El Servicio Meteorológico de Estados Unidos emitió este miércoles un aviso de ventisca –nieve con fuertes vientos—que podría afectar el área metropolitana de Washington a partir del viernes y hasta el domingo. La advertencia se debe a “condiciones potencialmente peligrosas” para la vida durante la noche del viernes y el sábado todo el día en […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – Delta Dental of Rhode Island (DDRI) announced that it has awarded a grant of $25,000 to Rhode Island Donated Dental Services (DDS) through its annual challenge grant program in collaboration with the Rhode Island Dental Association. The grant matched 100 percent of dentists’ donations for 2015, up to $25,000. In addition, DDRI donated […]Load more...
Rhode Island – La secretaria de estado Nellie Gorbea y Patricia Jacobs, presidenta de AT&T Nueva Inglaterra lanzaron la campaña oficial de educación en la escuela East Providence High School. Secretaria de estado Nellie Gorbea Los estudiantes observaron varios videos y escucharon de la portavoz oficial de la campaña digital, Nellie Gorbea Secretaria de Estado […]Load more...
VOA News After a mild start, winter is about to make itself felt along the eastern United States at the end of this week. Forecasters say a major winter snowstorm could affect tens of millions of people from Kentucky through New England late Friday through Sunday. Most forecasters are not calling this a historic storm. […]Load more...
VOA News The Obama administration has named a senior official to help deal with the toxic water crisis plaguing the city of Flint, Michigan. President Barack Obama met Tuesday with Flint Mayor Karen Weaver to hear firsthand about how her city’s residents were dealing with the public health crisis. Obama said Dr. Nicole Lurie, assistant […]Load more...
How can we tackle the world’s biggest killer – cancer? This is the mission of US Vice-President, Joe Biden, who has called for a “moonshot” to find a cure for the disease. The Vice-President recently penned a piece for the Forum’s blog platform,Agenda, about the moonshot campaign. He has, of course, been touched personally by […]Load more...
Rhode Island – la Asamblea General de RI rendirá homenaje al niño de Westerly que sufre de cáncer, declarando el miércoles como el día de #DStrong en nuestro estado. Dorian estará presente para la lectura de la Proclamación.Load more...
Central Falls – En la celebración anual de Martin Luther King Jr., los niños escucharon de líderes comunitarios y el alcalde James Diossa sobre la vida del Dr. King. Con bailes y cantos pasaron una noche alegra y aprendiendo de nuestra historia. El entreteniendo estuvo a carde de Blackstone Valley Pero School, Proyecto 401, Noah […]Load more...
After a month at the South Pole, you begin to adapt to the frigid conditions. Your body becomes more efficient at generating heat and your metabolism shifts into overdrive — every calorie you consume is burned. As your tolerance of the polar environment changes, so do your perceptions of warm and cold. My first week […]Load more...
The president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has released a statement, her second in two years, addressing the lack of diversity among Oscar nominees. In her statement Monday, Cheryl Boone Isaacs said she was «heartbroken and frustrated” about the lack of inclusion of African-Americans and other minorities among this year’s nominees. […]Load more...