Welcome to The Press Room, a weekly roundup of the major stories and happenings in Delaware politics.

We’re in the “off-season” as the Legislature is in the midst of its six-month break. But that doesn’t mean news isn’t happening. We’ll be experimenting with The Press Room (and its format) in the coming weeks.

This week’s edition focuses on the shocking twist of the Hunter Biden plea deal, Eugene Young entering Delaware’s congressional race and the state’s attempt to have Amazon expand its presence.

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It’s been more than two decades since the body of Woodlawn High School senior Hae Min Lee was found at Leakin Park in West Baltimore, Maryland. For years, it seemed like an open-and-shut case. In 2000, Lee’s ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed, who has maintained his innocence, was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison for her murder. Then Syed’s case garnered national attention after it became the subject of the podcast Serial

Participants

Clifford A. Skelton; President, CEO & Director; Conduent Incorporated

Giles Goodburn; VP of Corporate FP&A and IR; Conduent Incorporated

Stephen Henry Wood; Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer; Conduent Incorporated

Presentation

Operator

Greetings, and welcome to the Conduent First Quarter 2023 Earnings Announcement. (Operator Instructions)
As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Giles Goodburn, Vice President of Investor Relations.

Giles Goodburn

Thank you, operator, and thanks, everyone, for joining us today to discuss Conduent’s First quarter 2023 earnings. We hope you had a chance to

Pelagic Research Services, the company serving as the primary in the Titan submersible rescue operation revealed details of the recovery mission in a press conference on Friday.

CEO Edward Cassano said his company’s remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) arrived on the scene being one of the only machines that could reach the depths of the Titanic wreckage.

Mr Cassano held back tears as he described that just hours after arriving, Pelagic Research Services found debris from the OceanGate Expeditions’ imploded sub.

“Recognise the seriousness of the event and respect the death and range of emotions,” Mr Cassano said.

Five people were killed

In this post, Alan McDonald, Senior Associate in the Disputes team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the UK Supreme Court in the Reference by the Lord Advocate in relation to the Scottish Independence Referendum Bill. The case will be heard on 11 and 12 October 2022. CMS will run a live blog of the oral arguments.

The Scottish Government (“SG”) intends to hold another referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country before the end of the current term of the Scottish Parliament. The stated intention is to hold this vote on 19 October 2023. The question