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A New England state is battling the largest HIV outbreak in its history. The local factors that shaped it can shed light on what to expect from Trumpās policies on homelessness and drug use.
@kffhealthnews.org
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An HIV Outbreak in Maine Shows the Risk of Trumpās Crackdown on Homelessness and Drug Use - KFF Health News
Public health experts and advocates say the outbreak has been fueled by a confluence of local factors, including the sweeping of a homeless encampment and shuttering of a sterile-syringe program. Butā¦
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/hiv-outbreak-bangor-maine-syringe-services-programs-trump-homelessness/
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R.I.
@govdanmckee.bsky.social
is one of 14 Dem governors forming a public health alliance amid rising alarm at Trump admin politicization of public health policy
tinyurl.com/3982zecd
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Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
Democratic governors from 14 states and Guam have launched a new public health alliance. They say the group will coordinate issues across state lines and share data and information about threats, guid...
https://tinyurl.com/3982zecd
about 21 hours ago
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RI Department of State | Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore
2 days ago
SPECIAL ELECTION REMINDER: Early voting begins Wednesday, October 15 for the Providence City Council ā Ward 2 special primary and continues until 4 p.m. on November 3. Learn more about early voting at
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The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite
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Opinion | The Drug That Took Away More Than Her Appetite
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2 days ago
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In
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Health Centers Face Risks as Government Funding Lapses - KFF Health News
Community health centers are key to delivering care in underserved communities around the country, but their services could be disrupted or scaled back after governments did not renew their funding.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/community-health-centers-government-shutdown-state-cuts-funding-risks/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNWEihleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHr88RAlJ0FLUQ6DZtO1SieMsVkVs_8LTNWMFiYTZs6cMYQbtK9tTHSr-usRG_aem_Bj9IGuYPQ4nRvfWDpZJJKw
6 days ago
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Carl Zimmer
8 days ago
Today my
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colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this yearās cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link:
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Larry Levitt
7 days ago
One political challenge for Republicans right now is that there is no constituency that directly benefits from allowing the ACA enhanced tax credits to expire. Yet, there are 22 million people who will see their out-of-pocket premiums go up.
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Steve Ahlquist
7 days ago
Providence Community Health Centers caregivers hold picket for fair wages, safe staffing, and respect āDuring the pandemic, we showed up every day, even in the face of fear and uncertainty. But in return, we feel unheard and unappreciated. All we want is to be treated fairly for the work we do..."
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Providence Community Health Centers caregivers hold picket for fair wages, safe staffing, and respect
āDuring the pandemic, we showed up every day, even in the face of fear and uncertainty. But in return, we feel unheard and unappreciated. All we want is to be treated fairly for the work we do..."
https://steveahlquist.substack.com/p/providence-community-health-centers
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WBUR
13 days ago
Essay: Jane Goodall inspired me to know that wonder was amendable to human senses, that it could be touched, described in human terms, and embraced.
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Jane Goodall gave me the gift of wonder
Fred D. Ledley first encountered Jane Goodall in 1964, at a lecture hosted by the National Geographic Society when he was 9 years old. Goodall believed nature was attainable to all. She looked wonder ...
https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2025/10/03/jane-goodall-dead-at-91-fred-d-ledley
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WPRI 12
13 days ago
The Trump administration has asked Brown University and eight other schools to sign a memo that would overhaul admissions, hiring, and campus speech policies in exchange for federal funding benefits. Story by
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Brown faces pressure to sign Trump administration ācompactā tied to funding incentives
The Trump administration has asked Brown University and eight other schools to sign a memo which would overhaul admissions, hiring, and campus speech policies in exchange for federal funding benefiā¦
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/brown-pressure-sign-trump-admin-compact-funding-incentives/
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
13 days ago
In a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem,
@rcfp.org
called out several "disturbing" incidents in which federal agents have arrested and used force against journalists. DHS must instruct its officers in the field to recognize the 1A rights of reporters.
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RCFP calls DHS actions against journalists 'disturbing,' seeks meeting with federal officials
In a letter to DHS, RCFP highlights several incidents in which federal agents have arrested and used force against journalists.
https://www.rcfp.org/ice-dhs-journalist-letter/
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ACLU
14 days ago
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador. Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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Larry Levitt
13 days ago
I have no idea how this government shutdown fight is going to end. But, it has gotten a lot more people to pay attention to the fact that ACA enhanced tax credits are expiring, and that enrollees will see their out-of-pocket premiums increase by an average of 114%.
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WBUR
16 days ago
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Trump administrationās efforts to deport noncitizens for protesting the war in Gaza was unconstitutional.
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Judge finds Trump administration unconstitutionally targeted noncitizens over Gaza war protests
U.S. District Judge William Young in Boston agreed with several university associations that the policy they described as ideological deportation violates the First Amendment.
