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
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
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
By Steve Herman WHITE HOUSE – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday declared that the battle against COVID-19 “is like going to war. You need a commander in chief.” During a virtual roundtable discussion with front-line health care workers, whom he hailed as heroes fighting the coronavirus, Biden predicted: “I’ll make mistakes. But I promise you […]Read More
Participants Encouraged to Participate in an Ice Bucket Challenge WARWICK, RI – November 18, 2020 – A Wish Come True is making its 17th Annual Polar Plunge at Easton Beach in Newport a virtual event this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead of plunging into the ocean, A Wish Come True is asking plungers […]Read More
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
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
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
WORCESTER, MA – The Worcester Red Sox today unveiled a Half-Season Plan that includes the first opportunity to secure “Mini-Monster Seats” atop the Worcester Wall. The Triple-A season typically includes 70 home games. These ticket plans go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, November 18, at 10 a.m. at gowoosox.com and a new Worcester telephone number, 508-500-8888. […]Read More
Had the case proceeded to trial, the State was prepared to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that in September 2019, Chen attempted to receive illegal shipments of contraband cigarettes totaling 273 cartons, or 54,600 cigarettes, at a private mailbox store in Cranston. On September 19, 2019, an inspector from the United States Postal Inspection Service […]Read More
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