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INDEPENDENT TRACKING WEBSITES, including The COVID Tracking Project by The Atlantic, are now aligning themselves with data reported by the R.I. Department of Health. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

COVID-19 tracking websites change testing calculations to align with RIDOH

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's daily percentage of positive coronavirus tests have varied widely for weeks, depending on who is tracking the data and how...

R.I. to be removed from travel advisories in N.Y., N.J., Conn.

PROVIDENCE – Travelers from Rhode Island were removed from travel advisories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the states confirmed to PBN on...

COVID-19 fight far from won

Rhode Island continues to do better than many other states in limiting major outbreaks of COVID-19. But such success can be fleeting, as we’ve...

Virus testing data raises questions

Rhode Island’s coronavirus cases have been on the rise for several weeks, but an inconsistency in the way testing data is being interpreted has...

R.I. residents added to travel advisories in Mass., N.Y., N.J., Conn.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been added to travel advisory lists in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York as of Tuesday. Rhode Islanders traveling...
NO TEACHING AID: Students having smartphones in school has become an issue as they become more of a distraction than a potential learning tool.
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As school districts battle student distraction, smartphones take center stage

The power of the smartphone to bring worldwide connectivity to the palm of a hand has transformed people’s daily lives. In public school classrooms, though,...
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