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Mayor Diossa to Begin Transition with Mayor-Elect Rivera this Monday

CENTRAL FALLS- This Monday, Mayor James A. Diossa will welcome Mayor-Elect Maria Rivera and her transition team to City Hall to discuss moving forward in Central Falls and the process of shifting between administrations. Mayor Diossa plans to provide Mayor-Elect Rivera with the opportunity for meetings and discussions with every department director along with tours […]Read More

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Biden habla con líderes demócratas del Congreso sobre la “urgente”

Los legisladores demócratas insistieron en la urgencia de aprobar un paquete de estímulo, ante conversaciones estancadas por diferencias con republicanos. Por Alejandra Arredondo 12 Noviembre 2020 – WASHINGTON DC – El proyectado presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, conversó el jueves, por primera vez desde su victoria, con los líderes demócratas del Congreso sobre el […]Read More

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US Jobless Claims Decline

By Ken Bredemeier U.S. unemployment benefit claims declined again last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday, but the country’s recent surge in coronavirus cases poses a new threat to the world’s biggest economy. Seasonally adjusted, a total of 709,000 jobless workers filed new applications for unemployment compensation, down 48,000 from the revised figure of the week […]Read More

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Trump visita Cementerio de Arlington por Día de los Veteranos

Por Voz de América  El presidente Donald Trump participó el miércoles en la celebración del Día de los Veteranos, y colocó una ofrenda floral en el Cementerio Nacional de Arlington, en su primera aparición pública desde las elecciones del pasado 3 de noviembre donde aparece como proyectado perdedor frente a su contendor demócrata Joe Biden. Trump no ha hecho […]Read More

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Governor Raimondo, Congressional Delegation, General Officers Commemorate Veterans Day

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Governor Gina M. Raimondo today led the state’s official Veterans Day proceedings to honor those who have served. The virtual event brought together Rhode Island’s congressional delegation, general officers, legislative leaders, and military officials to pay tribute to those who have fought to protect our freedoms. The event can be watched on Governor Raimondo’s […]Read More

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National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum Forms COVID-19 Task Force

Surge in line-of-duty deaths prompts enhanced commitment to research on coronavirus impact on law enforcement community. Washington, DC— The National Law Enforcement Memorial and Museum has formed a COVID-19 task force to promote COVID-19 officer safety and wellness in response to a surge in line-of-duty deaths due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The COVID-19 task force […]Read More

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Top Republicans Line Up Behind Trump Challenge to Biden Victory

By Ken Bredemeier, Katherine Gypson WASHINGTON – Key Republican leaders in Washington are siding with President Donald Trump in his uphill legal fight to show that vote-counting fraud is widespread enough to overturn the projected presidential election victory of Democrat Joe Biden.  Biden said Tuesday Trump’s failure to recognize the election results was an “embarrassment.” He added […]Read More

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One in Five COVID-19 Patients Develop Mental Illness

By VOA News A study conducted by Britain’s Oxford University suggests COVID-19 can increase a person’s risk of developing a psychiatric disorder within three months of catching the virus. The study, published Monday in the Lancet Psychiatry Journal, indicates one in five surviving COVID-19 patients was found to be diagnosed with a mental disorder within 90 […]Read More

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Líderes europeos llaman a Biden para felicitarle

El demócrata habló el martes con los mandatarios de Francia, Reino Unido, Alemania e Irlanda. Por Alejandra Arredondo El demócrata Joe Biden, quien se proyecta como presidente electo de Estados Unidos tras los comicios del pasado 3 de noviembre, recibió el martes llamadas de los mandatarios de varios países europeos, quienes lo felicitaron por el resultado electoral. Los líderes […]Read More