Delaware’s unemployment rate sees a month-to-month improvement for the first time in over a year
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For decades, Lewes's Happy Day Club was more than just an entertainment center - it was a cultural and community hub as well. -
Delaware Public MediaA revised version of legislation seeking project labor agreements for large school construction projects gained State Senate approval, before budget mark ups begin with the Joint Finance Committee.
This Week on "The Green"
Office of the Governor
State lawmakers voted last year to create a new position - an independent Inspector General - designed to detect fraud, waste and abuse in state government.Gov. Matt Meyer signed that bill into law last August and last month, he nominated Robert Storch to be the state’s first IG. Storch previously served as inspector general in the federal government with the Department of Defense and National Security Agency - as well as holding senior positions with the Dept. of Justice.Storch was confirmed by the State Senate this month and is now getting down to the business of building the office from the ground upAnd this week he sat down with Delaware Public Media political reporter Bente Bouthier to discuss delivering an Office of Inspector General to the First State.
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University of Delaware
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NPR National and World Headlines
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Controversial Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged Sen. John Cornyn's reelection and won President Trump's endorsement in the bitter primary fight that cost Republicans more than $100 million. -
Thanks to new technologies like artificial intelligence, scientists are increasingly freed from the constraints of the laboratory. It raises questions about how much humans should outsource to robots.
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This week, FIFA finalized the list of where competitors will train during the tournament. Here's a breakdown of the U.S. cities that are included. -
Sonny Rollins, the jazz legend known as the Saxophone Colossus died yesterday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 95 years old and one of the last of his generation of jazz titans.
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Fishermen working off Ecuador say they were attacked by drones, taken onboard a U.S.-flagged vessel, cuffed and handed over to Salvadoran officials. They want to know who attacked them and why.
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Republicans are talking up healthcare amid the midterm election campaigns, but President Trump's $50 billion fund for rural healthcare won't reopen hospitals.
Student Spotlight
- Early Learning Advocacy Day seeks to marshall support for youngest students
- DNREC gives kids a chance to develop fishing skills
- Annual event offers those with special needs a 'Night to Shine'
- Biggs Museum puts a spotlight on DSU's marching band
- Turkey Brawl brings local lacrosse community together
- Stuff the Bus food drive continues efforts to combat food insecurity