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Delaware scores big actor for celebrity basketball game

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July 10, 2024

Delaware scores big actor for celebrity basketball game

Hot young actor Michael Rainey Jr. has shown he’s a baby-faced assassin on TV, but how dangerous of a shooter will he be in a celebrity basketball game in Delaware?

You’ll find out when Rainey — lead actor of the Starz crime drama “Power Book II: Ghost” — plays in the 20th annual Duffy’s Hope Celebrity Game at the Chase Fieldhouse in Wilmington on Saturday, Aug. 3.

Tickets are available now. The fundraiser is intended to support free programming for youth and families. This includes helping youth receive free programming and assistance with college, career and other skills.

In addition to a celebrity game, guests will experience Duffy’s Hope High School All Star Game, along with raffles, games, prizes, food and entertainment.

Who is ‘Power’ star Michael Rainey?

Rainey is a 23-year-old actor who has appeared in notable projects like “Orange is The New Black,” “The Butler” and Ice Cube’s “Barbershop: The Next Cut.”

He’s best known for his role as Tariq St. Patrick in the “Power” universe, a character he’s played over the last decade, starting with the original series, “Power,” followed by the spinoff “Power Book II: Ghost.”

His character Tariq is the son of Ghost, a kingpin and lead character in the original “Power” series. Tariq is a baby-faced young man who ends up following in his father’s footsteps.

Season 4 of “Power Book II” will be the final season. The first part of the season premiered on June 7 and boasted 6.5 million multi-platform viewers in the first week, Deadline reported.

Some “Power” fans got a chance to hang out with Ghost actor Omari Hardwick (Rainey’s on-camera dad) when he came to Wilmington Public Library’s free speaker series last fall.

Michael Rainey was groped?

In June, Rainey spoke out after a video appeared to show that he was sexually assaulted by a woman on a livestream.

In an Instagram story on June 10, the “Power” star said he is “still in shock” and doesn’t “fully know how to process what happened last night.” The incident occurred on a stream broadcast by Tylil James, who hosts “The Tylil Show” on the live video platform Twitch and has more than 100,000 followers there.

A video that circulated on social media showed Rainey standing in a room full of people during the stream when a woman appears to grab his crotch, making him visibly uncomfortable. The woman’s hand is obscured in the footage by two young children.

“This is an unfortunate situation that I do not condone in any way,” the actor said. “I can’t take it lightly because I know I would be in serious trouble if the roles were reversed.”

In an Instagram story, James apologized to Rainey and said the woman who seemingly groped him is his sister. “My little sister was completely wrong and out of line,” he said. “What she did was very inappropriate and unacceptable. I am truly embarrassed and disgusted by her actions.”

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Famous LeBron James meme stars Michael Rainey

Lakers star LeBron James is often teased for his signature step-back shot, where he casually looks down before lifting his eyes and releasing the ball.

A few years ago, LeBron James’ signature step-back shot was humorously turned into a meme featuring Rainey. The classic meme captures the essence of James’ move by showing two close-up photos of Rainey’s face: one where Rainey is looking straight ahead, and another where the actor is staring down.

The meme, featured on NBA Memes on X (formerly Twitter), is accompanied by the words: “LeBron before doing his step back.”

Duffy’s Hope hosted Lil Meech & Larenz Tate

Last year’s charity basketball game featured stars from the “BMF” crime drama (also on the Starz network) such as Lil Meech, Da’Vinchi, and actress Kash Doll. Other guests included “Loves Jones” actor Larenz Tate, and Delaware country star Jimmie Allen.

What is Duffy’s Hope?

Duffy’s Hope was founded in 1998 by Wilmington native Allen “Duffy” Samuels, who was a star basketball player at Glasgow High School. In his pro career, he played overseas in Spain, Poland and Ukraine.

Duffy’s Hope is a nonprofit supporting Wilmington’s at-risk youth through 10 core components, including mentorship, financial literacy and educational enrichment trips, having served more than 6,500 youth in the area.

How much are tickets for Duffy’s Hope?

Chase Fieldhouse (401 Garasches Lane, Wilmington) from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3. Tickets are $35-$120 (plus fees). Visit duffyshopeinc.org, the EventBrite page or (302) 652-3532.

USA Today reporter Brendan Morrow contributed to this report.

If you have an interesting story idea, email lifestyle reporter Andre Lamar at alamar@gannett.com. Consider signing up for his weekly newsletter, DO Delaware, at delawareonline.com/newsletters.

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Delaware history in News Journal March 1-7: Fire rescue, power rate jump

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February 28, 2026

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Delaware history in News Journal March 1-7: Fire rescue, power rate jump

Delaware history from The News Journal archives March 1-7 includes woman, baby and dog rescued from burning a home in 1926.
Prisoners sue state over conditions at Sussex Correctional Institution in 1976.
Jump in electric rates in 2006 sparks talks of reregulating the industry.

“Pages of history” features excerpts from The News Journal archives including The Morning News and The Evening Journal. See the archives at delawareonline.com.

March 1, 2006, The News Journal

Under plan, 59% electric rate hike to be phased in

Delmarva Power has proposed phasing in electricity rate increases to reduce the shock of a 59% price hike for residents scheduled to begin May 1.

If the proposal is approved by the state, the typical residential bill would go up slightly less than $18 a month on May 1. Then on Jan. 1, the typical bill would go up again by the same amount. On May 1, 2007, a last increase of $34 would be added, assuming no other change in the market price for electricity. …

Delmarva Power officials unveiled the proposal Tuesday as part of a response to an executive order issued last month by Gov. Ruth Ann Minner. She asked state agencies to study possible responses to the rate hike, including the option of reregulating the industry.

