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Rhode Island sees first open U.S. House seat since 2010

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Rhode Island this year was July 15, 2022. Nine candidates are running for Rhode Island’s two U.S. House districts, including seven Democrats and two Republicans. That’s 4.5 candidates per district, more than the 2.5 candidates per district in 2020 and the…

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 38

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Rate of contested state legislative primaries increases in Rhode Island

Rhode Island has 44 contested state legislative primaries this year, 19% of the total number of possible primaries, and a 29% increase from 2020.

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Rhode Island flooding: Buildings collapse and cars submerged as storms batter half of US

A motorist had to be rescued when his car was submerged in flood waters

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Rhode Island reparations report suggests programs, not cash

A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries of racism and discrimination

The Independent UK

Drought disaster declared; city restricts outdoor irrigation

Federal officials have declared a drought-related disaster in Rhode Island

The Independent UK

After years of having Payne Stewart ‘bust my chops,’ Billy Andrade receives Payne Stewart Award

“To get the call was a shock and I’m just so honored.”

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Worm-eaten shipwreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour under threat from more marine animals

Fish and crustaceans eating wreck to prey on shipworms and snails while storms could expose more wood to damage

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Northeastern farmers face new challenges with severe drought

The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion

The Independent UK

Shipwreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour being eaten by ‘termites of the ocean’, expert says

Shipworms and crustaceans called gribbles have infiltrated the wood of the vessel off Rhode Island

The Guardian - AU

Amazon files first-ever lawsuit against company allegedly selling fake reviews.

Amazon sued a Rhode Island man and his business for allegedly selling fake seller feedback and product reviews.

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Police jump aboard boozy ferry as massive razor blade brawl breaks out among passengers

The American ferry popular with partying passengers had been cruising and was in the waters near Rhode Island when a brawl broke out, with reports of multiple people suffering razor lacerations

Daily Mirror

Key parts of US laws are hard for the public to find and read

It happens in court cases from time to time: Lawyers and judges discussing the meaning of a law can’t access the text they need to review.

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‘Golden Girls’ LA Pop-up Restaurant Has the Golden Touch

Picture it: A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami — but it’s also a working restaurant. Reservations have been going fast at the newly opened The Golden Girls Kitchen. Some patrons have come from out of…

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Joni Mitchell, 78, Graces Stage after Nearly 2 Decades Away

Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her first full-length concert on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, The Boston Globe reported. Mitchell has contended with health complications since suffering an aneurysm in 2015, and her last full show was in late 2002, according…

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Metrc Enters Into New Track-And-Trace Government Contract With The State Of Rhode Island

Metrc, provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., has entered into a contract with the State of Rhode Island to support the State’s regulation of medical cannabis, the company’s 22nd government contract to date and fifth so far in 2022.

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Rhode Island auditor general reports $550 million in unemployment insurance fraud during pandemic

Rhode Island Auditor General Dennis Hoyle released a report on July 12, 2022, estimating the state paid $550 million of fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. The figure was up over the previous fiscal year in which the state estimated $171 million of fraudulent…

The Independent UK

Lawmaker suspended from TikTok defends twerking video

A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she twerked while doing a handstand in a bikini says she has no regrets

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Bally’s, praised by labor here, faces strike threat in Rhode Island

The winner of the Chicago casino bid, who promised good labor relations here, nearly had to contend with a walkout over the July 4 weekend at its operation outside Providence.

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Off-duty cop punches woman in face at abortion protest in Rhode Island, gets suspended

An off-duty police officer punched a woman twice in the face at a pro-choice protest in Rhode Island on Friday night.

The Independent UK

Dan Rinaldi's Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari

A recipe for Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari is included in “The Great American Recipe Cookbook.”

Benzinga

DEA Stonewalling MMJ's MS & Huntington's Disease Clinical Trials For 3 Years

MMJ companies are building a center of marijuana excellence in Rhode Island and has filed for FDA sanctioned clinical trials in multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease. MMJ was awarded the much coveted orphan drug designation from the FDA for its planned Huntington's disease trials, and has also received a D

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Hangar 420 Brings WILLIE'S RESERVE Cannabis Products To Rhode Island

Hangar 420, a cannabis producer and distributor owned by Ocean State Controlled Botanicals, has entered into a commercial packaging, licensing and distribution agreement with Long Play Inc., a Colorado corporation and licensor of renowned cannabis brand “WILLIE'S RESERVE.”

Daily Mirror

YouTube star trained for boxing debut in car park "street fights" with fellow influencer

Epic Meal Time host Harley Morenstein had to make do with a car park for his sparring sessions against Sam Hyde in the lead up to his boxing debut

The Independent UK

The Conjuring: Home that inspired horror movie sells for nearly £1.2m

Real-life events at the Rhode Island farmhouse inspired 2013 horror movie

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