The Delaware House of Representatives passes two bills, one to provide funding for mental health services in high schools and another to criminalize the distribution of deepfakes 90 days before an election.
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International Folk/Americana artist Sofia Talvik visits the Delaware Friends of Folk Saturday May 18th.
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Gov. John Carney’s office announces the state is moving ahead with the long-planned new port terminal in Edgemoor.
This Week on "The Green"
If you’ve applied for a job lately, you may have been asked to check a box about whether you have a criminal record or a felony. For many, that’s not a problem, but for thousands of returning citizens in Delaware, it is.To help with workforce reentry, the nonprofit Delaware Center for Horticulture’s ‘Branches to Chances’ program introduces the formerly incarcerated, homeless, or unemployed to horticulture while working towards job placement and building work-life skills.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Kyle McKinnon is joined by Branches to Chances Coordinators Robert Harris and Bonnie Swan to learn more about the Center’s reentry program and this year’s graduation class.
NPR National and World Headlines
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We now use AI in more and more areas of our lives. But with its high emissions, should we resist this new tech? AI researcher Sasha Luccioni is working for a greener, more transparent future for AI.
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Sims Witherspoon is a researcher using AI to fight climate change. She says AI can help solve the biggest problem with renewables like wind and solar: their unpredictable nature.
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Sarah Conway and Trina Reynolds-Tyler collaborated on a two-year investigation of the ways Chicago police have routinely violated state law and police procedure, delaying and mishandling missing person cases of Black women and girls.
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Next week, the prosecution’s star witness will take the stand. Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is expected to describe a scheme to falsify business records to buy Stormy Daniels' silence right before the 2016 election.
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Yes, it's possible to get around without relying on GPS, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost.
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States like Vermont have seen low turnout and pressure on local election clerks not to make mistakes, because noncitizen voting is such a heated national topic.
Student Spotlight
- Master Gardeners help people develop a green thumb
- Dover area Girl Scouts celebrate another successful year
- Tween Thursday draws kids to Dover Library
- Polar Plunge draws a crowd to help Special Olympic Delaware
- Libraries host canine friends to promote reading
- Dover area events usher in the holiday season
- Students seek connections at Governor's Career Expo