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RI gun owners, gun control advocates clash at State House. What's at stake.
12+ hour, 30+ min ago (101+ words) A slate of 17 gun-oriented bills are up for debate at the State House, but the most controversial is one to ban ownership of assault weapons. RI gun owners, gun control advocates clash at State House. What's at stake. The two…...
The Pitt" approaches the end of a very long shift
18+ hour, 30+ min ago (159+ words) In HBO Max's The Pitt, an ER full of doctors, nurses and staff are put through tense, high-stakes shifts. The first season was a critical success and won the show a raft of Emmy Awards. Now the second season is…...
Why Open AI bought 'Sports Center for Silicon Valley"
2+ hour, 12+ min ago (1126+ words) When news broke last week that Open AI was buying the Technology Business Programming Network, a streaming talk show popular with a small but influential Silicon Valley fanbase, some thought it was a belated April Fools" Day joke. TBPN co-host…...
RI lawmakers take up several gun-related proposals
8+ hour, 48+ min ago (303+ words) PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " The Rhode Island State House is packed with gun safety advocates and Second Amendment supporters as lawmakers consider several firearms-related proposals. The House Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony on more than a dozen different proposals that range from…...
Which Housewife has the best Rhode Island accent? Here's our assessment.
12+ hour, 24+ min ago (294+ words) Thanks to "The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," the rest of the country is discovering the Rhode Island accent. And the commentary on social media suggests that viewers are equally perplexed and amused. "I'm at once annoyed and entertained by…...
Providence Culinary Collective serves up a reminder of how lucky RI is
9+ hour, 25+ min ago (117+ words) The Providence Culinary Collective and Wine X events celebrated Rhode Island's food and drink culture. Local winemakers, like John Nunes of Newport Vineyards, are innovating to overcome industry. .. Providence Culinary Collective serves up a reminder of how lucky RI is…...
One of RI's Most Wanted was captured hiding in Guatemala. Here's how.
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (122+ words) John "Big Lips" Nunez is accused of fleeing the U. S. and hiding out in Guatemala as the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive Task Force tracked him down. One of RI's Most Wanted was captured hiding in Guatemala. Here's how. John "Big Lips…...
RI gun owners, gun control advocates will clash at State House. What's at stake.
10+ hour, 33+ min ago (945+ words) The two worlds of Rhode Island will collide at the State House again on Wednesday, when hundreds of gun owners show up in their yellow "Don't Tread on Me" T-shirts to do battle against proposed new restrictions on their firearms....
In-depth attention: Providences newest reporter talks coverage, mural debate
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (348+ words) EAST PROVIDENCE, R. I. (WPRI) " Eric Halvarson of The Providence Eye joined "Behind the Story" this week to discuss his new role as the nonprofit's first full-time reporter and a recent story examining an ongoing mural controversy. Halvarson, who has been a…...
FBI Boston kicks Russian hackers off of compromised US routers
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (438+ words) BOSTON (WPRI) " The FBI is urging the greater public to check the Wi-Fi routers in their homes, officers and businesses after thousands were infiltrated by Russian government hackers. FBI Boston and the United States Department of Justice recently launched a…...