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The $9.3 million cardio center will open in late 2027. The health campus is set to open in late 2028 or early 2029.
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Milton Pratt/Delaware Public MediaDNREC reminds residents and visitors that the state’s open burn ban begins today - May 1. -
The nine day event encourages birders of all levels to get out and spot some of the First State’s avian residents and visitors, while raising money for land conservation.
This Week on "The Green"
Delaware Public Media
Delaware took a significant step toward revamping the way it funds its public schools.The Public Education Funding Commission formally voted on its recommendations for a new hybrid model which will increase per-pupil funding for multilingual learners and students from low-income homes.The General Assembly will now comsider bills reflecting these changes and how to implement them.They’'re sponsored by the commission’s chair State Sen. Laura Sturgeon, who joined Delaware Public Media’s state politics reporter Bente Bouthier this week to discuss this new education funding plan.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Nicole Saphier, a breast cancer radiologist, is the president's third nominee for surgeon general. Will she get confirmed? -
Nearly a third of Americans get less than the recommended seven hours of sleep a night. A lot of us struggle to get to bed as we power through tasks or get lost in endless scrolling. Here's help. -
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is one of the most revered — and controversial — women in South African history. In a new documentary her granddaughters examine the liberation icon in all her complexity. -
Caught in limbo after the fall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, Kurdish families struggle with cold, loss and uncertainty — feeling abandoned by the U.S. allies they once fought alongside. -
Democrats could have a narrow path to winning the Senate, with these specific states on the table. -
The low-cost carrier, which had been struggling for years, announced it will cease operations. Spirit had been seeking a $500 million lifeline from the White House, but talks failed to yield a deal.
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