On matters related to the corporation-friendly environment Delaware is known for, state senators approved a bill to solidify a long existing financial review board into law.
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It’s NASCAR race weekend in Dover, and while the full weekend will have a familiar feel, Sunday’s main event is different.
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Opera America counts more than 40,000 members in its ranks, representing more than 600 opera companies, educational institutions, and other organizations.
This Week on "The Green"
Several fixtures in Delaware state politics have announced they won’t seek reelection this year, some after decades in their seat. Their decisions to step aside leave room for new faces and the possibility a seat could flip to the other party.Incumbents opting to leave has become a bit of a trend in the First State. In both 2022 and 2024, multiple incumbents didn’t pursue their seats in the General Assembly again.This week, Delaware Public Media political reporter Bente Bouthier dove into this trend and implications of this round of retirements with University of Delaware professor Paul Brewer - who specializes in political communication and public opinion.
NPR National and World Headlines
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A federal jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million to the family of Samya Stumo, a young woman who was killed in the second of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes within months of each other in 2018 and 2019.
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Former national security official Rush Doshi says President Trump's sky-high tariffs on Chinese goods sparked a clash in which China prevailed. We look at the current state of U.S.-China relations.
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They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.
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The Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the new Federal Reserve chair.
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The Trump administration is shaking up how the federal government manages wildfires ahead of what could be a historically destructive fire season.
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Netflix turned heads in Hollywood by giving Greta Gerwig’s "Narnia" an exclusive theatrical release, a move that could signal a shift in the streamer’s relationship with movie theaters.
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