Supporters say the project will create jobs and boost Rhode Island’s economy.
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Brown president shouted off microphone as vigil turns to protest
A vigil meant to honor Hisham Awartani, a Palestinian student at Brown who was wounded in a shooting in Vermont, turned into a protest, with dozens of students asking the school to call for a ceasefire and to divest from companies profiting off the violence in the Palestinian territories.
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Pakistan’s army says it killed 8 militants during a raid along the border with Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military says its forces raided a militant hideout in a former stronghold of the local Taliban and killed eight militants. Elsewhere, a suicide bomber on Monday targeted a vehicle with security forces in the northwestern Bannu district, killing two civilians and wounding 10 others, including three soldiers. In Sunday’s raid, no detail was given about the militants’ identities. But blame usually falls on the Pakistani Taliban, a separate group but allied with the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021. Tensions between the two countries have spiked with Pakistan demanding the Taliban administration stop the militants from using Afghan soil to launch attacks.
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‘It does not look good’: Westerly solicitor in the hot seat over shoreline access representation
The town of Westerly is widely considered to have a mixed, if not weak, record on fighting for the public to get to the shoreline. Advocates for coastal access point to the town’s tepid pursuit of beach rights-of-way, questionable changes to boat mooring policies, and highly restrictive parking rules in exclusive shoreline areas. Now access advocates say the general public faces a newer threat: Westerly’s own town solicitor. They say his past actions in shoreline access matters continue to raise doubts about whose interests he’s serving in critical ongoing legal cases.
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Neronha expresses heightened concern about two under-funded RI hospitals
In a newly unsealed Superior Court lawsuit against Prospect Medical Holdings, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said Prospect is violating a number of conditions from his 2021 decision and he said his concern about Prospect’s two Rhode Island hospitals “is greater than it has ever been.” Prospect owns CharterCARE Health Partners, owner of Roger […]
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Doctor, staffing shortages strain Rhode Island community health centers
Rhode Island community health centers and their patients are feeling the effects of nationwide health workforce shortages, raising concerns about access to primary care
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Providence city councilor wants to save three historic College Hill homes from demolition
City Councilor John Goncalves says that, while contractors are legally allowed to demolish the buildings, residents deserve to know more about plans for the site before that happens.
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Centurion Foundation files revised application for under-funded R.I. hospitals
The owner of CharterCARE, California-based Prospect Medical Holdings, has been under-funding two Rhode Island hospitals – a situation that led the Attorney General’s office and the Health Department to pursue separate, disconnected regulatory actions last week.
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Extremist-linked rebels kill at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east
Local authorities and civil society leaders say extremist-linked rebels killed at least 44 villagers in Congo’s volatile eastern region during separate attacks that started on Sunday night. Eastern Congo has been ravaged by conflict for decades as more than 120 armed groups fight for control of valuable mineral resources and some try to protect their communities. Mass killings by rebels are frequent. The violence has sent nearly seven million people fleeing their homes. Deadly attacks have intensified in recent weeks as authorities and security forces struggle to regain control.
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Brown University faculty push for charges against student protesters to be dropped
Twenty Jewish students at Brown University face up to a year in jail following their arrest in a protest last Wednesday against their administration’s stance on Israel. Now, their professors want the university to ask for charges against the students to be dismissed.