SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) β The University of Rhode Island has established a scholarship program that this year is helping 15 citizens of the Narragansett Indian Tribe pay for their educations, the university announced Monday. The Narragansett Undergraduate Scholarship stems from a 2017 proposal that the university’s American Indian/Native American Advisory Council submitted to then-President […]
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Haul of Atlantic cod, once abundant, reaches new low
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) β One of the oldest fishing industries in the U.S. sank to a new low in catch last year, signaling that efforts to rebuild the fishery still have a long way to go. New England fishermen have caught Atlantic cod for centuries, but catch has dwindled over […]
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Abreu gets 2-run double; White Sox complete sweep over BoSox
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) – Dallas Keuchel halted his three-start losing streak with six solid innings, JosΓ© Abreu hit a two-run double and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 Sunday for their season-high sixth straight victory. Leury GarcΓa added an RBI single for the White Sox (14-13), who moved over […]
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How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer In the course of a single year, University of Maine climate scientist Jacquelyn Gill lost both her mother and her stepfather. She struggled with infertility, then during research in the Arctic, she developed embolisms in both lungs, was transferred to an intensive care unit in Siberia and nearly died. […]
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Hurtado scores equalizer, Crew ties 2-2 with Revolution
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) β Erik Hurtado scored the equalizer for the Columbus Crew in a 2-2 draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday. Hurtado’s tying goal came in the 89th minute for the Crew (3-3-4). Derrick Etienne had an assist on the goal. DeJuan Jones and Adam Buksa scored one goal each for the […]
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Abreu, White Sox top Red Sox 3-1 in 10 for 5th win in row
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) β JosΓ© Abreu hit a go-ahead double in the 10th after the White Sox tied it an inning earlier, helping Chicago beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 Saturday at windy Fenway Park for its fifth straight win. Leury GarcΓa had two singles and a game-tying sacrifice fly in […]
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Bucks edge Celtics 103-101 after frantic final second
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) β Giannis Antetokounmpo found a way to get better shots and recapture his peak form just in time to help the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks regain the lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals. But it was the Boston Celtics’ bad timing that made the difference in the […]
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Robert hits 2-run homer, White Sox top slumping Red Sox 4-2
By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) β Luis Robert hit a two-run homer over the Green Monster and Vince Velasquez halted a rough road stretch by pitching five solid innings to lead the Chicago White Sox past the struggling Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Tim Anderson had […]
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Red Sox put OF HernΓ‘ndez, LHP Rich Hill on COVID-19 list
BOSTON (AP) β The Boston Red Sox put center fielder KikΓ© HernΓ‘ndez and left-handed starter Rich Hill on the COVID-19 injured list before their series opener Friday night against the White Sox at Fenway Park. “They’re going through testing,” manager Alex Cora said. “We’ll get the results, probably, later on. Symptoms-wise, they do have it […]
Posted inCity & Government
Nancy Pelosi to address Brown University commencement
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) β House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will deliver the main address at Brown University commencement exercises later this month when the Ivy League college honors not only members of this year’s graduating class, but also the Class of 2020, the school announced Friday. The California Democrat is one of nine people scheduled to […]
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Seafood and meat fraudster gets 10 years in federal prison
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) β A Rhode Island man convicted of cheating food distributors out of more than $800,000 worth of seafood delicacies and prime cuts of meat, and of trying to run over an FBI agent investigating the case, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Paul Diogenes, described in court documents as an […]
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New reparations focus: Black enclaves lost to development
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) β Terrell Osborne knows well what happens when urban renewal comes to communities of color. Terrell Osborne, of Providence, R.I., speaks during an interview, Monday, April 11, 2022, while visiting an apartment complex built where his childhood home once stood, in what was then known as the […]
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Celtics’ Smart optimistic he’ll be available for Game 3
By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) β Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart says there’s a “strong likelihood” he’ll play Saturday after missing Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal with a bruised right thigh. “We’re just dealing with the last part of it, and that’s getting that restriction off of the knee and […]
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Herring industry to get $11M to cope with fishery disaster
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) β The federal government is giving the Atlantic herring fishing industry in four states more than $11 million to cope with instability in the fishery. A scientific assessment in 2020 found that herring are overfished, and quotas for the fish were reduced dramatically. The federal government declared a βfishery disaster,β which cleared the […]
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Ward, Walsh hit HRs in Angels’ 6-run 10th, beat Red Sox 10-5
By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) β The Los Angeles Angels scored six runs in the 10th inning, including a two-run homer by Taylor Ward and a three-run shot from Jared Walsh, for a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Los Angeles Angels’ Taylor Ward runs the bases on a […]
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Hurricanes claim testy win vs. Bruins, take 2-0 series leadοΏΌ
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β The Carolina Hurricanes didn’t flinch after losing yet another goaltender. Instead, they responded with a physical and even confrontational edge against a team that has twice bullied them out of recent NHL playoffs. And now, they’re up 2-0 on the Boston Bruins in their first-round […]
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Rhode Island Supreme Court decision upholds abortion law
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) β The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a 2019 state law that protects abortion rights in the state when it rejected a legal challenge to a lower court’s decision. The decision came just two days after a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked suggesting that a majority of the justices are […]
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Devers, Martinez homer for Red Sox in 3-hit shutout vs LAAοΏΌ
By DOUG ALDEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) β Rafael Devers homered, Michael Wacha pitched into the sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 on Tuesday night. J.D. Martinez added a solo homer in the eighth to help seal it for Boston, which held the slumping Angels to three hits […]
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Celtics’ Smart out with thigh bruise for Game 2 vs. Bucks
BOSTON (AP) β Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a bruised right thigh. Smart was hurt Sunday in the loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1. The defensive player of the year, was hit twice in his thigh and briefly left the […]
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Lawmakers in 19 states want legal refuge for trans youth
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) β Democratic lawmakers in more than a dozen states are following California’s lead in seeking to offer legal refuge to displaced transgender youth and their families. The coordinated effort being announced Tuesday by the LGBTQ Victory Institute and other advocates comes in response to recent actions taken […]
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Raanta, Hurricanes beat Bruins 5-1 in playoff series opener
By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) β Even a nine-year NHL veteran like Antti Raanta couldn’t help but feel anxious before his first playoff start. “Obviously a little butterflies here and there,” Raanta said. The good news for the Carolina Hurricanes was no one could tell, not with how the 32-year-old netminder […]
Posted inPeople & Profiles
Review: ‘Incomparable Grace’ succinct, absorbing look at JFK
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove (Dutton) This cover image released by Dutton shows “Incomparable Grace: JFK in the Presidency” by Mark K. Updegrove. (Dutton via AP) Nearly six decades after his assassination in Dallas, President John F. Kennedy and his legacy remain an obsession for […]
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Patriots shore up OL, pick a QB and a couple more Joneses
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The New England Patriots picked up three players to protect quarterback Mac Jones and one to back him up. After making a surprising reach for Chattanooga guard Cole Strange in the first round of the NFL draft, the Patriots on Saturday added another guard, LSU’s Chasen Hines, and Michigan […]
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New Rhode Island State Police commander sworn in
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) β Col. Darnell Weaver was sworn in as the superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police on Friday, the 15th person to lead the agency, but the first person of color in the role. βAt this moment in time, I believe this is the moment to connect our communities with our law […]
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Massachusetts Senate passes bill legalizing betting on pros
BOSTON (AP) β The Massachusetts state Senate has passed a bill to legalize in-person and online betting on professional sports in the state, a move that according to chamber leadership would generate $35 million in tax revenue annually. The bill passed on a voice vote late Thursday differs significantly from a sports betting bill passed in […]