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U.S. employers add a surprisingly strong 275K jobs in sign of...

WASHINGTON (AP) – America's employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in February, adding a surprising 275,000 jobs and again showcasing the U.S. economy's...
THE CITY OF NEWPORT will receive $5 million in federal funds to support repairs to its Cliff Walk, which partially collapsed in 2022. Rhode Island is expected to get more than $32 million in federal funding to finance 29 community projects across the state. / COURTESY SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY VIA AP

Cliff Walk repairs part of expected $32M from Congress for R.I....

PROVIDENCE – The state is expected to receive more than $32 million in federal funding to support 29 community projects across Rhode Island, including...

CVS, Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon 

The drugstore chains CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens plan to start dispensing an abortion pill in a few states within weeks.  CVS Health will start...

Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge picked up last month in sign...

WASHINGTON (AP) – An inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve increased in January, the latest sign that the slowdown in U.S. consumer price...

Bristol County, Mass., communities receiving electric, low-emission school buses

FALL RIVER – Two Bristol County, Mass., communities will receive a cut of $30 million in federal funding to advance a fleet of electric and...
RHODE ISLAND will receive $47.5 million in federal funding for clean water projects, according to embers of the state's congressional delegation. / AP FILE PHOTO/SUSAN WALSH

R.I. receives $47.5M in federal funding for clean water projects

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $47.5 million in federal funding to help pay for clean water projects, members of the state's congressional delegation...

Consumer sentiment edges higher as economic growth accelerates and inflation fades 

WASHINGTON (AP) – A measure of consumer sentiment ticked higher this month, after soaring in December and January, underscoring that Americans are starting to...

U.S. wholesale inflation accelerated in January in latest sign that prices...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Wholesale prices in the United States picked up in January, the latest sign that some inflation pressures in the economy remain...
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Despite FCC ban, AI-powered deep fakes loom over elections

The Federal Communications Commission this month outlawed robocalls that use voices generated by artificial intelligence. The 1991 Telephone Consumer Protection Act bans artificial voices in...

Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent,...

NEW YORK (AP) – While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card...
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