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WalletHub: R.I. ranks 43rd in ‘teacher friendliness’

Education 09/18/2023

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked 43rd in an analysis of "teacher friendliness," according to a new study from WalletHub. Researchers for the personal-finance website...

New Bedford once lit the world with whale oil. Now it...

Government 05/25/2023

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) – New Bedford was once the city that lit the world, exporting vast quantities of whale oil for lamps in...

R.I. sets goal of ending new gas-vehicle sales by 2035

Economic Activity 05/10/2023

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday said Rhode Island will join six other states, including Massachusetts, to end the sale of gas-powered...

Judge rules against Google, allows antitrust case to proceed

Economy 04/28/2023

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A federal judge on Friday rejected a motion from Google to toss out the government's antitrust case against it. U.S. District...

Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000

Capital Goods 03/20/2023

NEW YORK (AP) – Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on...

A RENDERING OF the docks planned at the Naval Station Newport when National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic relocates to Newport. / COURTESY SEN. JACK REED'S OFFICE

NOAA moving Atlantic operations center to Newport, constructing $150M base

Economic Activity 03/15/2023

PROVIDENCE – Plans to relocate the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Operations Center-Atlantic from Norfolk, Va., to Naval Station Newport, are being finalized,...