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R.I., Mass. gas prices stable as markets brace for U.S. blockade...

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 1 cent to $3.98 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Monday.  That price...
OIL COMPANY logos are displayed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 3. Gas prices in the Ocean State have increased 27 cents from a week ago to $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA Northeast. / AP PHOTO/SETH WENIG

R.I., Mass. gas prices surge as Mideast conflict sends oil prices...

PROVIDENCE – The war with Iran continues to take its toll on Rhode Island gas prices.  Gas prices in the Ocean State have increased 27 cents from...
A PERSON fills up his vehicle's gas tank in Glenview, Ill. The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island is up 17 cents from last week, reaching $3.04 per gallon, AAA Northeast said Wednesday. / AP PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

R.I., Mass. gas prices climb above $3 per gallon as war...

PROVIDENCE – A 17-cent jump has pushed the average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island past $3 per gallon, AAA...

Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting...
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How U.S. has cut climate-changing emissions while its economy doubled

Countries around the world have been discussing the need to rein in climate change for three decades, yet global greenhouse gas emissions – and...

Rice talks Iraq War, AI and international student visas during Brown...

Over two decades after the United States invaded Iraq, former Secretary of State Condolezza Rice admits she has some regrets over the decision. She wishes...
THE STARBUCKS on Thayer Street has closed just a week after the coffee chain announced it was closing hundreds of locations and laying off 900 people. This is a photo of the Medical Arts Building where the Starbucks was located. / COURTESY WARREN JAGGER PHOTOGRAPHY AND PROVIDENCE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Starbucks closes Thayer St. shop along with hundreds of other locations,...

PROVIDENCE – The Starbucks on Thayer Street has closed just a week after the coffee shop chain announced it was closing hundreds of locations...
FEELING PROTECTIVE: Sen. Lori Urso, left, and Rep. Karen Alzate, both Democrat lawmakers from Pawtucket, led the effort to amend Rhode Island’s Fair Employment Practice law to include menopause-related health issues to the list of medical conditions that employers have to accommodate. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

In R.I., menopause added to list of workplace protections

Sitting in front of a ­microphone, donning bright-pink glasses, Lori Urso proceeded to educate a room of mostly men about a topic most don’t...

College applications rise outside U.S. as Trump cracks down on international...

LONDON (AP) – In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong...

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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