September 11, 2001. The intense, dramatic images are seared into our collective memory. Several years later, a proposal to build an Islamic mosque and…
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Hospital Workers’ Pension Plan On Life Support
Across the country, millions of employees have entrusted their retirement savings to unregulated pension plans known as church plans. Many of these…
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This I Believe New England: The Other Hand
Life, it seems, is so complicated at times that it’s tempting to reduce its complexity to truisms, cliches, aphorisms, shibboleths, and platitudes. This…
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Experts Say Last Month’s ‘Bee Attack’ Not Typical Behavior
In September, a Foxborough man mowing his lawn was stung by a swarm of insects he identified as bees, before dying of a subsequent heart attack. But…
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URI Receives $19M To Study Effects Of Climate Change On Coastal Ecosystems
Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have received a $19 million federal grant to study how man-made and natural climate changes are affecting…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Of Raimondo, Immigrants And Road Signs
Political scientists recall a time when elected officials campaigned for office, then laid off the political pitches while they governed. RIPR Political…
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Cybersecurity Expert: What To Do After Equifax Data Breach
A local cybersecurity expert is urging consumers to find out whether their personal information was compromised in a massive data breach at the credit…
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Update: How Parents Can Help Resist Overprescribing Antibiotics
Prescription opioids aren’t the only medication that public health officials worry about doctors over-prescribing. Another is antibiotics.
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Gill Nominated for Family Court Bench
Felix E. “Feidlim” Gill, of Narragansett, has been nominated to be a Rhode Island Family Court judge by Gov. Gina Raimondo.
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Local Professor Helps Rescue A Young Girl From ISIS
It’s back to school season, a time when many students are asked, “What did you do over the summer?” Well, one professor at the University of…