Georgetown Town Council votes to repeal its cottage home ordinance.
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Bente Bouthier/Delaware Public MediaNemours Children’s Health researchers receive a grant to boost sickle cell disease research. -
Bente Bouthier/Delaware Public MediaAs Delaware’s budget discussions for FY 2028 kick off, child advocates tell Gov. Matt Meyer not to overlook a program to inspect rentals for lead paint.
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The 2026 Midterm Election is over, and the headline is Democratic success across the board locally and nationally.What issues prompted this “blue wave?” What does it mean for politics here in the First State, and across the country between now and the next election in 2028?To do a post-mortem on what we saw at the polls this week, we checked in with Paul Brewer, University of Delaware communications professor — previously Delaware Politics director at UD’s Center for Political Communication — and a voice we’ve leaned on regularly for perspective on the political state of play in Delaware.
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The victims included a surgeon, and at least a dozen more were injured. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander and other militants. -
The SS United States broke trans-Atlantic speed records. On Wednesday, it was sunk off the Florida coast and will become a diving destination and home for marine life. -
Mississippi hadn't elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in more than 40 years.
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Democrat Scott Colom has won election to the U.S. Senate in Mississippi, according to a race call by the Associated Press, defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. -
Public works jobs across the country are mostly done by men. In Georgia, teenage girls are now trying out those jobs.
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As House Republicans prepare for life in the minority, they're turning to Jim Jordan as their next leader. In Jordan, they've picked a conservative firebrand and one of Trump's most vocal defenders.
