A research team led by Rhode Island Hospital’s chief of infectious diseases has discovered a new class of antibiotics that could one day help fight…
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U.S. Census Test Run Underway In RI; Here’s Why It Matters
Rhode Islanders have a financial stake in a current test of the U.S. Census, according to Common Cause of RI executive director John Marion.
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Tuition To Rise At RI’s Public Colleges
Tuition is set to increase at Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. The State Council on Post-secondary Education voted on the…
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Plan To Save Endangered Whales Faces Pushback From Lobster Industry
The endangered North Atlantic right whale population took a big hit last year, with a record number killed by fishing gear entanglements and ship…
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Oldest U.S. Firearms Maker Files For Bankruptcy
Remington Arms dates back to 1816 with ammunition and gunsmith plants in Connecticut and New York. The company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy…
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R.I.P. RI District Judge William Clifton
Rhode Island District Court Judge William C. Clifton, a witty, wise and much respected jurist, and one of the very few African-Americans to serve as a…
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A Year At DelSesto: Will A Bet On Computerized Learning Pay Off?
DelSesto Middle School in Providence is one of more than a dozen schools across Rhode Island using new computer software in the classroom, designed with…
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Thousands Attend ‘March For Our Lives’ Demonstration In Providence
Thousands of people thronged the lawn of the Rhode Island Statehouse in Providence Saturday afternoon. They came together as hundreds of thousands of…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
What if there were predictions of a big snow storm and the forecasted flakes failed to materialize? Well, unexpected stuff happens — in weather, as in…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Connecticut vs. Rhode Island, Less Than Meets the Eye?
Rhode Island and Connecticut are two bordering New England states whose residents have usually gotten along. But RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay…
