Voters weighing their choices in a pair of races for seats in Delaware's House of Representatives hear from the candidates at two League of Women Voters forums.
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Capital School District announces the retirement of Superintendent Victoir Cahoon.
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First hearing in taxpayer case against Diamond State Port Corporation pauses subpoenas and discoverySuperior Court Judge Sheldon K. Rennie made his first official decision on a taxpayer lawsuit against the Diamond State Port Corporation, which was filed in July.
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Last week, Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons were among multiple federal lawmakers to receive envelopes with a suspicious substance.And Delaware’s Department of Elections was among several election offices nationwide to receive a package containing white powder. The envelope Delaware’s Elections Dept received was tested and no hazardous substances were detected.The incidents come just weeks before the General election - and around the same timeframe that in 2001 an attack by mail that involved members of Congress and others killed five people and exposed dozens to anthrax spores in Washington DC.Back in 2001, American University School of Public Affairs professor David Malet was a researcher and junior staffer for then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle during those DC anthrax attacks. His work now focuses on political violence and this week, Delaware Public Media’s Bente Bouthier sat down with Malet to get his perspective on last week’s incidents.
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Record diesel prices are kicking Western ranchers while they're down. Drought means they have to buy extra hay, and pay truckers extra to deliver it because of fuel price hikes.
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The 1,300 survivors of sexual abuse by clergy members and lay workers have all agreed to the settlement, according to an attorney for some of the plaintiffs.
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In Texas, early voting is underway. The state's tight race for U.S. Senate will ultimately help decide the balance of power in Washington.
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Hundreds of thousands turned out across France to protest everything from the lack of school funding to economic inequality. Police also were out in force to prevent a repeat of last week's violence.
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President Trump is weighing the possibility of another major attack on Iran. Today, just a few blocks from the White House, military veterans dedicated a memorial to an earlier Middle East conflict: the 1991 Gulf War, which was a military success, but is often overlooked.
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The longest running competitive film festival in North America isn't in Los Angeles or New York, it's in Chicago. The Chicago International Film Festival marks its 62nd year.