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/30/federal-judge-trump-deportation-pro-palestinian-protest-gaza
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These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government
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Opinion | These 6 Charts Explain Why Democrats Shut Down the Government
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/opinion/government-shutdown-republican-obamacare.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
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So close and yet so far⦠Excellent reporting by Ben Berke
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Rhode Islandās big swing at police reform is slow to make change - TPR: The Public's Radio
Around the time of George Floydās murder in the spring of 2020, Providence had its own incident that fueled protests and allegations of police brutality.Ā Joseph Hanley, a Providence police sergeant, ...
https://thepublicsradio.org/criminal-justice/rhode-islands-big-swing-at-police-reform-is-slow-to-make-change/
16 days ago
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To Get People Off the Street, He Pays for a One-Way Ticket Home
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To Get People Off the Street, He Pays for a One-Way Ticket Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/us/john-alle-los-angeles-homeless-hotline.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
18 days ago
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ICYMI check out this important story by Paul C. Kelly Campos
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The Trump Administration ended the LGBTQ+ crisis lifeline. How a Massachusetts suicide-prevention organization is stepping into the gap - TPR: The Public's Radio
When the nationwide Suicide and Crisis Lifeline closed its specialized service for LGBTQ+ youth in July after the Trump Administration decided not to continue funding the program, local suicide-preven...
https://thepublicsradio.org/health/the-trump-administration-ended-the-lgbtq-crisis-lifeline-how-a-massachusetts-suicide-prevention-organization-is-stepping-into-the-gap/
20 days ago
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Lynn Arditi
about 1 month ago
Iām a victim of piracy. š“āā ļø Both of my books are in the database.
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Larry Levitt
20 days ago
ACA premium tax credits subsidize enrollees, not insurers. And yes, health insurers profit from having more insured people. That's true for the ACA, Medicaid, and Medicare, largely because of a decades long push from conservatives towards privatization.
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Brown University School of Public Health
23 days ago
"There is no new science here," Dean
@ashishkjha.bsky.social
says. "Bobby Kennedy said that he wanted to get to the root cause of autism by Septemberāhe's found what I think is a convenient scape goat. But the harm is going to be for pregnant women across the country."
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Tylenol concerns around autism are overblown, says Dr. Ashish Jha
Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss new government guidance on Tylenol use during pregnancy, why leading studies show no link to autism, the reaction from obstetricians, and the challeng...
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/09/22/tylenol-concerns-around-autism-are-overblown-says-dr-ashish-jha.html
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The Bulwark
22 days ago
How bad was Trump's Tylenol presser?
@ashishkjha.bsky.social
, physician and former White House COVID-19 response coordinator, tells
@citizencohn.bsky.social
it was the worst public health briefing since the bleach moment.
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WBUR
20 days ago
Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer has slowed way, way down, after Trump froze billions of dollars of grants to Harvard, including hers.
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A quest to end breast cancer slows as the Trump-Harvard dispute drags on
Dr. Joan Brugge's research into breast cancer is one of hundreds of projects at Harvard caught up in an ongoing dispute with the Trump administration over the universityās handling of antisemitism on ...
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/26/harvard-trump-funding-cuts-breast-cancer-research
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WBUR
22 days ago
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was greeted by well over 100 protesters when he touched down on Martha's Vineyard. He was there to meet with a group of indigenous tribal delegates about their communities' most critical needs.
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RFK Jr. greeted by protesters during visit to Martha's Vineyard
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was greeted by well over 100 protesters when he touched down on Martha's Vineyard. He was there to meet with a group of indigenous tribal dele...
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/24/rfk-protest-marthas-vineyard
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Rhode Island Department of Health director calls Tylenol 'safe and trusted' for pregnant women
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Rhode Island Department of Health director calls Tylenol 'safe and trusted' for pregnant women
Rhode Island's health director said Tylenol is safe to use during pregnancy after President Trump warned pregnant women against taking it.
https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/2025/09/24/ri-health-says-tylenol-safe-not-linked-to-autism/86323684007/
22 days ago
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Steve Ahlquist
about 1 month ago
Excellent piece from Phil Eil. Our gubernatorial candidates need to approach this issue with the seriousness it deserves.
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/15/m...
