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US Federal Coronavirus Guidelines ‘Fading Out’ as Focus Turns to

VOA News The Trump administration is not planning to extend federal coronavirus social distancing guidelines that expire Thursday, instead focusing on working with states to reopen the country. Individual state governors are deciding when and at what pace to relax restrictions on non-essential businesses and group gatherings and calls for people to stay home. Trump […]Load more...

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China ‘Not Interested’ in Meddling in US Election

VOA News China said Wednesday it has no desire to meddle in this year’s U.S. presidential election, despite claims to the contrary by President Donald Trump. Trump told Reuters Wednesday that “China will do anything they can do to have me lose this race” in favor of Democratic Party opponent Joe Biden. Trump said China prefers […]Load more...

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Coronavirus ‘Not Man-Made,’ US Intelligence Concludes

VOA News By Jeff Seldin WASHINGTON – U.S. intelligence agencies are dismissing at least one theory about the origins of the coronavirus, saying evidence shows the virus was not engineered in a Chinese laboratory. But officials say they are still looking into whether the outbreak, which originated in China, was triggered by human contact with animals […]Load more...

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Fauci Expects Quick FDA Approval for COVID-19 Drug

By VOA News The top infectious diseases expert in the United States said Thursday he expects quick government approval of the drug remdesivir for emergency use in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. In an interview on the NBC “Today” show, Dr. Anthony Fauci said he spoke with the chief of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]Load more...

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Small Businesses with Limited Cash Teeter on Edge of Financial

Chef Benjamin Velasquez closed his kitchen March 13, 2020 and laid off 10 workers when non-essential businesses were ordered to shut down to stop the spread of the coronavirus. VOA News By Chris Simkins As America confronts staggering job losses and weathers a screeching halt in many sectors of the economy, small businesses with limited cash […]Load more...

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Latino Town Hall, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 7 p.m.

Governor Raimondo and Dr. Alexander-Scott, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health, released new data, which reveals that nearly half of Rhode Island’s COVID-19 cases are within the Latino community. This is very alarming, given that Latinos only make up roughly 15% of the overall population. In response, Latino leaders across the state have come […]Load more...

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RIDOT CLOSING MANVILLE BRIDGE OVER THE BLACKSTONE RIVER IN LINCOLN

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily close the Manville Bridge, which carries Manville Hill Road over the Blackstone River, the Blackstone River Bikeway and the Providence & Worcester Railroad between Lincoln and Cumberland on Monday, May 4 for a bridge rehabilitation project. The $11 million project includes repairing the bridge’s piers and […]Load more...