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wpri.com —  2+ hour, 11+ min ago

...CDC spokeswoman Kristen Nordlund said the agency will only post a travel health notice for an individual country if a situation such as a troubling new variant of the virus changes CDC travel recommendations for that country.... ...In early 2020, before vaccines were available, the United States barred people who had recently been in any of more than three dozen countries. In 2021, the U.S. instead began requiring people to test negative for COVID-19 shortly before boarding planes to the U.S....

wpri.com —  4+ hour, 27+ min ago

...(WPRI) -- Rhode Island Congressman Jim Langevin has been playing the markets aggressively all year despite coming out in support of a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, Target 12 has discovered.... ...Jack Reed and Congressman David Cicilline, have reported no financial transactions at all in 2022. And while U.S....

wpri.com —  5+ hour, 22+ min ago

...WESTERLY, R.I. (WPRI) -- The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has finished replacing the Cottrell Bridge which connects Route 78 and Route 1 in Westerly.... ..."The replacement and upgrade of the Cottrell Bridge was vital to ensure the safety of the surrounding wildlife habitat and especially for the over 4,300 vehicles that traverse the bridge daily."....

wpri.com —  4+ hour, 1+ min ago

...The Rhode Island chapter of the American Red Cross dispatched two volunteers in an emergency response vehicle on Saturday, joining dozens of other Connecticut and Rhode Island region volunteers in Orlando. Local Red Cross volunteers deployed to Florida.... ...In the wake of Ian, Pine Island residents were left stranded after the bridge connecting the island to the main land was destroyed. Massachusetts Task Force 1 (MATF), an urban search-and-rescue team, works under the authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)....

wpri.com —  3+ hour, 31+ min ago

...District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, focuses primarily on the term "The Big Lie" about Trump's false claims of widespread fraud that he says cost him the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. There was no immediate comment from CNN.... ...Numerous federal and local election officials in both parties, a long list of courts, top former campaign staffers and even Trump's own attorney general have all said there is no evidence of the election fraud he alleges....

wpri.com —  4+ hour, 14+ min ago

...(WPRI) -- Rhode Island farmers will soon be getting a financial boost to help them expand market access for local fruits, vegetables and other crops. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and Gov.... ..."Specialty Crop Block Grants help achieve more homegrown Rhode Island food on the table, help the environment by minimizing transportation costs and reducing carbon emissions, and boost the local economy while providing the freshest product possible to the consumer," DEM Director Terry Gray...

wpri.com —  6+ hour, 56+ min ago

...Giving some respite to stocks was a drop in Treasury yields, which have been surging at market-shaking speed for most of the year.... ...Exxon Mobil leaped 5.3%, and Chevron climbed 5.7%. Monday's rally came despite a 7.4% drop for Tesla, one of the most influential stocks on Wall Street because of its massive market value....

wpri.com —  17+ hour, 30+ min ago

...While skies in southern New England remain dry today and most of tonight, there is rain off-shore from some of the lingering remnants of Ian....

wpri.com —  5+ hour, 36+ min ago

...The 44-year-old was last seen on May 16 in Apponaug, specifically near Post Road. Investigators have been searching for her ever since, finding her red pickup truck abandoned at Kent Hospital and her beloved dog wandering Elmwood Avenue near Belmont Park.... ...We believe it's a murder investigation.". Wilson said they are determined to find out what happened to her, so much so they've hired a private investigator....