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Power outages remain, more rain in forecast after nor’easter
BOSTON (AP) – Hundreds of thousands of customers remain without electricity in Massachusetts on Friday and officials say it could take until late Saturday...
Court upholds settlement in women’s sports case at Brown
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a settlement between Brown University and student-athletes who had challenged the Ivy League school’s...
Former URI tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions case
BOSTON (AP) — A former Georgetown University and University of Rhode Island tennis coach pleaded guilty Monday in Boston federal court in the college...
R.I. AG: Contractors failed to properly pay OT wages during construction...
PROVIDENCE (AP) – The owners of an asbestos remediation company failed to properly pay their workers overtime for work performed at a Rhode Island...
Johnson & Wales University sues insurer over pandemic losses
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Johnson & Wales University is suing its insurer over financial losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic, alleging the company breached its...
R.I. will try to reassign unvaccinated health state workers
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee said Friday that the administration would try to find new assignments for health care workers employed...
Former Fall River Mayor Correia ordered to repay investors over $300K
BOSTON (AP) – A federal judge has dismissed two more charges faced by a disgraced former Massachusetts mayor and ordered him to repay more...
Business economists lower growth forecasts due to virus
NEW YORK (AP) – The nation's business economists now expect slower economic growth this year due to the widespread delta variant of the coronavirus,...
Judge denies Mass. state police union bid for vaccination delay
BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has turned down a request by the union that represents 1,800 Massachusetts State Police troopers to...
U.S. to spend $2.1B to improve infection control
WASHINGTON – The federal government is spending $2.1 billion to improve infection control procedures in health care settings, aimed at preventing the transmission of...
