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Five Providence men indicted in statewide illegal firearms dealing scheme

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In the second significant case of illegal firearms dealing this month, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging five Providence men with 38 felony […]Read More

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50 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in US

By VOA News U.S. President Joe Biden hosted an event at the White House Thursday honoring the 50 millionth coronavirus vaccination administered in the country. Four people — an elementary school counselor, a grocery store employee and two firefighter EMTs — were vaccinated against the virus at the White House Thursday afternoon to commemorate the milestone. […]Read More

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Trump Tax Records Turned Over to New York Prosecutors

By Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON – Millions of pages of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns and business documents have been turned over to New York prosecutors after he lost a 17-month effort to keep investigators from obtaining them. The records, including the federal income tax returns Trump filed with the government’s Internal Revenue Service from […]Read More

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Langevin, McCaul, Meeks, Gallagher, Kinzinger, Keating Reintroduce the Cyber Diplomacy

WASHINGTON –  House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems Chairman Jim Langevin (D-RI), House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul (R-TX), Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), and Representatives Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), and Bill Keating (D-MA) introduced the Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021. This bill will […]Read More

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Project Undercover Delivers Diapers and Formula as Assistance Requests Increase

PROVIDENCE, RI — The rapid spread of COVID-19 this winter and the continued economic effects of the pandemic created a surge in requests for essential needs. Family Service of Rhode Island has seen parents with babies struggling to provide diapers, wipes, formula, clothes, and other basic children’s items as the pandemic continues to strain resources. FSRI […]Read More

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El Abuelito Recalls Queso Fresco Products Because of Possible Health

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that El Abuelito Cheese of Paterson, NJ is recalling all Queso Fresco (fresh, soft cheese) products, because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.  As of February 11, 2021, the CDC reports seven people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes from four states. To date, no cases have been identified in […]Read More

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Mexican President Calls for UN Intervention on Global Vaccine Rollout

By VOA News Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on the United Nations on Tuesday to guarantee equitable access to coronavirus vaccines.   Speaking at a news conference alongside Argentine President Alberto Fernández, Lopez Obrador called the current state of vaccine distribution “totally unfair.”  “The U.N. has to intervene because it’s … an ornament,” he […]Read More