Tag: Donald Trump
In rush for treatments, sound science remains essential
Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine have been at the center of debate in recent weeks over which drugs should be used to treat COVID-19. Neither product has...
Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15
WASHINGTON (AP) – The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Mnuchin announced...
Business Best-sellers
A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America By Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig. The authors provide a narrative about the decision-making...
Trump invokes act to marshal private sector against virus
WASHINGTON (AP) – Managing dual health and economic crises, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will invoke a federal provision that allows the...
Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans...
R.I. woman sentenced to 30 days in jail for 2018 protest
NEW BEDFORD (AP) – A Rhode Island woman arrested in 2018 at a protest over the conditions at a Massachusetts jail has been sentenced...
Trading halted on Wall Street after stocks plunge 7% at open
NEW YORK (AP) – The sell-off bludgeoning financial markets around the world got even worse Thursday as the economic pain caused by the coronavirus...
American Institute of Architects opposes uniform style mandate
PROVIDENCE – The American Institute of Architects has issued a statement opposing a proposed uniform style mandate for federal buildings.
The institute, which has local...
The middle class doesn’t need more tax relief
President Donald Trump recently indicated that he would push for a middle-class tax cut sometime before the elections in November. The federal tax overhaul...
PBN survey: In election year, more R.I. companies say no to...
Rhode Island businesspeople have revived their optimism about the future of the state economy, but they appear reluctant to back up their improved outlook...















