Tag: Donald Trump
Retail sales rise in March as shoppers stock up on big-ticket...
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. shoppers increased their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big-ticket items from gadgets to cars before...
Brown University joins lawsuit against U.S. Department of Energy
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is among nine colleges and universities across the nation, and three national education organizations that recently filed a lawsuit against...
Poll: McKee’s approval rating 4th worst in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s favorability is continuing to decline, according to Morning Consult’s latest polling of all 50 U.S. governors.
The national data...
Health and Human Services expands Title VI investigation of Brown
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has increased its investigation of Brown University over alleged violations of the federal 1964...
U.S. wholesale inflation fell in March, but trade war clouds outlook
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook...
Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library
Eric Khiev is looking to make a career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall.
Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
URI among schools targeted in civil rights complaints
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has opened an investigation into 35 scholarships offered at the University of Rhode Island after...
U.S. trade deficit is actually a sign of strength
When President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on imported goods on April 2 – upending global trade and sending markets into a tailspin...
Local businesses on tariffs: ‘We’ve got uncertainty in spades’
BRISTOL – On Wednesday, after President Donald Trump paused his planned implementation of country-by-country tariffs for 90 days, there was some semblance of relief...
U.S. stocks dive as trade tensions keep escalating
NEW YORK (AP) – U.S. stocks dove Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to threaten the...
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