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September 12, 2018 at 6:41 pm

Rhode Island rematch: Dem. Raimondo to face GOP’s Fung again

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's Democratic governor cruised to victory Wednesday following a bitter primary, while her 2014 Republican opponent won the right to...

September 11, 2018 at 8:55 pm

Rhode Island governor defeats liberal primary challenger VIEW

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, who made a case for a second term by highlighting the state's improving economic...

FILE – In this Sept. 16, 2005 file photo, Christopher Kennedy Lawford poses for a photograph in Encino, Calif., to promote his book, “Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption.” Patrick Kennedy says Lawford died of a heart attack on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Vancouver. He was 63. (AP Photo/Rene Macura, File) NYET324 NYET324

September 5, 2018 at 1:02 pm

Author, actor, Kennedy scion Christopher Lawford dead at 63

Christoper Kennedy Lawford died of a heart attack Tuesday in Vancouver, B.C., where he was living and and working to open a recovery center.

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August 26, 2018 at 7:30 pm

States reconsider confidential deals in workplace harassment

Confidentiality agreements have come under fire during the #MeToo movement as one way abusive men have been able to hold on to their jobs, and...

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August 22, 2018 at 12:28 pm

APNewsBreak: GOP candidate failed to report infomercial

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Republican gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung promoted his candidacy on an hourlong radio infomercial that's hosted by a lobbyist for...

Nation & World

August 4, 2018 at 8:59 am

American boat makers feel the crunch from Trump tariffs VIEW

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — MJM Yachts has already felt the sting of tariffs. CEO Bob Johnstone was negotiating the sale of a 53-foot (16-meter), $2.2...

Business

July 25, 2018 at 9:05 pm

Auctioneer: Rosa Parks house has buyers, working out details

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The auctioneer selling the house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats said after the auction...

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July 19, 2018 at 8:13 am

Rosa Parks family house set for auction next week

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The house where Rosa Parks sought refuge after fleeing the South amid death threats is scheduled for auction next week with...

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July 5, 2018 at 8:48 am

Rhode Island Democrats rescind backing for Trump supporter

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Democratic Party, which unleashed a dayslong furor by endorsing a Donald Trump-voting male candidate over an incumbent woman,...

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July 3, 2018 at 11:11 am

Rhode Island liberals blast Dems for backing Trump supporter

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Democrats are in an uproar after the party endorsed a Donald Trump-voting male candidate over a sitting female lawmaker...

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