Jim Malone Last updated on: October 29, 2015 9:28 AM The top 10 Republican presidential contenders clashed over economic policy and, at times, each other in the third Republican presidential debate Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. The debate was feisty from the start with Ohio Governor John Kasich challenging political outsiders Donald Trump and Ben Carson […]readmore
VOA News The sizzling high temperatures that sent the heat index – a combination of temperature and humidity – up to 73 degrees Celsius in Iran this past summer could become the rule by the end of the century rather than the exception, according to new research. The reason? Climate change, says a team of […]readmore
Eating processed meats such as ham, sausages, bacon and hot dogs can cause cancer, says the World Health Organization, which adds that eating red meat probably does too. The report, by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer evaluated more than 800 studies from several continents about meat and cancer. The experts found that […]readmore
WASHINGTON—The top 10 Republican presidential contenders hold their third debate Wednesday in Boulder, Colorado. The debate will be broadcast by CNBC and the focus is expected to be on the top four candidates in the Republican field according to the latest national polls: real estate mogul Donald Trump, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Florida Senator Marco […]readmore
VOA News October 27, 2015 12:14 PM CIA Director John Brennan said Tuesday he was «outraged» when a hacker broke into his personal email account, but added the attack highlights how everyone’s personal data is vulnerable on the Internet. Brennan told a conference on national security at George Washington University in Washington that he was […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo has appointed Dr. Nitin Padture to the Atomic Energy Commission (the Commission). «Atomic energy is not only one of the nation’s alternative energy sources, but it is also one of the future’s great hopes for advancements in medicine, biotechnology, physics, material science, and other engineering and technology fields,» […]readmore
Providence, RI – August 31, 2015 – Ella Gonzalez of North Kingstown has been named the Director of National Accounts at the Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB). She is responsible for marketing Providence and Warwick to potential meeting and convention planners as well as managing current clients in the mid-Atlantic region of the […]readmore
Pawtucket, RI – Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island recently appointed Kamran Manzoor, MD, to its medical staff in the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care. Dr. Manzoor is a member of Affinity Physicians and will work out of Memorial Hospital. Dr. Manzoor earned his medical degree from Nishtar Medical College, Multan, Pakistan. He completed his […]readmore
Peter Andruszkiewicz, President & CEO and Bobby Rodriguez, Organizational Development and Diversity & Inclusion came to share their personal stories and to discuss mission and visions of the future of BCBSRI, They also share their concept of BCBSRI being «hyper local» and BCBSRI’s long standing and continued commitment to the Rhode Island Community. With […]readmore
AIDS Walk RI, taking place Sunday, September 13, will recognize a person or organization dedicated to the fight against HIV and AIDS with the first annual “Hope Harris Award.” The award is named for the late Hope Harris, who was a member of the AIDS Project Rhode Island board for the last part of […]readmore