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@BostonGlobe reporter covering Rhode Island (@Globe_RI) | Past: @TheMessenger, @BostonDotCom, @Milforddaily | News/Music guy | [email protected]
RI | Past: Long Island, Boston
Joined September 2012
It's (officially) my first day @Globe_RI! Please send all Rhode Island-news tips (and things you love about RI): christopher.gavin@globe.com
Some personal news: Thrilled to say that next month, I'll be joining @BostonGlobe as the express desk reporter for @Globe_RI! I couldn't be more excited to be joining the incredible team the Globe has built in Providence and look forward to the stories we'll tell together.
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đď¸Podcast: @SenJackReed warns of Trump politicizing the US military. Reed, ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, urges Republicans not to remain silent while âwhile the president transforms the military into his personal political toolâ
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Reed, ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, urges Republicans not to remain silent while âwhile the president transforms the military into his personal political tool.â
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At Brown University, Condoleezza Rice says Putin is âthe only person that mattersâ in decision to end war in Ukraine
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The former Secretary of State also discussed the AI race with China and the Iraq War. âThe lives lost there will never be brought back and for that, I still have regret.â
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Smithfield, R.I., superintendent on leave pending review of handling of antisemitic hazing report. The announcement comes two days after the Smithfield School Committee voted to have a law firm review how Superintendent Dawn Bartz handled the matter
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The announcement comes two days after the Smithfield School Committee voted to have a law firm review how Superintendent Dawn Bartz handled the matter.
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About 1,000 people swarmed streets in Providenceâs Elmhurst neighborhood in the early morning hours after Halloween night, culminating in fights that sent at least three people to hospitals, according to police. https://t.co/zlVMD1ErIc
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No arrests were made but the incident remains under investigation, a police spokesperson said Tuesday.
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By @emilysweeney -- Three people dead after shooting in Woonsocket, R.I. https://t.co/lETeyS4QgJ via @BostonGlobe
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Police responded to a report of shots fired and found three people suffering from gunshot wounds at an apartment on Rathbun Street, authories said.
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Trump says he wonât make any SNAP payments until shutdown ends. Tuesday's statement comes as plaintiffs have filed a motion in federal court in RI seeking full SNAP payments for November. https://t.co/xV4LnJ0DdQ via @BostonGlobe
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Tuesdayâs statement from the president came as plaintiffs on the SNAP lawsuit filed a motion asking a R.I. judge to force the Trump administration provide full funding for the national food stamp...
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On Monday, more than 40 cats and dogs were removed from an apartment building tied to a 24-year-old woman whose âsuspicious deathâ is under investigation. https://t.co/HAjyPWsFpe
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Erica Bader, 24, resided at the building along with others charged in connection to her death, court filings show.
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SCOOP: Another health system may be eyeing two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island as Prospect Medical Holdings, their bankrupt parent company based in California, recently threatened to close the two hospitals down. See which one: @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/PXfsemujed
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha notes the state is aware that âanother operator recently commenced diligenceâ on the two hospitals.
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R.I. school board votes for law firm to review handling of report of antisemitic hazing. "âSmithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. âDo the right thing.â https://t.co/qEjxF7Dc9k via @BostonGlobe
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"âSmithfield, the nation is watching," said Wendy Joering of the Sandra Bornstein Holocaust Education Center. âDo the right thing.â
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SCOOP: Days after Prospect Medical Holdings signaled plans to shut down its two safety-net hospitals in Rhode Island, the CEO of the nonprofit trying to buy them says itâs not walking away from the deal. @Globe_RI @BostonGlobe
https://t.co/nWUuFpgazr
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While Prospect has âcharacterized themselves as victims of circumstances, the record tells a different story,â wrote Centurionâs attorneys in court documents.
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A 21-year-old man is facing charges after he allegedly threw fireworks at a Christian church group that had gathered to preach in public on Saturday, authorities said. https://t.co/QGKwYRdrOg
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The group had assembled on Saturday to preach in public, according to a police report.
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Trump administration will tap funds to make partial SNAP payments. But the US Department of Agriculture has refused to dip into other funds to make full food stamp payments for November https://t.co/qhSmz3YYni via @BostonGlobe
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But the US Department of Agriculture has refused to dip into other funds to make full food stamp payments for November.
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Monthly out-of-pocket premium payments for people who receive health insurance coverage through HealthSource RI are expected to jump by just over 100 percent on average when federal tax credits expire, agency officials said. https://t.co/OkvRuNgqfe
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Rhode Islandâs health care exchange estimates the higher costs may lead to more than 13,000 people dropping coverage.
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Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deportation of RI kidney doctor. Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan airport found photos of Hezbollah âfighters and martyrsâ on her phone
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Judge says he lacks authority to act in the case of Dr. Rasha Alawieh, who was deported after border agents at Logan found photos of Hezbollah âfighters and martyrsâ on her phone.
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A R.I. company is working to heal tendon, ligament injuries faster -- Innovator Q&A by @chris_m_gavin
https://t.co/7Hh3s0DXyB via @BostonGlobe
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âImagine if you can get your $100 million athlete back before the end of the season,â said Dr. Paul Liu, executive chairman of Pax Therapeutics.
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Federal judge in R.I. responds to Trump administration, spells out where to find funding for SNAP payments
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Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. gave the administration until Monday make full November SNAP payments or until Wednesday make partial payments.
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Nothing quite like the vibe shift from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1.
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A R.I. parent who has sparked battles over "gender ideology" and âcritical race theoryâ in schools has now taken aim at Barrington requesting more than 45K records to determine whether a teacher who criticized Charlie Kirk has been teaching âradical politics.â Story:
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Rhode Island will feel significant impacts from the âOne Big Beautiful Act,â which âseverely threatensâ Medicaid coverage for more than 30,000 residents and cuts food assistance benefits for at least 2,300 households, according new state reports. https://t.co/PxvSxu13ya
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Three new reports released by Governor Dan McKeeâs administration show the law cuts food assistance benefits for at least 2,300 households and threatens Medicaid coverage for more than 30,000 people...
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