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Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled on Wednesday that it’s unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement actions to get funding for disasters, which is overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general in May filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the Trump administration is […]

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CVS Health subsidiary Omnicare files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer CVS Health subsidiary Omnicare has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection two months after the long-term care business was ordered to pay $949 million when a federal court found it liable for filing fraudulent claims for some prescription drugs. In 2019 the federal government joined the legal fight against CVS Health […]

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Rhode Island high school coach who did naked fat tests sentenced to year of probation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island judge on Monday sentenced a former high school basketball coach to a year of probation after he spent decades asking hundreds of male student-athletes if they were “shy or not shy” before asking them to get naked so he could check their body fat. Earlier this year, a jury found […]

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Sixkiller’s 5 touchdowns, King’s 4 touchdowns lead Campbell to 50-48 double overtime win over Bryant

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Kamden Sixkiller threw five touchdown passes and Randall King had four receiving touchdowns, as Campbell mounted a fourth-quarter comeback and a 50-48 win in double overtime over Bryant on Saturday. With 3:09 remaining in the fourth quarter, Sixkiller connected with King for a game-long 77-yard receiving touchdown. Campbell defensive lineman DaVonyae […]

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Farrell accounts for 3 TDs, Littleton runs for 119 and a score; Rhode Island beats Long Island 28-7

KINGSTON, R.I. (AP) — Devin Farrell accounted for three touchdowns, Antwain Littleton Jr. ran for 119 yards and a score and Rhode Island beat Long Island 28-7 on Saturday night. Farrell was 19-of-32 passing for 193 yards and threw two touchdown passes. He added 26 yards on the ground and a 2-yard touchdown run. Littleton […]

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Red Sox edge Athletics 5-4 in 10 innings for 11th walk-off win of the year

By MAUREEN MULLEN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Nick Sogard’s 10th-inning infield grounder off Michael Kelly drove home Nate Eaton with the winning run, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Athletics 5-4 on Wednesday night for their American League-leading 11th walk-off win of the season. Eaton started the inning as the designated runner […]

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ICE crackdowns intensify across Boston as sanctuary cities face Trump’s latest operation

By LEAH WILLINGHAM, MICHAEL CASEY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Immigrants are being detained while going to work, outside courthouses, and at store parking lots in Metro Boston as President Donald Trump targets so-called sanctuary cities in his effort to ramp up immigration enforcement. As families hole up in homes — afraid to […]

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Carlos Narváez’s solo HR caps 6-run 1st, Garrett Crochet fans 12 and Red Sox hold off Yanks 6-4

By KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Carlos Narváez’s solo homer capped a six-run first inning against Will Warren, Garrett Crochet matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and the Boston Red Sox held off the New York Yankees for a 6-4 victory on Sunday night to avoid a three-game sweep. Boston stopped a […]

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Maye accounts for 3 TDs and Patriots top Dolphins 33-27 for Vrabel’s 1st win as New England coach

By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Antonio Gibson burst through the Miami Dolphins’ coverage unit on a kick return and dived into the end zone while New England coach Mike Vrabel excitedly chased him almost the entire way down the Patriots’ sideline. Gibson, whose 90-yard score helped the Patriots beat the Dolphins […]

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Myer throws 2 TD passes, Collick has TD catch and scoop-and-score in Bryant’s 42-6 win over Bentley

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — Brennan Myer threw for two touchdowns, Zyheem Collick had a TD catch and returned a blocked punt for a score and Bryant defeated Division II Bentley 42-6 on Saturday night. Andre Smith blocked a punt and Collick got the scoop-and-score for the game’s first points less than three minutes in. Myer […]

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White kicks 3 field goals, game-winner to lead No. 5 Rhode Island to 9-7 win over Holy Cross

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Garth White kicked three field goals, including a game-winning 41-yarder to lead No. 5 Rhode Island to a 9-7 win over Holy Cross on Saturday. White provided the only scoring for Rhode Island, delivering 24- and 29-yard field goals in the first and second quarters before the deciding kick with 2:23 […]

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Kurtz, Butler power A’s past Red Sox 5-4, end Chapman’s hitless streak of 50 batters, 17 appearances

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nick Kurtz joined Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire as the only Athletics rookies to hit 30 home runs and Lawrence Butler hit a ninth-inning walk-off single in a 5-4 win Wednesday over the Boston Red Sox and Aroldis Chapman, whose seven-week hitless streak ended. Kurtz led off the second inning with […]

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Cora gets 600th win with Red Sox, Sogard hits 2-run double in 9th of 7-4 win over Diamondbacks

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Pinch-hitter Nick Sogard lined a late tiebreaking, two-run double, Aroldis Chapman extended his hitless streak to 17 appearances by striking out four in the ninth inning and Alex Cora got his 600th win as Boston manager when the Red Sox rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

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Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world

By CALVIN WOODWARD, CAROLYN KASTER and RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press ABOARD LIFTBOAT ROBERT, North Atlantic (AP) — Deep in Earth’s past, an icy landscape became a seascape as the ice melted and the oceans rose off what is now the northeastern United States. Nearly 50 years ago, a U.S. government ship searching for minerals and […]

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