Roman Battaglia
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Delaware Public Media
State senators began debate over a universal paid family leave bill this week.
New Castle County Police Department
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Sophia Schmidt
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Delaware Public Media
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Gov. Carney and state health officials say they’re optimistic about a downward trend in COVID cases, but stress that the pandemic is not over yet. -
The American Lung Association’s 20th annual “State of Tobacco Control” report says Delaware is making progress toward ending tobacco use, but has more to do.
This Week on "The Green"
Rebecca Baer
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Delaware Public Media
Marine scientists and volunteers they recruited recently literally pulled boatloads of derelict crab pots from the depths of a Sussex County river.The steel cages are used by recreational crabbers - but when left behind for too long - they become what some people call “killing machines” - destroying all sorts of sea life.And experts say there are thousands of them littering Delaware waters.Delaware Public Media’s Rebecca Baer joined crews from Delaware Sea Grant and the University of Delaware during their annual effort to round up these “ghost” pots.
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A bot account sent mean notes to users who posted their Wordle score — and it also revealed the next day's answer. It was suspended for violating Twitter's rules. -
Among the demands from Russia was a guarantee that Ukraine be permanently barred from NATO membership. That would violate a U.S. "core principle," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates sooner and — perhaps — more aggressively after inflation reached the highest in nearly 40 years.
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Justice Stephen Breyer was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1994.
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One of the world's most influential Zen masters, Thich Nhat Hanh championed "engaged Buddhism," which combines meditation and anti-war work. He died Jan. 22. Originally broadcast in 1997.
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Two recent studies suggesting the cannabis compound CBD could have some effect on coronavirus have gotten a lot of attention.
