Michael Bowman CAPITOL HILL—Legislation restricting America’s acceptance of refugees from Syria and Iraq failed in the Senate Wednesday after passionate debate about U.S. security needs and the nation’s long history as a destination for the oppressed. Senate Democrats banded together to block debate on a bill requiring the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security, and […]Load more...
Carolyn Presutti A U.S. senator on Wednesday questioned recent executive actions on gun control, saying he thought President Barack Obama was overstepping his authority and «trying to get around the law.» Senator Richard Shelby, an Alabama Republican who was conducting an Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the executive orders, said the nation’s founders sought «to ensure […]Load more...
Outdoorsman John Sturgeon’s fight with the U.S. government is about much more than whether the National Park Service can ban his use of a hovercraft to travel over otherwise inaccessible parts of Alaska’s Nation River. The former Alaskan chief forester’s legal battle has tapped into deep-seated anger at Washington and a passionate desire among Alaskans […]Load more...
Rhode Island – El comité nuestra señora de la Altagracia de Rhode Island, invito al Obispo de la Diócesis de Puerto Plata, Republica Dominica a oficiar la Misa de la Virgen de la Altagracia en la Catedral de Providence. Julio Cesar Corniel Amaro Y José Pimentel Monseñor Corniel Amaro nació en Bodita, Rio San Juan, […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal grand jury in Providence, R.I., returned a 26-count indictment on Tuesday charging Nimon Naphaeng, 34, a native and citizen of Thailand, who currently resides in Wakefield, R.I., with allegedly running an immigration fraud scheme which allegedly included the filing of false asylum applications on behalf of individuals who did not […]Load more...
Rhode Island – la Asamblea General de RI rindió homenaje al niño de Westerly que sufre de cáncer, declarando el miércoles como el día de #DStrong en nuestro estado. La gobernadora Gina Raimondo y el Vocero Nicholas Mattiello dieron su apoyo total al Dorian y su familia. RI lawmakers proclaim #DSTRONG Day honoring Westerly boy […]Load more...
YOUNG PEOPLE DECRY LACK OF REPRESENTATION IN DISTRICT CURRICULUM Providence, RI—Youth and supporters from across the city rallied in front of the Providence School Department today to call on the district to begin providing ethnic studies courses to all high school students. The event served as a kickoff to the Providence Student Union’s new #OurHistoryMatters […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – James Feijo, 68, owner and operator of Daniel Chapter One, a Portsmouth, R.I., based company, was sentenced yesterday to 6 months in federal prison to be followed by 6 months home confinement for marketing and selling products not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and failing to pay more […]Load more...
PAWTUCKET – El Congresista David N. Cicilline (D -RI), quien forma parte del Comité Judicial, emitió la siguiente declaración después de que la Corte Suprema anunciara que escuchará argumentos acerca de la Acción Ejecutiva, firmada por el Presidente Barack Obama para proteger a millones de inmigrantes indocumentados de deportación: “Recibo con beneplácito la decisión de […]Load more...
VOA News Humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders(Médecins Sans Frontières) has denounced Europe’s migration policy of deterrence in 2015 as a «catastrophic failure» that has endangered asylum seekers and created more business for smugglers. In its report “Obstacle Course to Europe” issued Tuesday, the organization said erecting razor wire fences, continuously changing administrative and registration procedures, […]Load more...
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