MAPFRE wins leg 8 Newport, Rhode Island MAPFRE return to the Volvo Ocean Race and their goal could not be clearer – to win the Volvo Ocean Race trophy for the first time in Spain’s history. Skipper Xabi Fernández has built a mixed and multinational squad brimming with honours – from Olympic gold medallists […]readmore
BOSTON – Groundwork Rhode Island Grants Transform Lives and Land Across the Countryd, a Pawtucket-based organization, was one of 17 groups selected today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to share $3.3 million to operate environmental job training programs for local citizens. “Through these Brownfields job training programs, we’re investing in getting Americans […]readmore
Bristol Awarded Nearly $1.2 Million to Renovate Prudence Island Ferry Dock Reed, Whitehouse, Cicilline announce federal Passenger Ferry Grant to make structural improvements necessary for continued ferry operation Project could lay groundwork for additional transportation options linking Bristol to Newport and Bristol to Providence in the future BRISTOL, RI – Monday, May 7, 2018 U.S. […]readmore
by Peter Rusch The Spanish team MAPFRE made an incredible comeback over the final 24 hours to steal a leg win on Leg 8… The Spanish team MAPFRE stunned the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Tuesday morning by stealing a win in Leg 8, with a shocking come-from-behind victory into Newport, Rhode Island. © Jesus […]readmore
Will Carson Team Brunel were on the brink of Leg 8 victory on Monday as they led the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet towards Newport, USA, with a 14-mile advantage. The Dutch crew, skippered by esteemed round the world yachtsman Bouwe Bekking, were speeding up after making it through a light wind patch lying 200 […]readmore
VOA News Associated Press Fumes come out of cracks on the asphalt road near the Leilani Estates in Pahoa, Hawaii, May 5, 2018. PAHOA, HAWAII — Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano destroyed 26 homes and spewed lava hundreds of feet into the air, leaving evacuated residents unsure how long they might be displaced.In revised figures Sunday, Hawaii County […]readmore
VOA News President Donald Trump says his choice to run the Central Intelligence Agency, Gina Haspel, «has come under fire because she was too tough on Terrorists.» His tweet Monday morning came after news reports that Haspel offered to withdraw her nomination last week because White House officials worried about her role in the harsh […]readmore
On what should be the last night at sea for most of the fleet, the Volvo Ocean Race crews enjoyed extremely fast downwind sailing, with winds upwards of 35 knots, and speeds regularly exceeding 25 knots. At least that was the case until Team Brunel became the first to hit the speed bump – sailing out […]readmore
The final 36 hours of Leg 8 will be decisive with the teams set to choose their final approach line into the finish in Newport, Rhode Island.. Team Brunel continue to hold the lead although Bouwe Bekking’s team have an advantage of less than nine miles on second-placed Dongfeng Race Team. What’s more, the top […]readmore
WASHINGTON — The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian(NMAI) has announced the five finalists for the design of a National Native American Veterans Memorial, slated to open in Washington in 2020. “The significance of such a memorial on the National Mall is obvious,” said NMAI director Kevin Gover in 2013, shortly after the U.S. […]readmore