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Critics note that Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee originally said the I-195 bridge would reopen in 2026. The new date is 2028. And costs continue to climb.
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Critics note that Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee originally said the I-195 bridge would reopen in 2026. The new date is 2028. And costs continue to climb.
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From Shirley @Leung and @JonChesto: Hasbro’s relocation will bring over 700 jobs to Boston. Should Mass. celebrate stealing the toy company from Rhode Island?
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Hasbro’s relocation will bring over 700 jobs to Boston. Should Mass. celebrate stealing the toy company from Rhode Island?
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Commentary: A recently approved injection to prevent HIV may warrant a higher price, but thousands of dollars more? CVS Caremark’s chief medical officer calls on Gilead Sciences to lower the $28,000 price for a course of treatment.
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A recently approved twice-yearly injection to prevent HIV may warrant a higher price, but thousands of dollars more? CVS Caremark’s chief medical officer calls on Gilead Sciences to lower the...
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The upper atmosphere continues to be active on Thursday with a stalled system in eastern Canada rotating bunches of clouds with stretches of sunshine, and sparking a few scattered showers across New England.
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A breeze of 10 to 15 mph continues across Greater Boston under a mix of sun and clouds.
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Boston may be at the heart of the New England cultural experience, but you don’t have to venture far afield to understand that the whole region holds a bounty of riches waiting to be discovered.
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Here are six current or upcoming shows, one in every state.
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New medical details emerge during hearing to determine whether Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi have the right to visit with their granddaughter.
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New medical details emerge during hearing to determine whether Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi have the right to visit with their granddaughter.
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Commentary: As we work toward a fully decarbonized future, energy efficiency is the bridge that makes it possible, writes the CEO of a clean energy nonprofit.
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As we work toward a fully decarbonized future, energy efficiency is the bridge that makes it possible, writes the CEO of a clean energy nonprofit.
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On the R.I. Report podcast, Bob Wyss, a former Providence Journal reporter, discussed his new book, "Black Gold: The Rise, Reign, and Fall of American Coal,' that traces the history of coal while warning about the dangers of dismissing climate change.
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“The coal dust is rising and the warnings are out there that it’s getting more and more dangerous,” says Bob Wyss, a former Providence Journal reporter.
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From Rhode Map: During a forum at the Harvard Institute of Politics this week, former Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo acknowledged the Computer Science for All initiative might have been a dud.
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During a forum at the Harvard Institute of Politics this week, Raimondo acknowledged the Computer Science for All initiative might have been a dud.
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From @DanMcGowan: At Salve Regina University, two friends (one leads the College Democrats, the other heads the Young Republicans) are modeling what political disagreement should look like.
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At Salve Regina University, two friends are modeling what political disagreement should look like.
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A man with mental disabilities shot by Pawtucket police as he allegedly pointed a toy gun at gun at an officer has been indicted.
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Sebastian Yidana, 28, was indicted for pointing a replica firearm at a Pawtucket police officer, who ultimately shot Yidana in the shoulder.
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With a long list of liquors, mocktails, and beers on tap, The Graduate Center Bar in Providence, which operates as a private club, is a place where friendships are crafted among the cocktails.
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With a long list of liquors, mocktails, and beers on tap, The Graduate Center Bar, which operates as a private club, is a place where friendships are crafted among the cocktails.
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The World Series starts Friday in Toronto and the big story line will be the Dodgers trying to become the first team since the 1998-2000 Yankees to repeat as champions.
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The Dodgers are 9-1 in the postseason, outscoring the Reds, Phillies, and Brewers by 18 runs. They will go into Game 1 having played only four games over the previous 14 days.
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Frontline’s “The Rise of RFK Jr.” premiered on PBS Tuesday night, offering a thorough overview of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s life, controversies, and political ascension.
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Frontline’s “The Rise of RFK Jr.” premiered on PBS Tuesday night, offering a thorough overview of Kennedy’s life, controversies, and political ascension.
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The emotional tipping point for Brad Marchand came not in the heat of the battle, not with a slash of a stick or a facewash, nor on one of the two assists he picked up Tuesday night in helping his new Panthers beat his old Bruins.
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“I knew it was going to hit me the way it did,” he said. But it all cascaded through his head as he watched the crowd celebrate the many years he gave to Boston.
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Lawyers for Karen Read on Tuesday filed a formal response to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John O’Keefe, her boyfriend who she was acquitted of killing.
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"All such damages claimed were caused by the acts and omissions of third parties for whom Ms. Read is not responsible,” her attorneys wrote.
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🕸️ It’s silly. It’s sassy. It can’t spel too good. But Dunkin’s Spidey D doughnut campaign may soon enter the canon of the Canton-based company’s most memorable marketing moments.
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An eight-legged doughnut is once again wreaking havoc on the Canton-based brand's social media accounts — and fans are eating it up.
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Trump administration announces another strike on alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific Ocean. Follow live updates.
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According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the strike killed two people, bringing the death toll from all the strikes to at least 34 people.
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His US Senate campaign under fire, Maine Democrat Graham Platner said Wednesday that a tattoo on his chest has been covered to no longer reflect an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol.
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The first-time political candidate said he got the skull and crossbones tattoo in 2007, when he was in his 20s and in the Marine Corps.
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A family of three stranded on Naushon Island was flown to a hospital on Wednesday, more than a day after their boat caught fire and they were forced to swim to shore, officials said.
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The family spent over a day stranded on Naushon Island before the Coast Guard received a distress call from them Wednesday night.
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