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THE PROVIDENCE PLACE mall and Warwick Mall were set to reopen Monday, as Phase II of the state's reopening plan took effect. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Rhode Island malls reopening; inmate tests positive

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island's malls are preparing to welcome shoppers Monday as the state moves into phase 2 of its economic restart. Providence Place...

State hosts forums for businesses planning to reopen

PROVIDENCE (AP) – State officials have planned a series of virtual forums this week for the owners and operators businesses that will be allowed...
MODERNA INC.'s experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed encouraging results in very early testing, the company said Monday.

Moderna: Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy,...
BROWN UNIVERSITY has canceled its study abroad programs for the upcoming fall semester. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown cancels study abroad programs for fall

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Brown University has canceled all its study abroad programs for the upcoming fall semester in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the...

R.I. Supreme Court to hear cases remotely

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The Rhode Island Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments this week using remote technology for the first time. The court...

Justice Dept. dropping R.I. native Flynn’s Trump-Russia case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Labor and Training ha received roughly 2,000 reports to date from people who say they have been the victims of “imposter fraud" related to unemployment benefits.

More people in R.I. claim unemployment fraud

PROVIDENCE (AP) – An investigation into possible unemployment benefits fraud related to the coronavirus pandemic is expanding with as many as 2,000 cases in...
CHRISTINA H. PAXSON, president of Brown University, wrote an Op-Ed for the New York Times saying that loss of revenue if colleges do not reopen in the fall would be “catastrophic,” and could force the closure of many institutions. / PBN FILE PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Brown president: Reopening colleges should be a priority

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The president of Brown University says reopening college campuses this fall should be a “national priority” for the well-being of the...

URI School of Business receives $6M gift

SOUTH KINGSTOWN (AP) – The University of Rhode Island's business school has received a $6 million gift from a couple who graduated in 1974,...
DEATHS DUE to COVID-19 in Massachusetts are expected to pass 1,000 Wednesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ELISE AMENDOLA

Mass. nears 1,000 virus deaths, will get more equipment

BOSTON (AP) – Massachusetts is approaching a grim coronavirus milestone, with the state likely to surpass 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths Wednesday. State public health officials reported...
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