Ohio and Rhode Island have become the 28th and 29th U.S. states to report cases of the Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19. Ohio officials announced on Dec. 11 that two cases of the variant were detected in the state, both of whom were fully vaccinated more than six months ago. Rhode Island…
29 US States Have Confirmed Omicron Variant Cases, Mostly Among Vaccinated
Police Say Bomb Threats at 3 Elite US Universities Not Credible
November 8, 2021
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Police at three elite Ivy League universities in New York and Rhode Island gave the all clear and said activities could resume normally at the schools on Sunday after each received separate bomb threats. Several buildings were evacuated on the campuses of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and…
Michael Renzi, Former ‘Sesame Street’ Musical Director, Dies
NEWPORT, R.I.—Michael Renzi, who during a storied musical career worked with Peggy Lee, Mel Tormé, Lena Horne, and some of the other biggest names in jazz and pop, and who for years was also the musical director of “Sesame Street,” has died. He was 80. Renzi died Wednesday at Newport Hospital in Rhode Island after…
Pennsylvania’s Participation in Greenhouse Gas Initiative Advances to Legislature
September 2, 2021
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The battle over whether Pennsylvania will join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has intensified as the plan cleared a pivotal hurdle on Wednesday, gaining approval by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission. “Climate change is one of the most critical issues we face, and I have made it a priority to address ways to…
Teachers’ Union Sues Rhode Island Mother Who Filed 200 Record Requests Over Critical Race Theory
The Rhode Island chapter of the nation’s largest teachers’ union is suing to protect members’ “individual privacy rights” against a woman who has filed over 200 separate public records requests about the integration of Critical Race Theory in her local school district. The complaint was filed Monday by the National Education Association Rhode Island (NEARI)…
Sen. Whitehouse Defends Membership at Beach Club Accused of Only Accepting White Members
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) in a recent interview apologized for an alleged “whites only” policy at a beach club that he and his wife have reportedly been members of for decades. Bailey’s Beach Club, also known as the Spouting Rock Beach Association, was accused by Rhode Island website GoLocalProv of only accepting white people as members….
Police: 9 Wounded in Providence, Rhode Island, Shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Nine people were wounded Thursday evening in Rhode Island’s capital in what police there believe to be the largest shooting in the city’s history. Of the nine, three had serious injuries and were “maybe critical,” Providence Police Chief Col. Hugh T. Clements told reporters at the scene. He said multiple guns were used and…
Rhode Island Investigating Death of Man Handcuffed by Police
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Rhode Island authorities are investigating the case of a man who died after being handcuffed by police in Providence. Officers were called at around 12:30 a.m. Friday on a report of a man who was screaming in the street and possibly under the influence of narcotics, according to an account by Providence police. They…
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