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DSHA Celebrates Liberty Court Renovations and 20 Years of Moving to Work

DOVER – Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) held an event today marking the completion of renovations at Liberty Court, a public housing site in Dover, and recognizing the authority’s 20th year participating in Moving to Work (MTW), a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program. Many of the residents at Liberty Court participate […]




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Lighthouse in the community

OM Germany and a local church in Halle/Saale celebrate the opening of the Lighthouse, a café they hope will be a light in the city.




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Truth and authority

Two Pakistani men understand the meaning of Jesus' ascension through reading the Bible with an OM Germany's Xenos team member.




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Experiencing vibrant community at TeenStreet

How does TeenStreet, a 25-year-old ministry to youth, fit into OM's new global mission focus?




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The Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity announces community award recipients

Each year the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity presents awards to Penn State students, staff, and faculty who are interested in and have shown a commitment to the Penn State LGBTQ+ community.




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University offers support, advice for off-campus students

Throughout the pandemic Penn State has been active in offering support and advice to all of its students, including those who normally reside off campus.




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University-wide criminal investigation unit under development

Penn State University Police and Public Safety  Deputy Chief Tom Sowerby was recently appointed as the commander of a new University-wide Criminal Investigation Unit, to better serve 22 Penn State campuses where University Police and Public Safety provides police services.




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Delaney earns appointment as police commander at University Park

University Police and Public Safety Deputy Chief Stephanie Delaney has been appointed as the district commander at the University Park campus, according to UPPS Assistant Vice President Charlie Noffsinger.




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Exclusive: Bitdefender Finds Security Hole in Wemo Smart Plug

Belkin's smart plug lets you use your smartphone to turn your devices on and off from anywhere, but Bitdefender found some holes in its security. Don't worry, Belkin has fixed the problem.




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Google Pumps Up Assistant Features, Translator Availability

Google Assistant Scheduled Actions lets you schedule actions in advance—so you can tell your coffee maker to start at 6 a.m. or your air conditioner to stop at 10 p.m.




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Faculty member's 'Saving Israel' produced as an audiobook

An audiobook version of a Penn State faculty member's critically acclaimed nonfiction work about a secret, illegal 1947-49 operation to rescue newborn Israel has been produced by Rowman & Littlefield.




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Civil engineering faculty receives CAREER Award to enhance fracture simulation

Michael Hillman, L. Robert and Mary L. Kimball Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, received a NSF CAREER Award to develop new computational methods to simulate fracture.




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Feds Say Foreign Drones Are a Security Risk, Want US-Made Fleet

The Secretary of the Interior has signed an order that calls for the US 'domestic production capability' to build small unmanned drones. China-based DJI accused the department of imposing 'politically motivated country of origin restrictions masquerading as cybersecurity concern.'




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Commonwealth student governments hold first sustainability summit, virtually

On March 21, more than 120 student government representatives from 19 Penn State campuses virtually attended the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments’ first sustainability summit, featuring a poster expo of students showcasing their campus’ sustainability efforts, and a presentation on students’ potential impact on climate change by Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences.




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Scranton students adjusting and finding ways to thrive in new reality

For Penn State Scranton students, the first couple of weeks of remote learning have proven to be a big adjustment — academically and socially. Several campus students shared their initial thoughts regarding the virtual learning experience and being away from the physical campus.




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Students, staff, faculty honored at virtual annual awards recognition

In an inspiring show of support, a large contingent of Penn State Scranton’s campus community logged onto their computers the evening of April 22 to celebrate the accomplishments of the student body.




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Berettyóújfalu replace Győr in Futsal Champions League

MVFC Berettyóújfalu will represent Hungary in the UEFA Futsal Champions League after ETO FC Győr withdrew.




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Almaty to stage UEFA Futsal Champions League finals

Almaty Arena will stage April's finals involving hosts Kairat, Barça, holders Inter FS and Sporting CP.




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Sharing in the beauty of the Amazon

Participants of a short-term outreach event in July demonstrated God's love and plan for salvation with people in Manaus, the capital of the Amazonas State.




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Unity at the Olympics

Churches and organisations in Brazil united during the 2016 Olympics with the sole purpose of sharing the gospel.




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Transitioning Patients With Complex Health Care Needs to Adult Practices: Theory Versus Reality




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Room Costs for Common Pediatric Hospitalizations and Cost-Reducing Quality Initiatives

The majority of pediatric hospitalization costs are associated with the room; improvement projects that address room costs could have the most financial impact.




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Health Equity and the Social Determinants: Putting Newborn Health in Context




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Fin24.com | New rule eases property transfers

A new concession means there's a more flexible way of transferring a residence from your company, trust and CC.




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Fin24.com | Trimming the volatility hedge

Hedge funds: Better long-term returns at less risk.




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Fin24.com | Top 200's return on equity rankings

Many happy returns - on equity and assets.




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Snap shot: Denmark gatecrash EURO party

Our series focusing on the big moments in EURO history and the people involved reaches 1992, and the final act of last-minute entrants Denmark's fairy-tale summer.




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Inspiring creativity and worship

A new recording studio aims to bring Central Asian musicians together for collaboration and worship.




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Quality time with water slides, dramas and pizzas

OM Chile celebrates Christmas with the boys and girls of two children's homes in Santiago.




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Flexibility during an afternoon of film

OM Chile's homeless ministry planned to show a movie on the street for around 100 homeless friends. They had to get creative when problems arose.




