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Rhode Island extends current virus restrictions another month

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island will stay under its current coronavirus restrictions for another month. Democratic Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has extended the restrictions under...
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE Ruth Bader Ginsburg, seen in a 2017 file photo, died died Friday of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. / AP FILE PHOTO/MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a diminutive yet towering women’s rights champion who became the court’s second female justice, died Friday...
CVS HEALTH announced plans to double its drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites at its pharmacy locations around the country to roughly 4,000. / COURTESY CVS HEALTH CORP.

CVS to double number of pharmacy coronavirus testing sites nationally

WOONSOCKET (AP) – CVS Health Corp. is doubling the number of drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites at its pharmacy locations around the country, the company...

R.I. to send mail-in ballot requests to all voters

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island will send applications for mail-in ballots to every registered voter in the state in advance of the Nov. 3...
PAWTUCKET MAYOR Donald Grebien defeated primary challenger David Norton to advance to the general election. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Mayor races sharpen as primary results finally are released

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Races for mayors of four of Rhode Island's largest cities sharpened as officials released votes that were mailed in because...
TIFFANY & CO. has sued LVMH to enforce a now-collapsed $14.5 billion takeover deal of the U.S. jeweler and LVMH has threatened legal action of its own, accusing Tiffany of mismanaging the financial crisis prompted by virus lockdowns. / AP FILE PHOTO/MICHEL EULER

Dueling over diamonds: LVMH says Tiffany not worth buyout

PARIS (AP) – It's an ugly spat for such a glamorous industry: French luxury powerhouse LVMH and United States jeweler Tiffany & Co. are...

LVMH drops $14.5B deal for Tiffany, cites U.S. tariffs threat

NEW YORK (AP) – Luxury goods giant LVMH is ending its takeover deal of luxury jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co., saying the French government...
THE RHODE ISLAND Courts have established a steering committee to form a Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts.

Rhode Island courts to form committee on racial justice

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island courts are creating a racial justice committee to ensure that everyone involved in the system – from defendants,...

Brown drops ‘plantations’ from lengthy formal name

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Brown University is the latest Rhode Island institution to drop the word "plantations" from its official name. The Ivy league school's governing...

Rhode Island launches 211 voter information hotline

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island residents with questions about voting during the coronavirus pandemic now have a one-stop resource to get the answers, Secretary...
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