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Brown to award $50K in scholarships to Prov. high schoolers
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will use proceeds from the Fund for the Education of the Children of Providence to provide scholarships for Providence public...
Report: ER costs in U.S. ‘as high as 10%’ of total...
PROVIDENCE – The real national costs of emergency department visits may be as high as 10 percent of national health care expenditures, according to...
Pending sales of existing homes climbed 1.5% in March
WASHINGTON - More Americans than forecast signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes, another indication of progress in the housing market.
The index...
Nonprofits have until May 21 to apply for SBA disaster loans
ATLANTA, Ga. – Rhode Island local private nonprofits in need of a U.S. Small Business Administration loan to cover physical damages from Feb. 8...
3 Brown professors elected into AAAS
PROVIDENCE – Three Brown University Professors – David Cane, Rose McDermott and Walter Strauss – have been elected to the American Academy of Arts...
Initial jobless claims in U.S. decline more than forecast
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans than forecast filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, pointing to an improving labor market.
Applications for jobless benefits...
New home sales strengthen as builders drive growth
WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes advanced in March as near record-low mortgage rates helped the industry complete the strongest quarter since 2008,...
Earth Day pledge: URI, JWU, RWU to reduce campus food waste
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to stave nearly 1.64 million tons of food waste across New England, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery...
Sales of U.S. existing homes probably climbed for 3rd month
WASHINGTON – Sales of previously owned U.S. homes probably rose in March for a third month to reach the highest level since late 2009,...
For ‘Sandy’ states, firms donate up to 26 smartphones, discounted 4G...
NORTH PROVIDENCE – In a move to drive low-cost tech and communication systems to area nonprofits involved in local post-Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts, the...
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