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How Elon Musk’s $44.9B Tesla pay package compares with the most generous plans for other U.S. CEOs

Even though the median U.S. CEO pay package last year was nearly 200 times more than a worker in the middle of their company pay scales, Elon Musk’s record-setting Tesla compensation dwarfs them by comparison.

Man charged with threatening FBI agent who had been involved in Hunter Biden laptop investigation

Elon Musk gets 77% approval from shareholders to get back his big, $44.9 billion Tesla pay package

President offers love and pride for his son’s addiction recovery after Hunter Biden’s guilty verdict

Future of Elon Musk and Tesla are on the line this week as shareholders vote on massive pay package

Tesla shareholders vote to give CEO Elon Musk his $44.9 billion pay package, AP Explains

Tesla shareholders voted to restore CEO Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Associated Press Auto Writer Tom Krisher says the favorable vote doesn’t mean CEO Musk will get the all-stock compensation anytime soon. The package is likely to remain tied up in the Delaware Chancery Court for months as Tesla appeals the rejection.

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Tesla shareholders to vote on Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package, AP Explains

Hunter Biden is found guilty of lying while purchasing a gun

Hunter Biden is convicted of all 3 charges in federal gun trial, AP explains

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Delaware lawmakers cap budget work with passage of record grants package for local organizations

Delaware lawmakers have unanimously approved a record-shattering $98.5 million grants package for community organizations, nonprofit groups and volunteer fire companies for the fiscal year starting Monday.

Delaware lawmakers approve first leg of constitutional amendment to reform bail system

Delaware lawmakers have approved a proposed constitutional amendment under which criminal defendants other than those charged with murder could be held without bail.

Delaware Supreme Court reverses ruling invalidating early voting and permanent absentee status laws

Delaware’s Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s ruling that state laws allowing early voting and permanent absentee status are unconstitutional.

Delaware lawmakers approve a $1.1 billion capital budget for the fiscal year starting Monday

Delaware lawmakers have passed a $1.1. billion capital budget for construction, transportation, maintenance and economic development projects in the fiscal year that starts Monday.

Delaware Senate gives final approval to bill mandating insurance coverage for abortions

Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring most private health insurance plans and the state’s Medicaid program to cover abortions.

Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide approved by Delaware lawmakers

A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has won final passage in the state Senate after failing to clear that chamber last week.

Delaware lawmakers sign off on $6.1 billion operating budget for the fiscal year

Delaware lawmakers have approved a $6.13 billion general fund operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.

Bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware fails in Senate

A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has failed to win approval in the state Senate after narrowly clearing the House earlier this year.

State panel presents final revenue projections before Delaware lawmakers vote on budget bills

The panel that sets Delaware’s official revenue estimates made only minor tweaks to its final projections before lawmakers vote in the coming days on budget bills for the fiscal year starting July 1.

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, is convicted of all 3 felonies in federal gun trial

President Joe Biden says he will accept the outcome of his son’s criminal case and “will continue to respect the judicial process.”

Jurors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial begin deliberating whether he’s guilty of federal firearm charges

Jurors have begun deliberating whether Hunter Biden is guilty of federal firearms charges over a gun the president’s son bought when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction.

Hunter Biden’s family weathers a public and expansive airing in federal court of his drug addiction

Hunter Biden’s family has gone to great lengths to support him as he stands trials for lying on a federal gun purchase form when he said he didn’t have a drug problem.

Appointed by Trump, Hunter Biden trial judge spent most of her career in civil law

The judge presiding over Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial in Delaware is a former corporate civil lawyer with a background in biology who was nominated to the bench by former President Donald Trump.

Oil executives imprisoned five years in Venezuela sue former employer Citgo for $400 million

Two Citgo oil executives detained for nearly five years in Venezuela have sued their former employer for more than $400 million.

Tennessee, Delaware to become first states to offer free diapers for Medicaid families

Tennessee will soon become the first state in the country to offer free diapers to families enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program after receiving federal approval, state officials have confirmed.

Delaware lawmakers OK bill enabling board of political appointees to oversee hospital budgets

The Delaware House has given final approval to a bill aimed at curtailing the increase in health care costs by establishing a board with authority to impose budgets on the state’s largest hospitals.

Hunter Biden presses for delay in federal gun trial set to begin next month

Hunter Biden is pressing for a delay in his federal gun case, asking an appeals court to pause the Delaware trial set to begin next month.

Judge says Delaware vanity plate rules allow viewpoint discrimination and are unconstitutional

A federal judge says Delaware’s vanity license plate program is unconstitutional because it allows for viewpoint discrimination by officials in deciding whether to approve applications.

Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s bid to delay his June trial on federal gun charges

A judge in Delaware has denied a request by Hunter Biden’s lawyers to delay his federal gun trial set for next month.

1 teen killed, 1 seriously wounded in Delaware carnival shooting

Authorities say one teenager was killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting outside a Delaware carnival hosted by Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence.

Missouri State moves up to Conference USA in 2025 from FCS, becoming 12th football member

Missouri State is moving up to the highest tier of Division I college football and joining Conference USA in 2025. The conference and school announced the move.

Judge dismisses Meta shareholder lawsuit claiming that directors’ obligations extend beyond company

A Delaware judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit asserting novel claims about the roles of corporate leaders and arguing that the loyalties of Meta directors and company founder Mark Zuckerberg should not lie exclusively with the social media giant.

Delaware judge refuses to fast-track certain claims in post-merger lawsuit against Trump Media

A Delaware judge has granted a request by attorneys for Donald Trump and Trump Media & Technology Group, parent company of his Truth Social platform, to slow down a merger-related lawsuit filed by two cofounders of the company.

Legislation allowing doctor-assisted suicide narrowly clears Delaware House, heads to state Senate

A bill allowing doctor-assisted suicide in Delaware has narrowly cleared the Democrat-led House and now goes to the state Senate for consideration.

Tesla asks shareholders to restore $56B Elon Musk pay package that was voided by Delaware judge

Tesla is asking shareholders to restore a $56 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk that was rejected by a Delaware judge this year, and to shift the company’s corporate home to Texas.

A state trooper pleaded guilty to assaulting teens over a doorbell prank. He could face prison time

A suspended Delaware state trooper is facing dismissal and prison time after pleading guilty to criminal charges involving a brutal assault on a teenager who targeted the trooper’s house in a prank.

Court says judge had no authority to halt Medicare Advantage plan for Delaware government retirees

Delaware’s Supreme Court has overturned a lower court ruling that halted the implementation of a controversial plan to move state government retirees to a Medicare Advantage plan.

Man shot by police spurs chase through 2 states after stealing cruiser

A man shot by police in Delaware allegedly stole an officer’s cruiser and led authorities on a chase that ended when he crashed in neighboring Pennsylvania and was captured after a foot chase.

Trump sues two Trump Media co-founders, seeking to void their stock in the company

Donald Trump is suing two co-founders of Trump Media & Technology Group, the newly public parent company of his Truth Social platform, arguing that they should forfeit their stock in the company because they set it up improperly.

Judge tosses lawsuit filed by man who served nearly 40 years for rape he may not have committed

A federal judge has ruled against a man who sued Delaware officials for wrongful imprisonment after spending nearly 40 years in prison for a rape he may not have committed.