PROVIDENCE – Citizens Financial Group (NYSE: CFG) today held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its new corporate campus in Johnston, RI. The company announced in March plans to build a new campus for 3,200 colleagues, primarily from a Cranston location with a lease set to expire in 2018. Citizens Bank executives were joined […]readmore
Lower definition of «elevated blood lead levels» in young children to match CDC Providence – «There is no amount of lead in a child’s blood that can be considered safe,» said HUD Secretary Castro. «We have an obligation to the families we serve to protect their children. By aligning our standard with the one used […]readmore
U.S. officials suspect Russian hackers were responsible for breaking into two state election databases earlier this month. «This is the closest we’ve come to tying a recent hack to the Russian government,» one official told NBC News on Monday. The FBI has not identified the two U.S. states whose data bases were attacked, but Yahoo […]readmore
The polls are chosen with the professional advice of Dr. Frank Newport, Editor in Chief of Gallup. They are selected based on: The reliable frequency of polling and sample size used by the polling organization The soundness of the survey methodology employed by the polling organization The longevity and reputation of the polling organization The […]readmore
VOA News The United States says it still hopes to complete a massive trade pact with the European Union by the end of 2016, even after French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that negotiations had stalled. The White House said President Barack Obama was sending his top trade official, Michael Froman, to Europe in September […]readmore
The head of the U.S. Central Command scolded Iran Tuesday for «provocative» naval actions in the Persian Gulf, following recent close encounters between U.S. warships and Iranian gunboats. General Joseph Votel spoke just days after the coastal patrol ship USS Squall was forced to fire warning shots to ward off an Iranian gunboat that was […]readmore
Smita Nordwall VOA News U.S. President Barack Obama cut short the sentences of 111 federal inmates Tuesday, in another round of commutations for those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. The early release is part of Obama’s effort to correct what he views as unreasonably long mandatory minimum sentences. His push to lessen the burden on […]readmore
Zunilda Rosario acababa de regresar el jueves de la República Dominicana cuando fue detenida como principal sospechosa del asesinato de Juan de León, ocurrido en Harlem, en el 1990. NUEVA YORK / PROVIDENCE – Tras 26 años de incertidumbre sobre quién le disparó de muerte al joven Juan de León, el 11 de febrero de […]readmore
Wayne Lee VOA NEWS U.S. President Barack Obama made his first visit Tuesday to the southeastern state of Louisiana, where historic flooding has ravaged much of the southern part of the state. The president hoped to reassure flood victims that his administration has made disaster recovery a top priority. «You are not alone on this. […]readmore
RIO DE JANEIRO — A bid by Los Angeles to host the 2024 Olympic Games could fall victim to anti-American sentiment brewing inside the International Olympic Committee, sources inside the IOC said. The bid, which is competing against three European cities, risks an anti-U.S. protest vote by several IOC members angry over America’s prominent role in […]readmore