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I eat in a lot of restaurants. These are my top 8 pet peeves. - The Boston Globe Weird server sayings, annoying menu quirks, and tipping on the spot? Not my favorite. What about you?

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Jorge Elorza’s big bet on school vouchers - The Boston Globe The former mayor of Providence is now urging Democratic governors to opt-in to the Trump administration’s voucher program beginning in 2027.

From @danmcgowan.bsky.social: Former Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza is now urging Democratic governors to opt-in to the Trump administration’s voucher program beginning in 2027.

American Nazis: The Aryan Freedom Network is riding high in Trump era With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders.

Chilling: With Donald Trump’s return to power, a neo-Nazi group buoyed by his rhetoric is expanding its reach and changing the face of white extremism in America. Its leaders: a Texas couple, both born to Ku Klux Klan leaders. www.reuters.com/investigatio...

The first of the three eventual tornadoes touched down near the Lincoln/Cumberland line. Wind speeds topped out between 73 to 112 miles per hour, registering a weak F1 on the Fujita Scale, and stayed on the ground for about a half-mile.

In 2024, President Biden formally apologized to Native Americans for the US government’s 150-year operation of Indian boarding schools that aimed to assimilate Native children by separating them from their families and erasing their languages and culture. qrcd.org/93WW

For centuries, the Narragansett Indian Tribal Pow Wow has been held in Rhode Island. This weekend they will host the 350th annual event — a significant milestone following the trepidations of colonization.

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After months of delays, R.I.-based Edesia Nutrition moves quickly to ship food to Africa as US government restarts aid - The Boston Globe “We persevered,” wrote Navyn Salem, CEO of the North Kingstown-based nonprofit. “By not letting up or giving up, we held America to its ideals as a force for good in the world.”

After months of limbo, a backlog of 185,000 boxes of food intended for malnourished children around the globe that have been sitting in a Rhode Island warehouse following the dismantling of USAID earlier this year will finally be on their way to Africa.

Edesia Nutrition, Ocean State Job Lot and other private donors recently navigated a logistical matrix to send food to South Sudan.

The US Government issued its first tender on Aug. 5 for 11,285 metric tons of ready-to-use therapeutic food for roughly 818,000 "severely malnourished children" in African countries, according to Edesia CEO Navyn Salem.

Kennedy Cancels Nearly $500 Million in mRNA Vaccine Contracts

“By issuing this wildly incorrect statement, the secretary is demonstrating his commitment to his long-held goal of sowing doubts about all vaccines,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center at the Brown University School of Public Health.

AirNow.gov AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and...

Yes the link had some location information. Use this one: www.airnow.gov

😶‍🌫️ Canadian wildfire smoke is gradually entering New England. Here’s a look at the HRRR Smoke Model's projection over the next three days. Note: No model is perfect. Click the link to monitor air quality for your area: airnow.gov

The National Hurricane Center is watching several areas of low pressure in the Atlantic. One has a 70% chance of becoming a name tropical storm.

“To have made an agreement on the backs of our queer and trans friends is really shameful,” said Talia Reiss, co-president of Planned Parenthood Advocates at Brown University, a student club that advocates for reproductive rights and gender-affirming care.

In a post on X, the White House announced the upcoming expansion of the White House Sate Ballroom to 90,000-square foot building that will cost approximately $200m and be built before the end of President Trump's term. www.whitehouse.gov/visit/

Thunderstorms that have caused urban flooding in New York and New Jersey are now moving towards Rhode Island.

What to watch at the Federal Reserve’s July meeting - The Boston Globe The Federal Reserve is set to hold interest rates steady for its fifth straight meeting, despite a barrage of attacks from President Trump to lower borrowing costs significantly.

“After months of maintaining a wait-and-see stance to rate reductions, policymakers at the central bank are beginning to more openly debate about the right time to get going again.”

Edesia will 'find a way' to keep feeding starving children Podcast Episode · Rhode Island Report · 04/10/2025 · 19m

In April, Edesia Nutrition CEO Navyn Salem discussed the need to provides life-saving nutrition to children around the world, and the dismantling of USAID.

Listen to the podcast here.

PSA: Your Celsius Energy Drink May Accidentally Contain Alcohol A happy mistake?

Customers may get a little more than they bargained for when picking up a case of High Noon's Beach Pack thanks to an interesting labeling mishap.

In 1952, in nearly an identical location, a major earthquake triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami. 🌊 impact caused close to $1 million in damages in Hawaii, and flooded streets on Midway Island – 1,864 miles away.

Alaska reports water level changes due to an 8.8 earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula earlier this evening.

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The 8.8 earthquake near Kamchatka Peninsula is one of the strongest ever recorded on Earth. Here is the most recently updated list of largest quakes from the USGS. #earthquake #tsunamiwarning

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Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami alert Japan’s meteorological agency has issued a tsunami alert for Japan’s Pacific coast, upgrading an earlier advisory stemming from the powerful, magnitude 8.0 quake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.

Powerful quake hits near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Japan issues a tsunami alert

“One case of this product equates to a human life,” said David Sarlitto, executive director of the Ocean State Job Lot’s Charitable Foundation. “That’s not over-dramatizing what’s going on.”

Smug Brewing revives ‘Traitorade’ beer for Tom Brady’s return to New England - The Boston Globe The Salty key lime imperial sour debuted at Pawtucket Brewery after Tom Brady’s departure, and is back in time for the Buccaneers to play the Patriots this weekend.

Smug Brewing, known for creating "Traitorade" beer (sorry Tom Brady), is closing its doors.

Burrillville is reppin' Rhode Island at the LLB Metro Region tournament Aug. 2! Game will be aired at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

The pizazz, perils, and pratfalls of life under the Big Top - The Boston Globe Circus Smirkus, based in Vermont, is the only traveling youth circus performing under the Big Top in the US.

The life of teenage circus performers, captured by the immensely talented Stan Grossfeld of @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/28/m...

Fall River firefighters: ‘There are no words for what I’ve seen’ - The Boston Globe The firefighters greeted each other with handshakes and back slaps. But they soon shifted to mournful recollections of what each had experienced in the worst fire they had ever fought.

For a somber group of Fall River firefighters, speaking publicly for the first time since 10 people died at an assisted-living facility here, the night of July 13 was one of teamwork, relentless courage, and horror.

Air quality in New England ranked among lowest in the country Saturday - The Boston Globe Six of the top ten areas in the US with the worst air quality Saturday morning are in New England, according to the government air quality monitor AirNow.

“Boston, Brockton, Weymouth, and Fall River hit air quality indices over 150, which is considered unhealthy.”

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