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Government Moves to Cancel Offshore Wind Project
The AI Journal
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September 3, 2025
The move by the Interior Department comes after ACK for Whales lawsuit NANTUCKET, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Department of Interior will ask a federal court to remand the pending challenge to the New England Wind project so that the government...
Providence and Pawtucket police arrest six, as dozens of ATV and dirt bike riders swarm streets during ‘ride out’
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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PROVIDENCE – Pawtucket and Providence police arrested six people after dozens illegally drove ATVs, dirt bikes, and other motorized vehicles on city streets last weekend, authorities said Tuesday night. The Aug. 30 arrests came after Pawtucket...
Levy announces candidacy for Providence City Council seat
WLNE - Rhode Island
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September 4, 2025
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney Jeff Levy said that he would be running to fill the vacant Providence City Council Ward 2 seat. The seat was vacated on Sept. 1 after Councilwoman Helen Anthony due to health issues. No date for the special...
Taylor Swift Is About to Owe $136,000 More Annually for Her Rhode Island Mansion
Showbiz CheatSheet
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September 2, 2025
Notable People Taylor Swift is about to pay way more money to keep up with her Rhode Island mansion. Here's what's going on with her property. Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home reflects her signature blend of luxury, comfort, and understated...
Providence's major playground, splash pad improvements in recent years
Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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Providence Mayor Brett Smiley has invested heavily in Providence parks. The Providence Parks Department has made major improvements to the city's playgrounds and splash pads. The department's in-house design team has uniquely remodeled these...
Great Hunger: Famine is Political
Paste
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This is Great Hunger, a mini-series analyzing the political decisions that have led to mass starvation in some of the most food insecure countries on Earth. Down the road from where I grew up, along the western coast of Ireland, stands a large,...
Fort Providence woman stressed during evacuation as she waits for gov't financial relief
CBC/Radio-Canada
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September 4, 2025
As the N.W.T. government sorts through financial aid applications from residents displaced by wildfires, one Fort Providence mother says waiting hasn't been easy. Jolene Lacorne and her 10 other family members — including a six-month-old baby —...
Women’s Fund of Rhode Island to Honor Community Champions at “Women Leading Change”
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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September 2, 2025
Women’s Fund of Rhode Island (WFRI), a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and advocating for women and girls throughout the state, will be hosting its annual Women Leading Change (WLC) event. WLC will take place on Thursday...
Rhode Island Women Led the 1st Factory Strike in America. Our Power this Labor Day – Mary T. O’Sullivan
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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September 1, 2025
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”— Ruth Bader Ginsburg Women in the United States have been experiencing the glass ceiling since the mid 1800s. Awareness to bias against...
Interview: Harvard’s Graham Allison on the second Trump administration and the international security order
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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When I first started thinking about an issue of the Bulletin focused on the changes the second Trump administration has wrought on the international order, the first expert who came to mind as a table-setter for the discussion was Graham Allison....
Notes: Express ferry service launches for Newport International Boat Show
What's Up Newp - Rhode Island
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September 4, 2025
Good morning, Newport! 👋 Today is Thursday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2025. There are 118 days left in the year. 🚨 You need to know The Jamestown Newport Ferry will provide express service to the Newport International Boat Show, offering visitors...
Private Manitoba college says it had to sell land, cut courses due to cap on international students
CBC/Radio-Canada
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September 4, 2025
A private college in Manitoba says it was forced to sell land and cut courses because of the way the province has applied a federal cap on international student spots. This year, Providence University College was allocated 120 provincial...
Providence public schools start academic year in temporary buildings amid city-wide construction efforts
Brown Daily Herald - Rhode Island
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September 3, 2025
On Aug. 27, students throughout the Providence Public School District lined up in front of their school buildings to begin a new year of classes. But as multiple schools undergo major construction projects, hundreds of these students kicked off...
Rhode Island's 'Taylor Swift Tax' on vacation homes of the wealthy is spreading to other states
CNBC
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August 31, 2025
Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images A version of this article appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a...
Brown University international students face visa challenges as classes begin
WJAR - Rhode Island
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — As the new semester begins at Brown University, some international students are notably absent from campus due to visa-related challenges. The university has confirmed that several students have been unable to attend...
Providence Police violated city ordinance, departmental policy in July ICE incident, oversight body finds
Brown Daily Herald - Rhode Island
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September 3, 2025
The Providence Police Department violated several city ordinances and departmental policies during a July incident involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the Providence External Review Authority determined last month. PERA, a...
Fort Providence mother stressed during evacuation as she waits for gov't financial relief
CBC/Radio-Canada
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September 4, 2025
As the N.W.T. government sorts through financial aid applications from residents displaced by wildfires, one Fort Providence mother says waiting hasn't been easy. Jolene Lacorne and her 10 other family members — including a six-month-old baby —...
Northeast governors want offshore wind farm projects to be reinstated
Jamestown Press - Rhode Island
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September 4, 2025
Saipem 7000, the world’s third largest semi-submersible crane vessel, anchors Tuesday off the coast of Jamestown. The ship is used to help build offshore wind farms. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN The governors of five Northeastern states — Rhode...
Real Estate in RI: A $5,625,000 sale on the East Side of Providence – Compass for the buyers
RI News Today - Rhode Island
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September 4, 2025
Compass is pleased to announce the sale of 10 Brown Street in Providence for $5,625,000.* Meredith Haffenreffer of Compass’s Barrington office, represented the Buyers in this transaction. According to RI Statewide MLS, this is the highest sale on...
'Home Runs for Hope' makes Cranston boy's Disney dream come true
WLNE - Rhode Island
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September 7, 2025
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Disney World is every kid’s dream, and for a 6-year-old boy from Cranston, that dream is about to come true. A nine-inning game was held at the Cranston Atwood Avenue softball field Saturday afternoon for 6-year-old Ryder,...