Tag: Covid-19
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 343, with 2 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 343 on Thursday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
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...
Group files suit challenging R.I. school mask mandate
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A group of Rhode Island parents and grandparents has filed a legal challenge to Gov. Daniel J. McKee's statewide school mask...
Set the highest of standards
Kathleen Breen Combes | Festival Ballet Providence executive director
My 19-year career as a professional dancer taught me a lot. Now, as an executive and...
Enrollment ‘headwinds’ coming for local colleges
Colleges and universities in Rhode Island will need to find creative ways to draw in promising students in the face of a steep enrollment...
FM Global among insurers facing COVID-19 lawsuits
The lawsuits against Johnston-based FM Global started to pile up shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the U.S., shutting down large sectors...
For big R.I. firms, Biden mandate doesn’t change vaccine plans
Many Rhode Island companies that have already committed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates say they’re sticking with their deadlines rather than waiting for President Joe...
Is COVID ‘bias’ hindering Lyme disease detection?
Jane Barrows’ troubles with Lyme disease began with a strange mark on her thigh.
In 2008, she was doing some landscaping while wearing a bathing...
CCRI professor earns top teaching award
CECILE ROBERTI, a business and professional studies professor at the Community College of Rhode Island, recently received the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and...
How to banish apathy
A newspaper reporter secured an interview with the devil and was interested in the deceptive techniques the devil used to build his reputation.
He asked,...
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