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New exhibition of Rhode Island artists at T.F. Green Airport

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced a new art exhibition on display at TF Green Airport’s GREEN SPACE Gallery, which RISCA manages on behalf of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC). The new exhibition features works of art by Rhode Island artists Karen Drysdale Harris, of Cranston, Felicia Megginson, of Providence, and Pneuhaus Collective, of Rumford, […]Read More

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CVS has a new CEO, Karen S. Lynch

Today marks a critical milestone in our company’s history. Karen S. Lynch is now President and Chief Executive Officer of CVS Health. In her new role, Karen leads nearly 300,000 colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care to be simpler, more convenient and more personalized. Karen has more than three decades of experience in […]Read More

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Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island awarded top

Company commitment to inclusive LGBTQ workplace recognized by Human Rights Campaign PROVIDENCE, RI – For the seventh consecutive year, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) received a score of 100 percent on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ workplace equality, administered […]Read More

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WHO Chief: Global Coronavirus Cases Drop for Third Straight Week

By VOA News The World Health Organization (WHO) noted Monday that globally, the number of new coronavirus cases fell for the third consecutive week.  At the agency’s regular news briefing conducted virtually from its headquarters in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while many nations are still seeing infections increasing, it is nonetheless encouraging […]Read More

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US Economy Projected to Return to Normal by Mid-Year

By VOA News The U.S. economy should expand at its normal pace over the next decade, starting in mid-2021, once the coronavirus pandemic is under control, budget forecasters in Congress predicted Monday. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said as millions of Americans are vaccinated against the virus, “the economic expansion that began in mid-2020 will continue” […]Read More

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Frustrations Mount Over Vaccine Shortages in New Orleans

By Matt Haines NEW ORLEANS – Ian Farrell was just two days away from getting the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. He was looking forward, he said, to a major step toward life returning to normal. So he admitted it was frustrating when he learned, without warning, that his appointment had been pushed […]Read More