have to…… MORE
The US intelligence community’s top election security official, who appeared to have overstated the intelligence community’s formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election, said Tuesday she will be staying in her current post. “Ambassador Grenell has not asked me to leave. In fact, he has encouraged and affirmed his support for my position…… MORE
Bob Chapek now has the keys to the whole Disney empire -— not just the Magic Kingdom. The company named Chapek, previously the head of its Parks division, as its new CEO on Tuesday, replacing Bob Iger. Iger will stay on at Disney through the end of this contract on December 31, 2021, taking on…… MORE
Allegations of sexual and/or physical abuse leveled against nine former employees at the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford, Connecticut, have been found “credible,” according to an independent investigation conducted at the school’s request. In an investigative report released last week, the 203-year-old institution published findings that the staff members engaged in “multiple…… MORE
In South Carolina, Michael Bloomberg is something of a phantom: He won’t be on the ballot in the state’s Democratic primary on Saturday, but you can still feel his presence. And the dueling attachments black voters here have to the billionaire reveal a lot about what the country tends to miss when it comes to…… MORE
