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Trump Disaster Aid Gap Revealed: Rhode Island Denied at 10 Times the Threshold as Red States Got Approved

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (467+ words) President Donald Trump rejected $227 million (169 million) in disaster aid requests from New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island on 2 July, leaving four Democratic-led states to absorb the costs of a deadly February blizzard just two days after he approved…...

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Devon Flanagan Arrest: Did the Rhode Island Assistant AG Threaten Police in Body-Cam Row?

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (497+ words) A Rhode Island prosecutor is at the centre of a firestorm after body-camera footage captured her demanding that police turn off their cameras and warning officers 'You're going to regret this' during an arrest outside a Newport restaurant. Rhode Island…...