Jim Malone VOA News WASHINGTON — Assuming the 2016 U.S. presidential election remains close, Virginia is one of a handful of states that could decide whether the next president is Democrat Hillary Clinton or Republican Donald Trump. And if you want to know which way Virginia will vote November 8, you might want to keep […]readmore
Ramon Taylor VOA HOBOKEN, N.J. — At least one person was killed and more than 100 others were injured, some critically, when a commuter train crashed into a busy rail station Thursday in Hoboken, New Jersey, near New York City. Hoboken city spokesman Juan Melli told VOA the train derailed and plowed through the platform during […]readmore
Ken Bredemeier VOA News Democrat Hillary Clinton is unleashing a wave of attacks on Republican Donald Trump, a brash real estate mogul, for bragging that at least in some years he has avoided paying any U.S. income tax. «That makes me smart,» Trump said at the contentious debate between the two rivals earlier this […]readmore
Chris Hannas VOA WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are campaigning Thursday in the states where each won their first victory on the path to becoming the next U.S. president. Trump has an event in New Hampshire and Clinton is speaking in Iowa, states that played a big role as the first two to hold […]readmore
El año pasado, una cantidad récord de estudiantes de Rhode Island realizó los exámenes de la Junta Universitaria. De acuerdo con un informe que emitió hoy (27 de septiembre) la Junta Universitaria, 6303 miembros de la clase de 2016 realizaron los exámenes SAT (1 % más con respecto a la clase de 2015) y 5040 […]readmore
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ESL and BDL Certification Cohort Kickoff Event @ RISD Museum Grand Gallery LPR NEWS 1290 AM PROVIDENCE John Smith RISD Welcome to the RISD Museum Grand Gallery Introduce the Neil Steinberg, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Foundation Neil Steinberg RIF Thank John Smith and the RISD Museum for hosting the event Acknowledge Speakers […]readmore
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Education officials, RI Foundation announce $480,000 initiative to close “achievement
PROVIDENCE, RI – Thursday at 4:45 p.m. in the RISD Museum Grand Gallery in Providence, state and local education officials and the Rhode Island Foundation will announce a $480,000 initiative to tackle the “achievement gap” for students who are English Learners. Statewide, only 9 percent of English Learners met expectations in reading and writing, compared […]readmore
Providence – Key target met in Raimondo’s overdose prevention action plan One hundred percent of healthcare providers who are authorized to prescribe opioids and other potent medications are now enrolled in the state’s prescription drug monitoring database, marking an important step in Rhode Island’s work to prevent overdose deaths, the Rhode Island Department of Health […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In accordance with a Presidential Proclamation, Governor Gina M. Raimondo has ordered U.S. and Rhode Island flags to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities and buildings. The flags will remain at half-staff until sunset on September 30, 2016 to honor the memory of former President and Prime Minister of Israel, […]readmore
Orgullo hispano Celita K Vargas LPR News RI – I want to thank you for the interview this afternoon on the McCormick Quarry Bridge No. 476 design aspect in East Providence, RI. As a Latino woman engineer, I feel proud and thank my employer, Commonwealth Engineers & Consultants, Inc. (CE&C), for the opportunity to be […]readmore