VOA News By Penelope Poulou Minorities account for two of the 20 actors and actresses nominated for Oscars this year, and no women were nominated in the Best Director category. Upon announcing the Oscar nominations, actress Issa Rae underscored these facts by remarking, “Congratulations to those men.” But why is there this lack of female and […]Load more...
National Grid and Attorney General’s Office Warn CustomersTo Be Vigilant and Know Tips to Stay Protected PROVIDENCE, RI — The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office and National Grid are warning electric and gas customers to be vigilant of potential scammers posing as bill collectors trying to take advantage of them. Over the past several weeks […]Load more...
Michael Robertson (age 25), of Providence, pleaded guilty today to possession of a pistol without a license, possession of a firearm after a crime of violence, and firing in a compact area, in connection with a shooting at Providence’s PVDFest in June. Superior Court Associate Justice Robert Krause sentenced Robertson to 10 years with 5 […]Load more...
VOA News By Associated Press NEW YORK – This year’s Super Bowl won’t be a politics-free zone, as both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg will air campaign ads during the game. But most other advertisers will offer escape from impeachment and the upcoming presidential election by stuffing multiple celebrities in their ads, […]Load more...
VOA News By David Byrd American football teams the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will face off in Miami Sunday in the National Football League’s championship game – the Super Bowl. The Chiefs (12-4 in the regular season) are making their first trip to the Super Bowl since 1970 — 26 years before […]Load more...
By VOA News Punxsutawney Phil, the American groundhog famous for predicting the end of winter in the United States, did not see his shadow Sunday morning, indicating that spring will come early this year. «Hear ye, hear ye!» a member of Phil’s «inner circle» yelled to cheering crowds after presenting the furry rodent. «There is no […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – In her annual address at the Minister’s Alliance Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Breakfast, Governor Gina M. Raimondo today announced new criminal justice reforms. Through a series of proposals in her FY21 budget and administrative actions, the Governor plans to implement recommendations from her Criminal & Juvenile Justice Working Group. «Every citizen […]Load more...
A legal claim for damages has been sent today to the City of Pawtucket over a School Resource Officer’s (SRO) gratuitous and unlawful handcuffing and arrest of a 13-year-old African-American middle school honors student. The damages claim was submitted by ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorney Shannah Kurland as a required legal prerequisite to the […]Load more...
VOA News El presidente mexicano, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ofreció este viernes 4.000 empleos a los migrantes centroamericanos que viajan en caravana desde Honduras y buscan entrar a México en su camino hacia Estados Unidos. «Vienen en caravana de Honduras, El Salvador, alrededor de 3.000 (…). Unos que quieren entrar por Tapachula (sur), otros por […]Load more...
VOA News El líder de la oposición venezolana, Juan Guaidó, se encuentra en Bogotá, Colombia, en lo que medios internacionales indican que podría ser el inicio de una gira internacional. El presidente colombiano, Ivan Duque, dijo en Twitter que se reuniría con Guaidó el domingo por la tarde y que Guaidó asistiría el lunes a […]Load more...
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