Rhode Island

News from the state of Rhode Island

Dick Hoyt, who pushed son in multiple Boston Marathons, dies

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BOSTON — Dick Hoyt, who inspired thousands of runners, fathers and disabled athletes by pushing his son, Rick, in a wheelchair in dozens of...

Immigrant living in church for years wins temporary reprieve

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BEDFORD, Mass. — A Guatemalan woman who has been living in a Massachusetts church for more than three years to avoid deportation has been...

CT governor gets second shot, UNH starts genomic sequencing

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Developments in the coronavirus outbreak across New England: CONNECTICUT ...

EXPLAINER: What’s this craze for ‘NFTs’ all about, anyway?

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LONDON — A digital art piece, tweaked using cryptocurrency technology to make it one-of-a-kind, sold at auction this week for nearly $70 million. That...

Where’s the beef? Runaway steer still roaming Rhode Island

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JOHNSTON, R.I. — Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island. ...

Copy of Voting Rights Act signed by Lyndon Johnson auctioned

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BOSTON — An official printing of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson has sold for $85,332, according...

Warming oceans mean smaller baby sharks struggle to survive

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PORTLAND, Maine — The warming of worldwide oceans from climate change means baby sharks are at risk of being born smaller and without the...

Harvard professor ignites uproar over ‘comfort women’ claims

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept...

Satan tries to get a date on the Boston subway system

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BOSTON — The Prince of Darkness is apparently looking for a date on the Boston subway system. ...

‘We turn a blind eye’: Boston’s police remain largely white

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BOSTON — For years, Boston city leaders have vowed to diversify the police department so it looks more like the community it serves. Yet...