68 h. ago Trump admin cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects as attacks on reeling industry continue

The Transportation Department has canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects

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4 d. ago 'America's nicest judge' Frank Caprio to be honored at public memorial services in Rhode Island

People from all over the world are expected to pay tribute to Frank Caprio, a retired Rhode Island municipal judge who found online fame as an empathetic jurist and host of “Caught in Providence.”

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5 d. ago I identify as a vampire... I don't drink blood but I suck energy from people

Hellen Schweizer, 30, from Providence, Rhode Island, has laid bare her unordinary lifestyle exclusively to the Daily Mail.

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5 d. ago Rhode Island prosecutor put on unpaid leave after warning ‘You’re gonna regret this’ during arrest

A Rhode Island state prosecutor was put on unpaid leave for six months after she was captured on police body camera footage warning one of the officers who were arresting her on a trespassing charge that he was “gonna regret it.”

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7 d. ago Democrats ask Trump to resume a major offshore wind project near Rhode Island

The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut, members of Congress and union workers are calling on the Trump administration to allow a major offshore wind project to move forward

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8 d. ago Trump halts work on New England offshore wind project that's nearly complete

The Trump administration has halted construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete

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1 week ago Frank Caprio, US judge who found fame online for his compassion, dies aged 88

Host of TV show Caught in Providence billed his courtroom as a place ‘where people and cases are met with kindness’Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame for his compassionate nature as host of the reality courtroom series Caught in Providence, has died aged 88.Caprio’s official social media accounts said that he “passed away peacefully” after “a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Frank Caprio, Rhode Island judge who drew a huge online audience with his compassion, dies at age 88

Retired Providence, Rhode Island, Municipal Court Judge Frank Caprio, who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of ”Caught in Providence″ died Tuesday

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1 week ago At least 600 CDC employees are getting final termination notices, union says

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices

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1 week ago Rhode Island prosecutor under review after warning 'you're gonna regret this' during arrest

A Rhode Island prosecutor is under review after police body camera footage recorded her warning officers that they would regret arresting her

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1 week ago Rhode Island assistant Attorney General arrested for alleged trespassing

An assistant attorney general told police "You're going to regret this" during her arrest for allegedly trespassing.

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1 week ago 20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D

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2 w. ago Man accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is found guilty of sexual assault in Utah

A Rhode Island man accused of faking his death and fleeing the United States to evade rape charges has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a former girlfriend in his first of two Utah trials

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3 w. ago Judge rules that Rhode Island's gun permit system does not violate Second Amendment

A federal judge has ruled that Rhode Island's gun permit system does not violate the Second Amendment

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