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The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers

As some districts try to dismantle racist and biased policies and practices, they are creating high-profile positions to lead that public, sometimes hostile, reckoning.




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Equity-Focused Leadership Is Risky. Do It Anyway

As superintendents, we must make the system work for all students—however socially, politically, and professionally dangerous it may be, writes Demond A. Means.




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Does 'the Achievement Gap' Evoke a Negative Stereotype? What the Research Says

What we call education inequality defines how—and even if—we solve it, write three researchers.




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Poverty, Not Race, Fuels the Achievement Gap

A new analysis finds that high-poverty schools are the least effective. But why those schools stifle achievement is harder to figure out.





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The Family Roots of Math Anxiety

Children learn what they live, particularly when it comes to loving or fearing mathematics, a new study finds.




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Demonstration facility for non-destructive inspection and non-contact 3D metrology systems established in Yokohama




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DOJ Sues to Stop Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices by Developer of Dover “55-Plus” Community

The Delaware Department of Justice has filed suit against the developer of The Villages of Noble’s Pond, an 879-lot “55-plus” community in Kent County, for numerous violations of the Consumer Fraud Act, the Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and other Delaware laws protecting consumers against unlawful and predatory behavior. Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced the filing […]



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Guilty Plea In 2018 Middletown Shooting Death

Other defendants face prison time for weapons, assault, and strangulation charges A 17-year-old from Middletown pleaded guilty to charges in Superior Court for the fatal shooting of another teenager. Derrick Caudle pleaded to Murder Second Degree and Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony for the 2018 killing of Todd Dorn, 18, […]



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DOJ warns Delawareans about jury duty phone scam

The Delaware Department of Justice Consumer Protection Unit is alerting residents of a phone scam regarding missed jury duty service. Similar scams have been reported in the past.




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Guilty Plea from Man Who Dragged State Trooper With SUV

Witness intimidation sends man to prison A 30-year-old Seaford man who tried to flee from a traffic stop with a state trooper holding on to his moving vehicle pleaded guilty in Superior Court. Deputy Attorney General John Donahue secured the plea to Assault Second Degree, Reckless Endangering, and Resisting Arrest from Brandon Showell. In June […]



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Driver’s License Bribery Scheme Leads To Guilty Pleas

Sexual assault kit testing initiative generates rape conviction; Child sexual abuse, armed robbery also lead to guilty pleas An employee of the state Division of Motor Vehicles and a man who bribed her have pleaded guilty to issuing drivers’ licenses to people who hadn’t earned them. Danielle Haldeman, 29, of Greenwood, who worked at the […]




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Former Wilmington City Council President indicted by grand jury

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted former Wilmington City Council President Theopalis K. Gregory on charges of Profiteering and Official Misconduct. The DOJ alleges that Gregory, 67, used his position on City Council to secure a City grant that would enrich […]



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Man Pleads Guilty to Leaving Infant in Hot Car Leading to Child’s Death

Other defendants face prison time on manslaughter, drug, weapons, robbery, and burglary charges Syiee Parker, a Wilmington man who left his 10-month-old child in a car one day last summer has pleaded guilty to causing her death. In July 2019, Parker, 37, dropped his wife off at work, and took 6 other children to summer […]



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Prosecutors secure conviction, sentence in Sussex County homicides

A Sussex County Judge has found a Millsboro man guilty of murder. On November 17, 2016, a passerby discovered Darrin Gibbs of Millsboro lying face down on Monroe Street with a gunshot wound to the back of his head. Witness testimony, ballistics evidence, and video surveillance ultimately identified one of Gibbs’ associates, A.J. McMullen, as […]



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Former Sussex County Doctor Indicted for Insurance Fraud

Dover, DE  – Dr. Jean Vertus Laine, 42, formerly of Peoples Wellness Center, 556 South DuPont Highway, Milford Delaware, was indicted on Monday, July 8th, 2019 by a Sussex County Grand Jury, following an investigation by the DOI Fraud Prevention Unit. The indictment alleges that between August and October of 2017,  Doctor Jean Laine fraudulently […]




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Insurance Data Security Act Signed into Law

On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Governor John C. Carney, Jr., signed House Bill 174 (“HB 174”) into law. Titled the Delaware Insurance Data Security Act, this law is based on an NAIC Model Act, which establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework requiring insurers licensed to do business in Delaware to implement information security programs, report instances […]




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Sussex County Woman Indicted for Insurance Fraud

Dover, DE—Janet Lane, 59, formerly of Ocean View, Delaware was indicted on Monday September 9th, 2019 by a Sussex County Grand Jury for two counts of insurance fraud and one count of identity theft following an investigation by the Delaware Department of Insurance Fraud Prevention Unit. Ms. Lane had been a passenger in a car […]




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“New Castle: Three Forts, One Community” exhibit to open at the New Castle Court House Museum on Sept. 9, 2017

Exhibit examines the 17th-century struggle for control of New Castle, Del. by the Dutch, Swedes and English.




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Grants For Crime Reduction, Community Programs and Projects Available from Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund

Applications are being accepted from community organizations for $1.3 million in funds to support crime reduction, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development programs statewide, with special emphasis on programs in and around downtown areas and neighborhoods, Attorney General Matt Denn and Delaware Division of Small Business, Development and Tourism Director Cerron Cade announced Tuesday. Applications are […]



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