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McKee and Foulkes have our attention on R.I.ās opioid crisis. Hereās how they can earn our respect. ⢠Rhode Island Current
The 2026 governorās race between Gov. Dan McKee and his Democratic rival Helena Foulkes was only hours old when the conversation had already turned to opioids. Philip Eil has some advice for how the b...
https://rhodeislandcurrent.com/2025/09/15/mckee-and-foulkes-have-our-attention-on-r-i-s-opioid-crisis-heres-how-they-can-earn-our-respect/
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Rhode Island joins MA + CT to preserve access to COVID-19
#vaccines
@RIHEALTH
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Who can get a COVID vaccination in Rhode Island?Ā - TPR: The Public's Radio
Rhode Islanders looking to get their updated COVID vaccinations are often left with more questions than answers. And some people may find it harder to get the shot.Ā The Publicās Radio morning host Lu...
https://thepublicsradio.org/health/who-can-get-a-covid-vaccination-in-rhode-island/
about 1 month ago
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@RIHealth
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Rhode Island expands access to COVID vaccinesĀ - TPR: The Public's Radio
COVID vaccines will now be more widely available in Rhode Island this fall and winter with Gov. Dan McKeeās announcement Friday that pharmacists can vaccinate people under age 65 with no pre-existing ...
https://thepublicsradio.org/health/rhode-island-expands-access-to-covid-vaccines/
about 1 month ago
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Update: Blue Cross & Blue Shield of RI told
@ripbs-tpr.bsky.social
that
#COVID
shots are still covered for *all* its members at *no cost.*
@bcbsri.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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Confused about the COVID vaccines in Rhode Island? You're not alone! Here's what you need to know
@ripbs-tpr.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3daht27v
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Who can get a COVID vaccination in Rhode Island?Ā - TPR: The Public's Radio
Rhode Islanders looking to get their updated COVID vaccinations are often left with more questions than answers. And some people may find it harder to get the shot.Ā The Publicās Radio morning host Lu...
https://tinyurl.com/3daht27v
about 1 month ago
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Robert Reich
about 1 month ago
Thousands of undocumented immigrant workers helped rebuild New York City in the wake of 9/11. 24 years later, they're at risk of deportation as they still struggle with chronic health issues. A pathway to citizenship is the least these workers deserve.
documentedny.com/2025/09/11/u...
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They Helped Rebuild After 9/11. Now They Live in Fear of Deportation.
Nearly 25 years after clearing rubble at ground zero, undocumented workers could gain a pathway to citizenship with a bill from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being reintroduced today.
https://documentedny.com/2025/09/11/undocumented-911-workers-fight-for-citizenship/
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WBUR
about 1 month ago
āOur main goal is to reduce the time between the reporting of a disease and its response,ā said project founder Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease physician who served in the Biden administrationās COVID response team. āYou want a potential alarm bell.ā
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Boston-based AI disease tracker aims to be an āalarm bellā as the Trump administration severs global health ties
A tool out of Boston University aims to enhance surveillance of disease outbreaks across the globe, a task traditionally informed by several federal agencies that have been dismantled or cut back in t...
https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/09/12/boston-ai-biothreat-tracker-beacon-cdc-diseases-global-health
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Confused about the COVID vaccines in Rhode Island? You're not alone! Here's what you need to know
@ripbs-tpr.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/3daht27v
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Who can get a COVID vaccination in Rhode Island?Ā - TPR: The Public's Radio
Rhode Islanders looking to get their updated COVID vaccinations are often left with more questions than answers. And some people may find it harder to get the shot.Ā The Publicās Radio morning host Lu...
https://tinyurl.com/3daht27v
about 1 month ago
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Butler Hospital's strike has ended! Here's what we know about the deal...
@ripbs-tpr.bsky.social
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Butler Hospital workers ratify new contract, ending strikeĀ - TPR: The Public's Radio
The three-month strike at Butler Hospital that forced the closure of roughly half of the psychiatric hospitalās beds ended as workers voted āoverwhelminglyā on Monday to ratify a new contract. Butler ...
https://thepublicsradio.org/local/butler-hospital-workers-ratify-new-contract-ending-strike/
about 2 months ago
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Butler Hospital and striking union reach a ātentative agreementā - TPR: The Public's Radio
Butler Hospital and the union representing more than 700 nurses, mental health workers, dietary and maintenance staff announced Monday that they have reached a tentative agreement to end the three-mon...
https://thepublicsradio.org/health/butler-hospital-and-striking-union-reach-a-tentative-agreement/
about 2 months ago
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#ButlerHospital
nurse Dawn Williams says @Seiu1199ne offered to settle their strike for $300,000 more a year in wages - $1.2 M over 4 years.
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Alexa Gagosz
2 months ago
NEW: Senator Reed is demanding a special investigation into Trumpās abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected jobs report "Heās putting our economy at serious risk."
@bostonglobe.com
@globeri.bsky.social
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/07/m...
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Reed demands probe into Trumpās firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report - The Boston Globe
Senator Elizabeth Warren called Trumpās firing of Erika McEntarfer ādangerous."
