Rhode Island governor reacts to earthquake
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- When shock waves from the magnitude 5.9 earth quake in Virginia reached Rhode Island on Tuesday afternoon, Governor Chafee was at the Wannamoisett Country Club in East ...
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Cleanup on Horseneck Beach after Irene
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WESTPORT, Mass. (WPRI) - In Westport, Hurricane Irene left a major impact on Horseneck Beach: rocks, debris and downed power lines now litter the coast and white sand. Many areas got electricity ...
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Remnants of Lee soak South, threaten Northeast
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Disorganized yet deadly, the leftovers from Tropical Storm Lee spread farther inland Tuesday, soaking much of the East Coast. Areas still drying out from Irene were hit ...
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Poverty increases in Rhode Island
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Roughly 142,000 Rhode Islanders lived in poverty in 2010, according to estimates Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. The percentage of Rhode Islanders living in ...
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Gaming giant GTECH lays off 54 workers in Rhode Island
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GTECH laid off 54 workers Tuesday. Corporate spokesman Bob Vincent said most of the layoffs were manufacturing and assembly workers at the company's facilities in Coventry and West Greenwich, ...
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Court delays sentencing in North Providence fraud case
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- A federal judge has delayed the sentencing date for the only defendant waiting to learn his punishment for his role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case in Rhode Island. ...
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Patriots players help build Providence playground
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New England Patriots players and their wives joined 200 volunteers Tuesday to help build a new playground in Providence. The playground was installed in one day at the Dexter Training Ground. The ...
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Chafee Joins Christie as Rhode Island Seeks Pension Cuts
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Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, who left the Republican Party last year to run as an independent, is joining New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in seeking to roll back ...
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