VOA News Soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo has been accused of tax evasion. Prosecutors in Spain allege the Real Madrid player defrauded the government of about $16 million in taxes from 2011 to 2014. Specifically, Spanish authorities say Ronaldo «took advantage of a business structure created in 2010 to hide from fiscal authorities income generated in […]Load more...
VOA News North Korea has released from prison an American college student who was sentenced to a 15-year term for attempting to steal a propaganda poster in 2016, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said. In a statement, Tillerson said Otto Warmbier, 22, has been released from prison and is currently traveling back to the […]Load more...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline (D-RI), who serves as co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC), and U.S. Congressman Matthew Gaetz (R-FL) today introduced legislation to close a loophole in foreign agent registration requirements that Russia Today exploited extensively during last year’s presidential election. «Foreign propaganda dressed up as a legitimate […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner is joining shareholders across the country in demanding that energy companies disclose information about climate change policies, risks and lobbying expenses. «As the Ocean State, Rhode Island has a critical interest in the sustainability of our environment. We are sending the message to companies in which […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – General Treasurer Seth Magaziner today praised the House Finance Committee’s passage of H 5923 which creates a legislative requirement to continue the «Transparent Treasury» investment policy implemented by Treasurer Magaziner in 2015. «Rhode Islanders deserve to know where their funds are invested and how they are performing,» said Treasurer Magaziner. «The leadership […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – Pawtucket’s Dog Park is open for the season for all dogs to enjoy. Volunteers hosted a spring clean-up and made improvements including the addition of an agility ramp, collar rack, and bag boxes. Pawtucket’s Dog Park is overseen by the Parks and Recreation Department as well as the Pawtucket Dog Park Committee. Committee […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – At a surprise ceremony today, Governor Gina Raimondo and Commissioner of Education Ken Wagner announced the selection of Kristin Hayes-Leite as the 2018 Rhode Island Teacher of the Year. Hayes-Leite has been a social studies teacher at Narragansett High School for the past 16 years, and currently serves as Social Studies Department […]Load more...
The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation (RICC), in partnership with the University of Rhode Island (URI), is inviting interested partners to begin sharing concepts and ideas for an Innovation Campus in preparation for an RFP to be released later this year. The Commerce Corporation has issued an Invitation for Expressions of Interest, with the goal of […]Load more...
SCITUATE, RI – Rhode Island State Police arrested 46 people and issued 364 citations for a variety of motor vehicle violations over the Memorial Day weekend, according to Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety. Troopers also investigated 73 motor vehicle crashes from Friday through Monday, […]Load more...
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