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UD President Laura Carlson also asked the state’s budget-writing department to increase its contribution to its needs-based First State Promise scholarship program.
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Meg Roessler/Delaware Public MediaNewark Police arrest two teens in connection with the Halloween shooting on Main Street. -
Dover releases more details on the independent investigation of Police Chief Thomas Johnson’s alleged misconduct.
This Week on "The Green"
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The 2026 Midterm Election is over, and the headline is Democratic success across the board locally and nationally.What issues prompted this “blue wave?” What does it mean for politics here in the First State, and across the country between now and the next election in 2028?To do a post-mortem on what we saw at the polls this week, we checked in with Paul Brewer, University of Delaware communications professor — previously Delaware Politics director at UD’s Center for Political Communication — and a voice we’ve leaned on regularly for perspective on the political state of play in Delaware.
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NPR National and World Headlines
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Tech companies want agentic AI to be the new way you shop. But should you trust AI when your money's involved?
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The House Oversight Committee has released a report into its investigation into sex-offender, Jeffrey Epstein. They faulted the federal government for not holding the financier accountable.
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It's getting harder to detect fake emergency calls thanks to AI. The tech is being used to generate believable swatting calls to law enforcement that claim a shooting or other crime is taking place.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Danielle Fishel, co-author of Book Meets World: The Definitive Inside Story of the Hit Sitcom Boy Meets World about her reflections on growing up on-screen.
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Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD. -
The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.