In 1999, state lawmakers removed controls on the price of wholesale electricity, reshaping the power market in the state. As part of the change, electricity rates were lowered by 7.5% until 2003.

Delmarva Power says the coming 59% increase is mainly caused by price hikes in the cost of the fuels that generate electricity, such as natural gas and coal.

Under deregulation, Delmarva must buy about one-third of its total power needs on the wholesale market every year. If the wholesale market is lower next year, customers could save some money. If the wholesale market is up, then rates could go even higher than they are currently expected to go….

Deregulation was expected to reduce electricity prices by bringing competition to the electric market, but only the largest power customers in the state are able to shop for power. Residents do not have a choice about who supplies their electricity.

Some lawmakers are calling for the state to reregulate the industry….

Reregulating part or all of the electricity market is unlikely to have any impact on the 59% rises in bills, experts say, but could prevent dramatic price spikes in the future….

March 3, 1976, The Morning News page

Sussex prison dilemma prompts judicial warning

If the General Assembly doesn’t do something soon about the crumbling Sussex Correctional Institution, he will, a federal judge strongly hinted yesterday.

Judge Murray M. Schwartz said he frankly hopes lawmakers will come up with the extra $1.6 million needed for a thorough overhaul of the Georgetown prison this month.

If they do, he said, it probably will “wash out” the inmates’ suit to close the prison. Schwartz is hearing the suit now, but isn’t expected to make a ruling for several months.

Should he find that the “legislature has abdicated its responsibilities [to the prison],” Schwartz warned, “then that has opened up a hole the federal court will have to fill.”

The state earmarked $2 million from a bond issue for Sussex prison renovation, but the base construction bid opened in January was $2.8 million. With alternate improvements officials want, the cost would rise to $3.4 million.

Acting Correction Commissioner Paul Keve, a defendant in the inmates’ suit, said it “looks very hopeful” that $1.6 million originally appropriated for another prison project will be reallocated to the Sussex work….

Several times yesterday, Schwartz expressed puzzlement over the state’s defense to the suit which seemed to be, “Yes, Sussex is bad, but we’re going to improve it,” the judge remarked.

The improvements are part of the defense, replied Deputy Atty. Gen. John Willard. But he said he would also contend the prison’s deficiencies aren’t an unconstitutional denial of due process or cruel and unusual punishment, as the inmates claim.

The prison’s 45-year-old main building “defeats efforts to improve it in a superficial way,” Keve said, and demands instead a “drastic, complete, comprehensive” renovation.

He said a new kitchen is most urgently needed, but the plans also call for complete replacement of the plumbing, electrical and heating systems, construction of a gymnasium, medical-dental suite and space for classrooms and group discussions.

Prisoners have complained of a lack of rehabilitation programs….

March 6, 1926, The Evening Journal

Woman, baby, dog rescued from burning home

Mary Anderson … and a year-old baby were carried from the burning house at 4 W. 12th St. in Wilmington this morning. …

The fire, which originated in the chimney of the house, caused a spectacular blaze that destroyed the roof and damaged the interior of the dwelling, and drew a large crowd.

Trolley traffic on Market Street was tied up for 20 minutes or more. Long lines of cars from the Boulevard, Washington, Shellpot and Darby lines blocked both tracks for two squares or more, owing to the lines of fire hose that were stretched across Market Street.

The fire was first discovered by Mrs. Anderson who was in the house with the year-old baby of Margaret Thomas who was at work. Smelling smoke, Mrs. Anderson went to the second floor and seeing a flame around the stove pipe hole in the chimney, threw water on it. Thinking she had extinguished the fire, she started downstairs.

In the meantime, the blaze broke out around the edge of the roof and the smoke was seen by John Wright and Stanley Pletuszka, who were in the office of the Pittsburg Independent Oil Company at 12th and Market streets.

Wright ran to the fire alarm box at 13th and King streets and turned in an alarm to which Engine Companies 1,7 and 10 and Truck Company 1 responded.

Pletuszka ran to the house where he was joined by Lloyd Smith of West 13th Street. Finding the door fastened and knowing that Mrs. Anderson and the baby were in the house, they broke down the door.

They met Mrs. Anderson coming downstairs and when an attempt was made to get her to leave, she refused, insisting that the fire was out. The rescuers had to carry the woman from the burning building, then returning they found the baby in the lower part of the house and carried it to the home of a neighbor where the baby and the woman were cared for.

Herbert Johnson, son of Mrs. Anderson of Orange Street, hearing that his mother’s home was on fire, hurried there and with other men saved practically all of the furniture in the house. A small dog, owned by Mrs. Anderson, was rescued by Johnson, but a larger dog defied the efforts of other men to take it from the house. …

The firemen prevented the spread of the fire by deluging the building with water, the chemical streams first used being found insufficient to check the fire. …

The loss is estimated at $800.

Reach reporter Ben Mace at rmace@gannett.com.

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Elon Musk-Led Overhaul of Delaware Business Law Upheld by State Court

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February 27, 2026

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Elon Musk-Led Overhaul of Delaware Business Law Upheld by State Court

The Delaware Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of an Elon Musk-inspired overhaul of state law that governs most major US corporations, handing a win to company founders, insiders and private equity owners who sought less restrictive business rules.

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