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This week’s preliminary budget discussion lasted over two hours with council members grappling with the fact they start the process with nearly $6.8 million less to work with than they did a year ago.
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Delaware Theatre Company“The Chequerboard Watch” is set aboard a clipper ships as it voyages from Australia to England in 1855. The title refers to the diverse races of the crew -
Tom Byrne/Delaware Public MediaDelaware could increase its tobacco tax for the first time in nearly a decade, as lawmakers advanced a proposal to up the state’s tax on cigarettes by $1.50 a pack.
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The state of Delaware is taking its next step to regulate and mitigate so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Late last month, the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Public Health, and Department of Agriculture delivered an implementation plan – outlining how they plan to cut the presence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water, soil and air.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle digs into that plan and offers a look at where Delaware is heading in its battle against PFAS.
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The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies' exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time that country is narrowing the gap with the U.S. in the AI race. -
The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of political deadlock. -
It's the first time suspected insider trading on Polymarket has led to criminal charges in the U.S. -
The Trump administration is easing restrictions on medical marijuana. The acting attorney general issued a memo saying he is moving the cannabis products out of the most restrictive category.
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The incident is the latest eyebrow-raising bet on Polymarket, as allegations of rigging and manipulation continue to haunt the popular prediction market site. -
Conductor, composer and educator Michael Tilson Thomas, who led the San Francisco Symphony for 25 years, establishing its reputation as a world-class orchestra, died Wednesday. He was 81.
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