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Bishop again attacks Kennedy over abortion stand in health-care reform

Even as they agreed to postpone a planned face-to-face meeting that had been set for Thursday, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin turned up the heat Monday on U.S. Rep.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

EDGEfireisland.com News Feed

Brown University exhibit highlights black gay men

An exhibit that spotlights black gay men who live in Rhode Island opened at the John Hay Library at Brown University in Providence on Nov.

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Providence Journal

Stop of stolen car in Connecticut leads to arrest of suspect in Providence, R.I. killing

The white Ford Taurus that Jeannine Garcia loved became the clue that led the police Sunday to arrest the man suspected of her murder.

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Providence Journal

Coincidence leads to man's arrest in North Providence

When a stranger chatted up a 19-year-old woman on the street in Centredale Saturday, the police say, he mentioned that he was from South Carolina.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports

Providence Police investigating a brutal murder that took place sometime between Friday night, and Sunday morning.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Providence Journal

Four rescued after sailboat overturns in Providence River

A 22-foot sailboat with four people aboard overturned in the Providence River early Sunday afternoon but fortunately the warm sunny weather caused several boaters to be on the water at the same time and they rushed to help.

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Providence Journal

Providence mayor's brother to argue for early release

A magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts on Thursday agreed to hear disgraced lawyer John M. Cicilline's arguments for why he should win early release from prison Nov.

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Providence Journal

Providence couple embroiled in search for Nazi art

As Maria-Luise and Conrad Bissonnette shared their weekly lunch in Woonsocket last week, a half-dozen federal agents searched their ninth-floor apartment overlooking the State House.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

WLNE-TV Providence

Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports

My pedi is recommending my daughter get the H1N1, seasonal flu, and pnemicocal vaccine.

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Providence Journal

N. Providence woman to care for Lucy, the dog from Iraq

Taking the news pulse of Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts, by Providence Journal and projo.com staff, from 7 to 7, every business day Monahan said a Cranston family adopted Lucy but returned her for snapping when anyone came near while she was eating.

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Providence woman appears on a Opraha

A Providence woman basked in her 15 minutes of fame Wednesday. Jane Darcy was one of four woman to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as part of talk show host's "Step Out of Your Box Challenge." The goal is to encourage people to face their fears.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

Providence Journal

Crews responded to Providence shooting early Friday

Emergency crews were called early Friday morning for the report of a shooting in the vicinity of Broad and Aldrich streets, according to the Fire Department.

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Athens Banner-Herald

Jobless rate tops 10 pct. for first time since '83

The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher.

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WLNE-TV Providence

RI Convention Center Files Suit Over Employee Retention

The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Providence city ordinance that requires the convention center, the Dunkin' Donuts Center, the Veterans Memorial Auditorium, and three downtown hotels to retain employees for up to six months following a change in management.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Animal Hoarding Investigated in Providence

A Providence apartment so overrun with animal waste it left animal control officers vomiting was condemned today.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Clover Herald

Troubled RI slot parlor allowed all-night gambling

Rhode Island will allow a struggling slot parlor in Lincoln to offer gambling around-the-clock. Twin River spokeswoman Patti Doyle said Wednesday that the facility hasn't decided when its schedule will change.

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Providence Journal

Providence neighborhood group objects to mayor's campaign invitation

Mayor David N. Cicilline 's reelection campaign hosted a fundraiser in Olneyville on Monday night, and among those groups and individuals invited was the Olneyville Neighborhood Association, or ONA.

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Providence Journal

Providence seeks reimbursement for stalled retail project

The city is seeking $93,000 in reimbursement for expenses related to a $7.3-million tax incentive granted last year to the delayed American Locomotive Works project, according to city Director of Planning Thomas E. Deller.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

Providence Journal

Economist: R.I. recovery will lag

The end of the "Great Recession" is in sight, but economic recovery in Rhode Island will lag behind its New England neighbors and the rest of the nation in the coming months, according to Andres Carbacho-Burgos, an economist with Moody's Economy.com. "Rhode Island, like the rest of the United States, is emerging from the Great Recession," he told a ...

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Turnto10.com

Officials: Providence house was firebombed

Fire officials are investigating a firebombing at a two-story house on Union Street in Providence.

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