The Update- October 16th

The Update with Brandon Julien

Honey, I shrunk the lids. Does Panda Express have a shrinkflation problem? One disappointed customer is sounding the alarm on the orange chicken monger, claiming the popular Chinese fast casual has severely downsized its takeout containers — even as prices have gone up. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the father of the 4-year-old Harlem boy who died freezing and malnourished was charged – a day after the youngster’s mother was also arrested in the disturbing case, cops said. In our continuing coverage of The Turmoil At City Hall, Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan is jumping off City Hall’s “Titanic” months earlier than planned. The top doc will step down Friday instead of at the year’s end, officials said – the latest in a mass exodus of Mayor Adams’ administration’s highest ranks amid escalating federal scrutiny and Hizzoner’s historic indictment. Meanwhile, Chauncey Parker, who has worked nearly 40 years in law enforcement, will take over the deputy mayor for public safety post left vacant after Phillip Banks resigned under a cloud of federal scrutiny. And in Decision 2024, a judge has blocked a new rule that requires Georgia Election Day ballots to be counted by hand after the close of voting. The ruling came a day after the same judge ruled that county election officials must certify election results by the deadline set in law.