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Alex Shieh, a 20-year-old Brown University sophomore from Salem, N.H., sent DOGE-inspired emails to university administrators

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Education

DOGE Copycat at Brown Cleared of Wrongdoing

An independent disciplinary process at Brown University has exonerated an undergraduate accused of violating campus policies with a DOGE-inspired stunt

May 15, 2025

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David Wright

Tracey Wiley, executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at Bally’s Corp., was nominated by Gov. Dan McKee to the Rhode Island Commerce Corp. board of directors.

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Economy

McKee Nominates Bally’s DEI Executive to Join R.I. Commerce Board

May 15, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger, left, and NPR CEO Katherine Maher

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News & Culture

Under Attack, Public Media Makes its Case to Congress and the Courts

May 15, 2025

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David Folkenflik

FM in Johnston has asked state lawmakers to repeal a 1984 law restricting its investments amid plans to expand its local workforce, based out of an 8-acre Johnston campus.

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Economy

Eleventh-Hour Insurance Bill Could Help Top Employer FM Expand in Rhode Island

Legislation to eliminate investment cap heads to House panel Thursday

May 15, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

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Politics

Gun Bills Draw a Crowd to Rhode Island State House for Seven and a Half Hours of Testimony

May 15, 2025

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Alexander Castro

The 2025 Brown softball team won the program's first Ivy League championship.

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Sports

Brown Softball’s Historic Ivy Title Caps Breakout Year for First-Time Coach

Often overlooked in the Northeast, spring sports like Brown softball are having their moment—clinching Ivy League titles, breaking records, and proving champions bloom even before the flowers do

May 15, 2025

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Mike Szostak

The problem on Seaview Avenue began in early 2020 with one household running out of usable water, and the other households followed suit. Now, three of the five families who ran out of water have vacated their homes.

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Climate & Environment

State Board Allows Jamestown Residents With Dry Wells to Connect to Municipal Water

The Seaview Avenue residents have been fighting for years to get water from the town after their wells turned dry and brackish

May 15, 2025

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Olivia Ebertz

Unionized Butler Hospital workers are seen during an informational picket outside the psychiatric hospital on Blackstone Boulevard in Providence on Monday, April 21, 2025.

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Health

Butler Hospital’s Unionized Employees Set to Strike Over Workplace Safety and Wages

Butler says it spent more than $3.2 million on temp workers to keep the hospital running during the open-ended strike

May 15, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

An access way to Napatree Point along Watch Hill Cove is pictured in this image from 2022.

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Climate & Environment

Settlement Talks Underway in Contentious Westerly Shoreline Access Case

Watch Hill Fire District challenges public right-of-way to Napatree Point; town council president faces backlash as shoreline advocates fear loss of public access

May 15, 2025

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Joe Tasca

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Health

A Conversation with Animal Talk’s Karen Kalunian

The indefatigable animal advocate launches Season 4 of “Animal Talk” on Rhode Island PBS

May 14, 2025

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Mary Steele