Rhode Island News

Aggregated Rhode Island News Articles

• Rhode Island Hospital healthcare workers hold 'informational picket' amid contract talks
  
  Healthcare workers with United Nurses and Allied Professionals held an "informational picket" outside Rhode Island Hospital Friday amid contract talks with Brown University Health. ...
  Mary Serreze.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:21:30 +0000.
• University of Rhode Island Foundation names new CEO
  
  Antonucci will manage the university's endowment and build philanthropic support.
  Mary Serreze.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 25 Mar 2025 19:01:15 +0000.
• How roller-skating inspired me to lose 100lbs, quit my six-figure job and leave my husband
  
  Connie Stowers, now 38, from Rhode Island, was 'trapped' in her marriage and 'uninspired' by her work until she discovered roller-skating, which gave her the confidence she needed to make a change.
  Daily Mail.  Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:30:14 GMT.
• Judge cancels hearing for Brown University doctor deported despite his order
  
  Rasha Alawieh, a Rhode Island doctor, was detained on Thursday in Boston after visiting family in Lebanon.
  CBS News.  Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:34:00 -0400.
• DHS: Deported Brown University doctor attended Hezbollah chief's funeral, supported terror leader
  
  Brown University professor Dr. Rasha Alawieh was deported to Lebanon after allegedly admitting she went to the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.
  Fox News.  Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:42:16 -0400.
• A professor from Brown University was deported to Lebanon without explanation, despite U.S. visa
  
  A doctor from Lebanon who arrived at the Boston airport was deported over the weekend without explanation, despite having a U.S. visa and a job teaching at Brown University.
  Michael Casey, Rodrique Ngowi and Kathy Mccormack.  Washington Times.  Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:26:05 -0400.
• Brown University professor deported despite having valid visa, court docs claim
  
  Dr. Rasha Alawieh is a Lebanese citizen who was employed by Brown University as an assistant professor of medicine.
  KETV - Omaha, Nebraska.  Mon, 17 Mar 2025 14:57:00 GMT.
• Rhode Island Democrat lawmaker arrested for DUI ordered to install car breathalyzer
  
  Rhode Island Democratic lawmaker Enrique Sanchez, who once filed a bill to allow illegal immigrants to vote, is facing a charge of driving while intoxicated.
  Fox News.  Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:00:48 -0400.
• Women's Bracketology: SDSU seals spot, but all eyes on Ivy Madness
  
  With the final two teams in the field facing off Friday, the center of the Bracketology universe is Providence, Rhode Island.
  Charlie Creme.  ESPN.  Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:06:58 EST.
• Trump administration funding freeze blocked by federal judge
  
  A federal judge in Rhode Island has formally blocked the Trump administration's spending freeze, saying in it is likely a violation of the Constitution.
  ABC News.  Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:19:23 -0500.

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In 2008, the estimated population of Rhode Island was 1,050,788, whereas in 2006, the population of Rhode Island was about 1,058,991.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Rhode Island's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Rhode Island web page.  For maps of Rhode Island, visit this Rhode Island Map website.

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