One Trump voter told NPR he supported pardons related to the Capitol attack, but has a tougher time reconciling pardons for rioters who were violent with police.
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Chicago immigrant residents are in Trump’s sights. The mayor says he’ll defend them
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city will defend residents “whether you’re undocumented, whether you are seeking asylum or whether you’re seeking a good paying job.”
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Trump is signing a flurry of executive orders. Here’s how those work
Trump is kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive actions. Here’s a look at the three main types — orders, proclamations and memorandum — and how they typically work.
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Passages overshadowed championships in 2024
I usually launch this year-end review with upbeat anecdotes about championship teams, unexpected success stories, and feel-good memories of the previous 12 months. This time I chose a different approach. Jim Donaldson was an excellent sports reporter and entertaining columnist for the Providence Journal for close to 38 years. He had an acerbic wit and […]
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Five RI sports reasons to be grateful this Thanksgiving
A loving family. Good health. Friends. An outlet for these musings. A decent crosscourt forehand. I have much for which to be personally grateful this Thanksgiving. But since we live in a world of fives — Five Reasons Why Trump Beat Harris, Five Dishes That Will Shine On Your Thanksgiving Table, for example — here […]
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It’s Veterans Day. The VA says it can’t help thousands of vets it left stranded
An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them. A rescue plan being rolled out by the Department of Veterans Affairs is excluding many vets who need help.
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Referendum shows most undergraduate respondents oppose Brown University leadership
According to a referendum distributed by Brown’s Undergraduate Council of Students, 73% of undergraduate respondents are unhappy with Brown University’s corporate leadership and would like at least one person on the Brown Corporate Board representing undergraduates. Twenty-six percent of the undergraduate student body responded to the referendum. The students who conducted the referendum say it […]
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What do you know about affordable housing in Rhode Island? Tell us.
The Public’s Radio wants to hear from you about what it’s like to try and access affordable housing. As the state pours millions of dollars into constructing thousands of new affordable homes, we want to understand what happens once the units are built, and people apply to live in them. We created this short questionnaire […]
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Biden calls for unity following Trump assassination attempt
Biden called to “lower the temperature” in politics in remarks Sunday after the former president was shot at during a political rally.
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Health insurers cover fewer drugs and make them harder to get
Insurance companies are covering fewer drugs than they used to, and patients have to jump through more hoops to get many of them. When shopping for insurance, check for coverage of the drugs you need.