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/07/metro/ri-senator-probe-erika-mcentarfer-firing/?s_campaign=sharetool_Bluesky_view
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Could an end be near for the Butler Hospital strike?
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Butler Hospitalās striking workers, management to return to the bargaining table - TPR: The Public's Radio
Butler Hospitalās striking workers and management are scheduled to resume talks with a federal mediator on Wednesday, marking the first formal negotiations since the union last week rejected the hospi...
https://tinyurl.com/3v9cyh7y
2 months ago
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WPRI 12
3 months ago
āThe ones you buy online are probably not compliant with the code for this country, and the State of Rhode Island,ā State Fire Marshal Timothy McLaughlin told 12 News.
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Rhode Island fire marshal warns against buying CO detectors online
The Rhode Island State Fire Marshalās Office is sounding the alarm about carbon monoxide detectors sold online, saying purchasers might be putting themselves and their loved ones at risk.
https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/providence/rhode-island-fire-marshal-warns-against-buying-co-detectors-online/
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A homeless man locked up for 31-days for a crime he didn't commit sued -- and won!
shorturl.at/kkvdB
āŖ@riaclu.bsky.socialā¬
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City of Woonsocket agrees to pay a half-million dollars to settle a civil rights lawsuit filed by the ACLUĀ - TPR: The Public's Radio
The City of Woonsocket has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a lawsuit by the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union for wrongfully arresting and incarcerating a homeless man for a ...
https://shorturl.at/kkvdB
3 months ago
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Staffing shortages, rise in workplace violence fueling strike at Butler HospitalĀ - TPR: The Public's Radio
Andrew Kimball-Mirzaie had been working at Butler Hospital less than two months when he was attacked by a patient.Ā Ā Ā At 30, Kimball-Mirzaie has the athletic build of someone who looks like he could d...
https://shorturl.at/RJzDl
3 months ago
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NPR
3 months ago
A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.
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GuantƔnamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are canceled by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.
https://n.pr/3GGtaT8
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Eli Sherman
3 months ago
Behind the Story: Tara Granahan of
@997wpro.bsky.social
joins
@danmcgowan.bsky.social
+ me to talk politics, Washington Bridge and more. Shoutouts:
@stephmachado.bsky.social
@danmedeiros.bsky.social
@raybaccari.bsky.social
@lynnarditi.bsky.social
Full episode here -->
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Rhode Island regulators find 'deficiencies' at Butler Hospital - TPR: The Public's Radio
State regulators said Butler Hospital failed to protect patientsā right to receive care in a safe setting when the psychiatric hospital on Providenceās East Side allowed an unlicensed medical assistan...
https://tinyurl.com/4frn5h7w
3 months ago
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Christopher Gavin
4 months ago
@amandamilkovits.bsky.social
was on WPRI this afternoon talking about this story, and detailing how it took more than two weeks for Pawtucket to provide us with police reports.
youtu.be/lMwsvYLUqo8?...
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Union workers at Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Childrenās vote to authorize strike - TPR: The Public's Radio
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Union workers at Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Childrenās vote to authorize strike - TPR: The Public's Radio
The union representing roughly 2,500 nurses and other health care workers at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Childrenās Hospital on Tuesday voted to authorize a strike, though the union stopped short...
https://thepublicsradio.org/health/union-workers-at-rhode-island-hospital-hasbro-childrens-vote-to-authorize-strike/
4 months ago
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Butler Hospital could struggle to hire permanent replacements for striking nurses and other health care workers - TPR: The Public's Radio
Butler Hospital has raised the stakes in its standoff with unionized employees, announcing plans to hire permanent replacements for about 800 workers in their third week of a strike. But filling all t...
https://shorturl.at/h4pEI
4 months ago
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Butler Hospitalās striking workers and management resume talks with federal mediators - TPR: The Public's Radio
Butler Hospital and union negotiators returned to the bargaining table with federal mediators on Wednesday as the two sides try to end a strike at the psychiatric hospital that has stretched into its ...
https://thepublicsradio.org/local/butler-hospitals-striking-workers-and-management-resume-talks-with-federal-mediators/
5 months ago
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The Conversation U.S.
5 months ago
Elon Musk called empathy a āweaknessā of Western civilization. But philosophers argue the opposite: empathy is a hard-won form of knowledge ā and essential for understanding others and making informed decisions
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Empathy can take a toll ā but 2 philosophers explain why we should see it as a strength
Empathy affords us a more accurate understanding of othersā experiences and emotions. Just like pain, it can be hard to bear ā but thatās also the source of its strength.
https://buff.ly/WTS28lC
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NPR
5 months ago
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. But some want to move on. By
@meganders.bsky.social
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What should happen to George Floyd Square? The community is divided
Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. ...
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/23/nx-s1-5282100/george-floyd-square-future
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