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Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem
Critics in the past year called for more transparency and vetting of the procedures used to estimate billion-dollar disasters ...
Trump’s big bill also seeks to undo the big bills of Biden and Obama
Chiseling away at President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Rolling back the green energy tax breaks from President Joe ...
The Club World Cup has faced pushback in Europe but FIFA is banking on its big bet
The Club World Cup. A bold new era for the world’s most popular sport — or a major inconvenience, shoe-horned into a soccer ...
Vance says Musk making a ‘huge mistake’ in going after Trump but also tries to downplay the attacks
Vice President JD Vance said Elon Musk was making a “huge mistake” going after President Donald Trump in a storm of bitter and inflammatory social media posts after a ...
Gaspee Days Fireworks postponed due to weather
The Gaspee Days fireworks event that was scheduled for Saturday evening, has been postponed until Sunday. “The weather forecast for this evening isn’t very ...
Rhode Island Department of Education hosts job fair
The Rhode Island Department of Education is hosting a state-wide job fair today at the Warwick Crowne Plaza. The event began at 9 a.m. and people could browse the ...
Yemen’s al-Qaida branch leader threatens Trump, Musk and others
Qaida’s Yemen branch has threatened both U.S. President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip ...
A US territory’s colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship
Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and Alaska’s Prince William Sound, the cruise-ship stop of Whittier is isolated enough that it’s reachable by just a ...
Trump’s tariffs could pay for his tax cuts — but it likely wouldn’t be much of a bargain
The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The president has a patch handy, though: his sweeping import ...
Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain he won’t play at the Club World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s almost certain he will not be playing at the Club World Cup, dealing a blow to FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s hopes of having one of soccer’s ...
Matunuck Oyster Bar could operate outdoors this summer under new legislation
State lawmakers are attempting to pass legislation that would allow the Matunuck Oyster Bar to open back up on a limited ...
What’s Happening: Feast of St. Joseph Festival
Federal Hill is hosting La Festa di San Giuseppe (Saint Joseph’s Day) this June 6-8 to come together to honor the patron saint of workers, familie, and the universal Church.