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Trial of Ex-High School Basketball Coach Who Conducted Naked Fat Tests Comes to a Close

May 9, 2025

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Kimberlee Kruesi

May 9, 2025

Sen. Mark McKenney, a Warwick Democrat, testifies on behalf on his bottle bill before the Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

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Climate & Environment

Rhode Island’s Bottle Bill Faces Fierce Industry Opposition Despite Commission’s Two-Year Effort

Bottle bill supporters say beverage sale industry is part of the problem. Industry representatives claim this solution causes another one

May 9, 2025

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Christopher Shea

A chat bubble shows ChatGPT’s response to a user query of ‘What’s a deepfake?’

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Politics

After Winning Over House for Second Year, Fate of Election Deepfakes Bill Hangs on Rhode Island Senate

Legislation calls for disclosure of AI-manipulated images, audio and video within 90 days of an election

May 9, 2025

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Nancy Lavin

This is one of 11 bridges along Interstate 95 slated to be replaced with federal funds released by the Trump administration.

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News & Culture

Federal Government Releases $251 Million for Rhode Island to Fix Bridges Along I-95

May 9, 2025

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Christopher Shea

News & Culture

Reed to Hold Information Session on Applying to U.S. Military Service Academies

May 9, 2025

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Alexander Castro

Father Chris Murphy (left) and seminarian Nathan Ledoux, part of the Diocese of Providence contingent in Rome for the papal transition.

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Religion

Rhode Island Catholics Welcome Pope Leo XIV

Many thought they’d never see an American pope, including representatives of the Diocese of Providence who were there to witness it

May 9, 2025

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David Wright

Artist Lois Harada displays a custom penny depicting a Japanese American incarceration site

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Arts & Entertainment

Rhode Island Printmaker Lois Harada Confronts History Through Bold, Propaganda-Inspired Art

In her work, Harada draws on her Japanese-American family’s incarceration story to explore the past — and spark conversations about fear, identity, and remembrance in today’s political climate

May 9, 2025

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Mary Steele

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May 8, 2025

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Religion

The Catholic Church Has Elected Cardinal Robert Prevost as Pope

Prevost, who will take the name Leo XIV, was elected as the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church

May 8, 2025

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