The governor of the U.S. state of South Carolina has called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol, while the world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart announced it would stop selling the flag in stores or online. Governor Nikki Haley reversed her previous position on the flag Monday, saying that […]Load more...
On June 22, 2015, Cranston- Mayor Allan Fung kicked off the summer season for Cranston youth at the Doric Avenue Playground this morning. Mayor Fung was joined by Ward 2 Councilman Don Botts, as well as Parks & Recreation Director, Anthony “Tony” Liberatore as they welcomed young people from all over the city to […]Load more...
The fight against the deportation of hundreds of thousands of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic has moved to the United States, where 600,000 Haitian immigrants and more than one million Dominicans live. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose constituents include over 135,000 Haitians and 500,000 Dominicans, described the threat of deportation of […]Load more...
U.S. President Barack Obama campaigned for his international trade proposals Friday, saying the U.S. must make sure it «writes the rules of the global economy» or watch China do so instead. «And we should do it today, when our economy is in a position of global strength,» President Obama told workers at the headquarters of […]Load more...
Rhode Island – Starting Friday the University of Rhode Island police will began to carry firearms , after two years of training and preparation. Still the union that represents the faculty express their disagreement to the security guards on campus have firearms. URI is the last public university in the country to arm its agents. The move […]Load more...
The U.S. Justice Department will investigate possible civil rights violations by the Baltimore Police Department following the death of a black man while under police custody, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced Friday. The investigation will look for unconstitutional policing practices within the city, such as patterns of excessive force or improper stops and searches. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI - Mayor Jorge Elorza and Providence Schools Superintendent Dr. Susan Lusi today joined with Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro to conduct a ceremonial signing of a new, three-year contract to move Providence Schools forward. The tentative agreement with the union that represents about 1,900 public school teachers in Providence includes provisions that […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI- Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, Commissioner Steven M. Paré, Commander Thomas F. Oates III and Peg Langhammer; Executive Director of Day One today announced 13 new arrests in the ongoing undercover sting operation, “Operation Backpage.” This operation was first conducted during the month of March and led to the arrest of 22 men soliciting […]Load more...
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, May 7 – Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) rounded off Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday on a perfect, sun-bathed Newport morning with their heads held high, but a burning sense of what might have been. For so long in the 5,010-nautical mile (nm) leg to the American sailing capital […]Load more...
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, USA, May 7 – Tired, a little disappointed, but still proud, Team Alvimedica (Charlie Enright/USA) savoured their home town welcome in the small hours of Thursday as Newport residents stayed out in bitterly cold conditions to cheer them in. Skipper Enright grew up in nearby Bristol, but learned much of his craft […]Load more...
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