Delaware’s Department of Elections is temporarily moving the Election Commissioner’s office after it was among several election offices nationwide to receive a package containing white powder Thursday.
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Finance committee members and some council members have been generally supportive of the idea, which could save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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The Delaware Task Force on Sustainable Transportation Funding is seeking public input as it looks to address long-term challenges impacting the state’s Transportation Trust Fund.
This Week on "The Green"
As part of our 2026 Election coverage, Delaware Public Media is highlighting a series of “Races to Watch” ahead of November's General election.One storyline we are focusing on is Democrats' effort to deliver a complete super majority in the House. As it stands, Democrats are just one seat away - so they need to flip one Republican held seat, while holding the seats they have.One seat they need to protect is House District 20 and Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale offers a look at the candidates there and where they stand on key issues.
NPR National and World Headlines
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor of Bend Melanie Kebler about how the community is grieving the three children and teacher who were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday.
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An armed bystander stopped a shooting at a school in Bend, Ore. We talk with experts about how rarely an armed civilian ends an attack like this and how gun rights groups are responding.
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A new investigative series by NPR looks into the real life missing person case of American journalist Austin Tice, who disappeared in Syria over a decade ago.
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The Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has been trying to make sense of it in their music. Their new album is called Dopamine Chamber.
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In Silicon Valley, the AI boom means a lot of people are excited about this new technology, but concerned about when the music might stop. NPR went to San Francisco Tech Week to take the pulse.
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Norway has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, but it's facing a self-imposed dilemma. Should the fund's investments include companies that contribute to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war?
