Amy Klobucher surges to top tier.
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Wednesday, February 12
GRANITE STATE GOES BERNIE Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is the projected winner of the New Hampshire primary. This, with his strong showing in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, makes him front-runner in the Democratic presidential race. “The reason I believe we are going to win is that we have an unprecedented grassroots movement from coast to coast of millions of people,” Sanders told supporters. [HuffPost]
KLOBUCHAR SURGES TO TOP TIER The surprise of the New Hampshire primary was Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Klobuchar, who has struggled to break into the top tier of the Democratic presidential field, placed in the top three candidates as results rolled in. “Thank you, New Hampshire!” she told an enthusiastic crowd. “I’m Amy Klobuchar, and I will beat Donald Trump.” [HuffPost]
CORONAVIRUS DEATH TOLL SURPASSES1,100 The number of new coronavirus cases in China has fallen for a second day, but 97 new deaths pushed total fatalities to more than 1,100, with 45,000 people infected worldwide. A total of 175 cases have been confirmed on a cruise ship quarantined in Japan. More than 2,000 people are stranded on another cruise that was turned away from four ports. [AP]
DEMOCRATS DEMAND ANSWERS FOR STONE SENTENCING Democratic leaders are demanding answers after the Department of Justice abruptly reduced the recommended sentence for Roger Stone on following President Donald Trump’s public criticism of the length of his longtime adviser’s original recommended sentence. [HuffPost]
TRUMP ATTACKS BLOOMBERG, APPARENTLY DOESN'T REALIZE HE WASN'T RUNNING Trump on Tuesday night attacked Mike Bloomberg for having a “very bad night” as the New Hampshire Democratic primary results came rolling in. Just one problem: Bloomberg wasn’t on the ballot. [HuffPost]
LEBANESE GOVERNMENT WINS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, allowing it to tackle the country’s crippling economic and financial crisis, despite a day of protests and riots that left nearly 400 people injured. Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s Cabinet is supported by Hezbollah and its allies. [AP] |
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TRUMP SUGGESTS MILITARY SHOULD DISCIPLINE VINDMAN Trump strengthened his zeal for revenge against government officials involved in his impeachment, suggesting that the military should consider disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, whom Trump fired from his National Security Council last week in apparent retaliation for his cooperation with impeachment investigators. [HuffPost]
WARREN VOWS TO STAY IN RACE DESPITE WEAK RESULT Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren received a disappointingly small share of the votes in New Hampshire, continuing a major slide for a candidate who mere months ago topped polls in the state. Warren was in fourth place in New Hampshire. [HuffPost]
AMERICAN WORKERS STRIKING IN HUGE NUMBERS U.S. workers continued to throw their weight around in a healthy economy in 2019, recording the largest number of major strikes in the decade. The U.S. saw 25 work stoppages involving at least 1,000 workers last year. That was the most of any year between 2010 and 2019, a time span in which the average was 15. [HuffPost]
VAPE-RELATED DEATHS RISE TO 64 The official number of people who have died after suffering from lung injuries linked to the use of vape pens and e-cigarettes has risen to 64. Four of those deaths occurred in the last three weeks, and more deaths are currently under investigation. A total of 2,758 hospitalizations have been reported to the CDC from across all 50 states, and D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [HuffPost]
SUDAN TO HAND OVER OMAR AL-BASHIR TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court to face trial on charges of war crimes and genocide in a deal with rebels to surrender all those wanted in connection with the Darfur conflict. [AP]
MYSTERIOUS RADIO SIGNAL FROM SPACE REPEATS EVERY 16 DAYS Mysterious radio signals from space have been known to repeat, but for the first time, researchers have noticed a pattern in a series of bursts coming from a single source half a billion light-years from Earth. Between Sept. 16, 2018, and Oct. 30, 2019, researchers detected a pattern in bursts occurring every 16.35 days. [CNN] |
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