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Cicilline Bill Will Promote Civics Ed

WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01) introduced legislation today to study the availability of civics education for young people in the United States. “For decades, civics education has become less and less of a priority in our schools. It’s not only a shame, it hurts our democracy. At a time when misinformation runs rampant, […]Read More

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Vaccines Alone Won’t End Pandemic, WHO Official Says

By VOA News The World Health Organization’s emergencies program director said Wednesday that vaccines alone would not end the COVID-19 pandemic and would do nothing to stop the current global surge in coronavirus infections. Mike Ryan made the comments during a virtual question-and-answer session from the agency’s headquarters in Geneva. His comments came the same day […]Read More

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New York City Closes Schools Amid COVID-19 Surge

By VOA News New York City Wednesday ordered schools to close, as the city recorded a seventh-straight day with a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 3%. “Public school buildings will be closed as of tomorrow, Thursday Nov. 19, out an abundance of caution. We must fight back the second wave of COVID-19,” New York City mayor Bill […]Read More

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ROUTE 4 SOUTHBOUND LANE REDUCTIONS SCHEDULED STARTING TONIGHT

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will resume work tonight on the Division Street Bridge project with a series of lane reductions on Route 4 South in East Greenwich.   Starting Wednesday, November 18, 2020 in the evening, there will be intermittent closures of one lane for bridge work from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. This pattern […]Read More

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AG Neronha, National Grid warn consumers to be vigilant after

PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office and National Grid are warning electric and gas customers to be vigilant of potential scammers posing as bill collectors trying to take advantage of them. Over the past several weeks, there has been an increase in reported scam attempts targeting residential and business customers by phone. […]Read More

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Univision and the Latin Recording Academy

UNIVISION AND THE LATIN RECORDING ACADEMY® ANNOUNCE OFFICIAL SPONSORS FOR THE 21ST ANNUAL LATIN GRAMMY AWARDS®. Bulova, Fetzer Vineyards, Google Pixel 5, Mastercard, McDonald’s, and Walmart Team Up to Celebrate The Biggest Night in Latin Music® Univision and The Latin Recording Academy Partner with U.S. Army for Digital-Only Content Series Best New Artists: Diaries, Plus Ford […]Read More