Rhode Island

News from the state of Rhode Island

Lake Monsters to be sold, join different baseball league

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BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont Lake Monsters will be sold and join a different league, the Burlington baseball club has announced. ...

Feds say Massachusetts man scammed 3 women out of $500,000

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BOSTON — A Massachusetts man told women he met at online dating sites fantastic stories about being involved in explosions on foreign oil rigs...

Things to Know: $1.9T package heads toward House approval

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Here’s what’s happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: ...

New lawsuit revives discrimination allegation against Yale

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — An organization that alleges Yale University discriminates against Asian-American and white applicants filed a federal lawsuit against the school on...

Lobster biz braces for Chinese New Year impacted by pandemic

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PORTLAND, Maine — America's lobster exporters recovered from the Trump-era trade war with China to have a good 2020. But the industry is approaching...

Bally’s acquires SportCaller free-play game provider

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Bally's Corp.'s shopping spree shows no signs of slowing down as the Rhode Island-based gambling company snapped up yet...

Racial discrimination claims against Whole Foods dismissed

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BOSTON — A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by Whole Foods Market employees who alleged the supermarket...

Latest rail plan would put tunnel under Long Island Sound

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President Joe Biden’s promise to improve the nation’s infrastructure has renewed interest in the decades-old idea of a high-speed railroad connecting New York and...

Court won’t delay extradition of 2 nabbed in Ghosn’s escape

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BOSTON — A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to put on hold the extradition of two men wanted by Japan on accusations that they...

AP PHOTOS: A look inside a modern COVID-19 ‘field hospital’

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CRANSTON, R.I. — Nicholas DiPompo was finally going home. Clutching his...