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RIPPLE EFFECT? An R.I. Supreme Court ruling in favor of a subsidiary of Johnston insurer FM Global over COVID-19-related claims could set a precedent in other cases. 
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Ruling in favor of R.I. insurer on COVID-19 claim may set...

A recent R.I. Supreme Court ruling has dashed the hopes of many businesses seeking millions of dollars in COVID-19-related claims from insurers, but it...
STUCK IN NEUTRAL: Woonsocket City Council Vice President Valerie Gonzalez, left, and Michelle Taylor, an official at the nonprofit Community Care Alliance, stand with the “Dignity Bus.” The city used $150,000 of its American Rescue Plan Act aid to purchase the 20-bed emergency shelter for the homeless last year, and the alliance operated it. But funding for ongoing costs ran out and the bus has been dormant since May 31. Gonzalez says more funding is coming. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

WINDFALL WOES: Some R.I. communities slow to deploy ARPA millions before...

When Rhode Island cities and towns were awarded more than $500 million in COVID-19 relief money three years ago, it was a welcome infusion...
GIVING SPIRIT: Jonathan Migliori, right, of Providence, completes a platelets donation at the Rhode Island Blood Center’s Providence location on Promenade Street. Supervisor Ilda Dasilva-Rocha attends to Migliori. The center says blood donations are down for a variety of reasons. 
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Blood supplies under strain at hospitals in R.I.

For most, longer days and rising temperatures in the spring and summer offer a welcome relief from the cold. But some health care workers...
STALLED: ­Woonsocket spent $150,000 in COVID-relief aid on a 20-bed emergency shelter for the homeless last year. But the bus is now stalled until money for operating costs is identified. Pictured from the left are City Council Vice President Valerie Gonzalez and Michelle Taylor, a representative of the nonprofit Community Care Alliance. 
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PAUL J. SPETRINI

Time to decide on local COVID-relief projects

When local communities were awarded more than $500 million from the federal government three years ago, it was as close to found money as...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 614, with 1 death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 614, with one death, from July 28-Aug. 3, the R.I. Department of Health...

CVS Health cuts its 2024 forecast a third time, dragged down...

CVS Health Corp. chopped its 2024 forecast for a third time and changed the leadership of its health insurance business where it continues to...
SOUTHERN FLAVOR: Julia Broome started Kin Southern Table + Bar in 2021 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when she was laid off from her event planning position. She’s returned to that job but still runs the restaurant full time. 
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When she lost her job, Kin came to the rescue

Ask Julia Broome to name her favorite dish on her restaurant’s menu, and she thinks for a moment. “It’s the crispy chicken wings in honey...

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 556, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 556, with no deaths, from July 21-27, the R.I. Department of Health said...
CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 477, with no deaths, from July 14-20, the R.I. Department of Health says.

R.I. weekly COVID-19 cases increase by 477, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 477, with no deaths, from July 14-20 the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.  Typically, the...

U.S. economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual...

WASHINGTON (AP) – The nation's economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses helping drive growth despite the pressure...
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