A Tiverton man incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Cranston has been granted the right to wear an Apache headband in accordance with his religious beliefs. The Rhode Island Department of Corrections repeatedly denied the inmate’s request to wear a White Mountain Apache Tribe headband, but backed down in response to a lawsuit brought […]
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What has DOGE done in Trump’s first 100 days?
100 days into President Trump’s second term, DOGE hasn’t delivered on its promised savings, efficiency or transparency in meaningful ways. But it has amassed unprecedented power over government data.
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DOGE dismantling foreign aid agency started by George W. Bush
The Millenium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter.
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Farewell to Jay Fluck, a giant for Brown Rugby
Jay Fluck was so average in physical stature that you would not have given this Brown University alumnus a second glance if you passed him on the downtown streets in Providence, where he worked in commercial real estate. But in the world of rugby extending far beyond College Hill, Jay Fluck — pronounced fluke — […]
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Longtime Providence sports scribe Kevin McNamara gets called to the Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame
Veteran sportswriter Kevin McNamara is heading to San Antonio this weekend for the NCAA Final Four and his induction into the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame. That’s right. Our own Kevin Mac — Providence Journal alum, website content producer and local sports talk radio host — is joining outstanding sports reporters who for […]
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Reporter’s notebook: 8 theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
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Brown University advises visa and green card holders to reconsider travel plans
Amid news reports of federal deportation actions against people lawfully in the U.S., Brown University is suggesting that students, staff, and faculty who hold green cards or visas should not travel internationally. In an email sent Sunday, Brown Executive Vice President for Planning and Policy Russell C. Carey, told the campus community, “Out of an […]
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Trump says the U.S. is in a ‘period of transition’ — and more takeaways from this week
This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump’s presidency.
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The government already knows a lot about you. DOGE is trying to access all of it
Agencies from Social Security to the IRS store sensitive data on millions of Americans. Here’s what the government knows about us – and what’s at risk as DOGE seeks access to the data.
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Canada and China say the fentanyl crisis is only a ‘pretext’ for Trump’s new tariffs
Canadian and Chinese officials say they were already helping reduce fentanyl smuggling. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said fentanyl crossing the northern border is “near zero.”
