Tag: Joe Biden
U.S., China agree to discuss export controls as Raimondo visits to...
BEIJING (AP) – Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo said she and her Chinese counterpart agreed Monday to exchange information on U.S. export controls that frustrate...
Fitch downgrades U.S. credit rating, citing mounting debt and political divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) – Fitch Ratings has downgraded the United States government's credit rating, citing rising debt at the federal, state, and local levels and...
U.S. inflation falls to 3%, lowest level in more than 2...
WASHINGTON (AP) – After two years of painfully high prices, inflation in the United States has reached its lowest point in more than two...
R.I. to receive $108.7M in federal funds for high-speed internet improvements
PROVIDENCE – The state will be getting a nine-figure boost from the federal government to improve its high-speed internet infrastructure.
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s...
What Cheer Flower Farm gets $500K in federal funding for brownfields...
PROVIDENCE – What Cheer Flower Farm has been awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection Agency funding to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in...
Impact of U.S. defaulting on its debt will be felt globally
WASHINGTON (AP) – If the debt crisis roiling Washington were eventually to send the United States crashing into recession, America's economy would hardly sink alone.
The repercussions...
Commerce Department starts process to fund U.S. tech hubs with $500M...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Commerce Department on Friday is launching the application process for cities to receive a total of $500 million in grants...
Former White House staffer Amo latest candidate seeking Congress
PROVIDENCE – A 12th confirmed Democratic candidate is pursuing Rep. David N. Cicilline’s soon-to-be-open seat in the U.S. House.
Gabe Amo, a Pawtucket native, has...
Supreme Court asked to preserve abortion pill access rules
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer asked the Supreme Court on Friday to preserve access to an abortion drug free...
AG: Guardsman from Dighton to be charged with removing classified info
WASHINGTON (AP) – A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who has emerged as a main person of interest in the disclosure of highly classified...
