NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week Social media users shared a range of false claims this week The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023
State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11 State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 27 opinions issued, followed by Mississippi with 20 and Delaware with 19. The last two weeks’ 257 opinions account for 9% of the year-to-date total of 3,013. West… Ballotpedia · Jun 15, 2023
Court hears arguments over records related to Biden gift of Senate papers to University of Delaware The state Supreme Court is mulling whether the University of Delaware was justified in denying FOIA requests for records related to President Joe Biden’s senatorial papers The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Indian Firm Soars 40% On Tie-Up With Tesla — But Not The Elon Musk-Run One India-listed Urja Global has actually partnered with Delaware-based Tesla Powers, which makes batteries. Zenger · Jun 14, 2023
Judge in FTX bankruptcy rejects media challenge, says customer names can remain secret A Delaware bankruptcy judge says the names of individual customers of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading can be permanently shielded from public disclosure The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023
State supreme courts have issued more than 2,700 decisions this year State supreme courts issued 89 opinions from May 22-28. The Delaware Supreme Court led the field with nine opinions issued, followed by Massachusetts, Montana, and New York with six each. Ballotpedia · Jun 5, 2023
Senior class prank head of school by sneaking into her house for surprise sleepover The Head of School at St. Andrew's in Middletown, Delaware, came down for her morning coffee at 6am to find 70 senior students camped out in her kitchen Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2023
Biden invokes late son Beau’s memory as he pays tribute to fallen US soldiers Mr Biden’s late son Beau Biden was a Major and Judge Advocate in the Delaware Army National Guard The Independent UK · May 29, 2023
Beau Biden: The story of Joe Biden’s late son The Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran, the president’s eldest son, died in 2015 The Independent UK · May 29, 2023
Mother admits to killing daughter, 3, and dumping her charred remains on softball field A Delaware woman is facing decades in prison The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Delaware woman pleads guilty to killing 3-year-old daughter, dumping remains on softball field A Delaware woman is facing decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing her 3-year-old daughter and dumping her burned remains on a softball field The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Philly will have more heat waves, and the Delaware projected to rise more than a foot over the next 25 years The Delaware River could rise well more than a foot by midcentury, and temperatures could heat up nearly 6 degrees, accompanied by a rise in extreme heat days, according to a new report that localized data to create a snapshot of local climate change in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 25, 2023
AI could save a US state from catastrophic flooding Delaware officials are hoping an influx of federal infrastructure money means that future evacuations of crowded beaches during floodwaters can happen automatically through artificial intelligence The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Delaware taps artificial intelligence to evacuate crowded beaches when floods hit Delaware officials are hoping an influx of federal infrastructure money means that future evacuations of crowded beaches during floodwaters can happen automatically through artificial intelligence The Independent UK · May 25, 2023
Roll Call · May 23, 2023 Carper retirement could leave two seats in Delaware open - Roll Call Delaware's only House seat could be vacant if incumbent Lisa Blunt Rochester runs to succeed retiring Sen. Tom Carper.
Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023 Sen. Tom Carper will not run for 5th term in Delaware next year WASHINGTON — Delaware Democratic Sen. Thomas R. Carper announced Monday he won’t seek a fifth term, creating a rare vacancy in the Blue Hen State.
The Independent UK · May 22, 2023 Democratic Senator Tom Carper won’t seek re-election, opening up seat in liberal Delaware Democratic Sen Tom Carper of Delaware says he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in the US Senate
The Independent UK · May 22, 2023 Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware won't seek reelection, opening up seat in liberal state Democratic Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware says he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. Senate
Roll Call · May 22, 2023 Sen. Tom Carper will not run for fifth term in Delaware next year - Roll Call Sen. Thomas R. Carper won't seek another term. He is the fourth Democratic senator to announce plans to retire.
InsideEVs · May 16, 2023 State Supreme Court Reverses Ban On Tesla Store Sales Tesla can't sell its cars in many US states since it uses a direct-to-consumer model instead of dealerships. A state supreme court sided with the EV maker.
Irish Mirror · May 11, 2023 Billionaire Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO with female boss to take over Musk originally testified to a Delaware Court stating that he only wanted to be CEO of Tesla and no other company
The Independent UK · May 9, 2023 Judge nixes Block shareholder suit over online music deal A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against financial technology company Block Inc. over its 2021 acquisition of majority ownership in a music streaming service partly owned by rapper Jay-Z
Kiplinger · Apr 28, 2023 SAFE Banking Act Gets New Life: This Week in Cannabis Investing A bipartisan effort has given the SAFE Banking Act, which helps improve cannabis companies' access to finance, a shot to reach the Senate floor.
Reason · Apr 24, 2023 Delaware Just Became the 22nd State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Despite his reservations, Gov. John Carney let the bills become law without his signature.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 21, 2023 Delaware will legalize recreational marijuana Marijuana legalization is coming to Delaware — without Gov. John Carney’s signature.