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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…

Ballotpedia · Jul 19, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022

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.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022

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

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

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ sells for more than $1.5M (old)

The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Surfer helps families honor loved ones with 'one last wave'

Rhode Island surfer Dan Fischer created the One Last Wave Project to use the healing power of the ocean to help families coping with a loss

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

Rhode Island Becomes the 19th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Meanwhile, Delaware's governor has blocked a more modest step, and a legalization initiative has qualified for the ballot in South Dakota.

Reason · May 26, 2022

Nearly 6 years later, man indicted in mother's death at sea

Nearly six years after Nathan Carman told authorities his mother drowned at sea off the coast of New England, he has been indicted in her killing

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Rhode Island Becomes 19th State To Legalize Cannabis, Gov. Dan McGee Signs Bill Ending Prohibition

With the stroke of a pen, Rhode Island joined its two neighboring states and 16 others in legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, becoming the 19th state in the country to end marijuana prohibition. 

Benzinga · May 25, 2022