8 h. ago Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond

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34 h. ago ‘Their first instinct was to loot’: how Trump’s acolytes are plundering the Kennedy Center

Sheldon Whitehouse, an ex officio member of the Kennedy Center board, remains undeterred and determined to press on with his investigation“That’s the tactic they use,” said Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island senator, pondering whether Donald Trump might attach his name to the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “You float stuff and you float stuff and you float stuff until people get inured to what a stupid or outrageous thing it is that has been floated and then you pull the trigger.”Whitehouse was sitting in his Senate office and speaking to the Guardian at 11am on Thursday 18 December. Two hours later, his words proved prophetic. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, announced on X that the Kennedy Center board had “voted unanimously” to rename it the Trump-Kennedy Center. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Outrageous moment white Democrat bigwig, 51, tries playing the race card while telling cops that she is too important to be arrested on suspicion of DUI

Maria A. Bucci, 51, former Cranston mayoral candidate and current chairwoman of the city's Democratic Committee, has been charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop.

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6 d. ago King's Cross hotel fire sees four rescued from fourth floor after major evacuation

Firefighters rescued four people and evacuated 36 others from a hotel on Mabledon Place after a basement fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday morning

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7 d. ago Nation six times smaller than Rhode Island agrees to take in migrants from US

The small island nation supported the United States in the 2003 invasion of Iraq and is heavily reliant on the US for financial support

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1 week ago Hundreds mourn Brown University sophomore Ella Cook, killed in campus shooting

Hundreds of Alabama funeralgoers mourned a Brown University sophomore killed in a recent campus attack

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1 week ago How a Reddit post helped police find vital clue in Brown University shooting

An amateur detective was the one who helped police in the huge manhunt for the Browns University shooter in Rhode Island - as he posted a tip off on Reddit of his encounter with the man

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2 w. ago 'Incredibly brave': Firefighters issue statement on hero neighbours who rescued family from burning home

Crews descended on the burning house in Leigh

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2 w. ago Police now looking for a SECOND person in connection with Brown University shooting as bungled investigation enters fifth day

Authorities have released images of a second suspect who was 'in proximity' to the Brown University gunman in the ongoing manhunt for the at-large killer.

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2 w. ago ‘It’s terrifying, but it’s not surprising’: a Brown University student on surviving her second school shooting

Mia Tretta has advocated for gun-violence prevention since being shot as a high school student in California in 2019As federal and local authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, continue searching for the person who killed two Brown University students and injured nine others on Saturday, campus members and the broader community are grieving and dealing with a shattered sense of safety.But for 21-year-old Brown University junior Mia Tretta, it’s familiar territory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘It’s terrifying, but not surprising’: a Brown University student on surviving her second school shooting

Mia Tretta has advocated for gun-violence prevention since being shot as a high school student in California in 2019As federal and local authorities in Providence, Rhode Island, continue searching for the person who killed two Brown University students and injured nine others on Saturday, campus members and the broader community are grieving and dealing with a shattered sense of safety.But for 21-year-old Brown University junior Mia Tretta, it’s familiar territory. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘This has shaken us’: Providence on edge as manhunt for students’ killer goes on

Tension mixes with grief and frustration at Brown University in Rhode Island as police search for suspectWhat we know so far about the attack in Providence, Rhode IslandTension mixed with grief and frustration in Providence on Monday around the Brown University campus, after authorities said they were still searching for a suspect who killed two students.Nine additional students were injured in Saturday’s shooting on the Ivy League campus in Rhode Island, which is woven into the heart of the city’s East Side neighborhood, a community that to many feels more like a small town than the capital city of the smallest state in the US. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brown University students flee Rhode Island after losing faith in bungling FBI: 'We fear shooter will come back for us'

Terrified Brown University students have fled the state out of fear and distrust in the Institutions and FBI's management. The shooter who killed two students and injured others remains on the run.

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2 w. ago Rhode Island governor says officials working hard to catch Brown shooter

Manhunt continues for killer of two students on campus Saturday, with suspect considered armed and dangerousBrown University shooting – latest updatesThe governor of Rhode Island insisted on Monday evening that everything was being done by law enforcement to catch the person responsible for the mass shooting at Brown University in the state’s capital on Saturday that killed two people and wounded nine others, as a huge manhunt continued.“We want to see the individual that pulled the trigger on these young kids identified, apprehended and brought to justice,” Daniel McKee, the state’s governor and a Democrat, said at a press conference early on Monday evening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brown University investigators slammed for new video of shooting suspect: 'All the cameras...this is the best they've got?'

On Monday afternoon, Providence Police in Rhode Island released new surveillance footage of the person they think is their suspect.

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2 w. ago Two promising students killed, nine wounded and a false lead: What we know about hunt for Brown University gunman

An initial person of interest was released and the manhunt continues for gunman who opened fire in Ivy League classroom

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2 w. ago Brown University shooting latest: Officials admit manhunt for double killer could take ‘some time’ after initial suspect cleared

Police release ‘person of interest’ more than 24 hours after mass shooting at Rhode Island Ivy League school with suspect on the loose

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2 w. ago Two victims named in Brown University shooting as police continue search for killer

Two students, Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, identified in shooting after authorities released sole suspect Brown University shooting – latest updatesTwo students who died in Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University were being remembered Monday – as a manhunt for their killer continued following the release by authorities in Rhode Island of the sole person of interest detained in the case.Ella Cook, a second-year student from Alabama, was “an incredible, grounded, faithful, bright light”, according to the Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, which paid tribute to her at a service on Sunday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brown university shooting: hunt for suspect resumes as victims named – live updates

Tributes paid to two people killed as authorities search for a gunman who also injured nine others in Providence, Rhode Island, on SaturdayMore tributes to Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov came from the American Uzbekistan Association, who said he “was known for his sharp intellect, kind heart, and quiet willingness to help anyone in need”.The association wrote on Instagram, praising his “humility and compassion” as well as his “curiosity, discipline, and generosity”.More than a gifted student, Aziz was a beloved son, brother, and friend. He had a future filled with promise, and his life was cut short far too soon. His passing has left an immeasurable void in the hearts of his family, friends, classmates, and the broader Uzbek American community. On behalf of the American Uzbekistan Association, we extend our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Mukhammad Aziz’s family during this time of unimaginable grief. We stand with them in mourning and are grateful to all who have offered prayer...

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2 w. ago Rhode Islanders plunged into terror with Brown gunman STILL on the loose as cops go back to square one

Authorities have yet to disclose any leads on the murderer's whereabouts as of Monday morning, sending Rhode Island residents into panic mode.

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