This week’s preliminary budget discussion lasted over two hours with council members grappling with the fact they start the process with nearly $6.8 million less to work with than they did a year ago.
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“The Chequerboard Watch” is set aboard a clipper ships as it voyages from Australia to England in 1855. The title refers to the diverse races of the crew
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Delaware could increase its tobacco tax for the first time in nearly a decade, as lawmakers advanced a proposal to up the state’s tax on cigarettes by $1.50 a pack.
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The state of Delaware is taking its next step to regulate and mitigate so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Late last month, the state’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Public Health, and Department of Agriculture delivered an implementation plan – outlining how they plan to cut the presence of PFAS chemicals in drinking water, soil and air.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle digs into that plan and offers a look at where Delaware is heading in its battle against PFAS.
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As the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports drags on, thousands of seafarers are stranded on ships and economic shockwaves ripple around the world.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks former national security adviser and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton about the potential costs of extending the ceasefire with Iran.
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In a protest that grabbed national attention, veterans and military families called for the Iran war's end on Capitol Hill. Dozens were arrested and some told NPR the U.S. can't afford another war.
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Scientists say they've made a key breakthrough that would allow robots to figure out complex tasks on their own — but experts say it raises questions about how much risk comes with letting robots be in charge of their own learning.
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With an April 30 deadline fast approaching, Johnson unveiled his latest proposal to extend the controversial surveillance program known as FISA 702.
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Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.
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