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Invasive Brazilian peppertrees cover 700,000 acres across Florida — about the same space as Rhode Island
Spectrum News 13 - Florida
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August 19, 2025
PALM BAY, Fla. — Since the 1960s, the Brazilian peppertree has grown into Florida’s most widespread and invasive plant. According to the USDA Agricultural Research Service, growth now covers over 700,000 acres — roughly the same amount of space as...
5 Best Homeowners Insurance Companies of 2025 in Rhode Island
Money Magazine - Puerto Rico
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August 19, 2025
Money’s picks for the best homeowners insurance in Rhode Island all offer standout coverage. Our list draws from our analysis for the national ranking of the best homeowners insurance providers. Below, we’ve also included other information to help...
2025 Best of Rhode Island Editors’ Picks
Rhode Island Monthly
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August 19, 2025
MMMBop-Tarts from Basil and Bunny. Photo by Angel Tucker August is one of our favorite months here at Rhode Island Monthly. After a year of in-depth research, we highlight the people, small businesses, attractions and events that symbolize the...
'Citizen scientists' team with UMD experts to clean up Swansea waters
Fall River Herald News - Massachusetts
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Swansea residents and UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology experts are working together to improve coastal water quality. Volunteers collect water samples from the Coles and Lees River at the mouth of Mount Hope Bay. Water...
A powerful tool, or just a crutch? Rhode Island, Massachusetts urge schools to embrace AI
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“Right now, schools are just behind the ball and trying to catch up, because it’s moving quicker than people can really keep up with it,” said Burke. “It’s coming full throttle, and it’s really the responsibility of educators to teach students how...
LGCYPET Launches in Rhode Island: New Platform Preserves Pet Memories with Digital Legacy and Keepsakes
Newport Buzz - Rhode Island
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August 19, 2025
A Rhode Island tech startup is launching a new way for pet owners to celebrate and preserve the memories of their beloved animals. Digiamo, co-founded by entrepreneurs Tim Hebert and Dana DiPaolo, has unveiled LGCYPET, a platform designed to...
URI engineering professor awarded NSF grant to study nature-based answers to wave, current hazards
The University of Rhode Island
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August 19, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 19, 2025 – Rhode Island’s coastline is eroding by nearly two feet annually, with some areas more than double that, according to the Coastal Resources Management Council. Rhode Island’s shoreline loss is especially profound in...
Bodycam Footage Shows Drunk Democrat-Appointed Rhode Island Assistant AG Screaming ‘I’m an AG!’ During Arrest — Officer Responds: ‘Good for You, I Don’t Give a Sh*t’
The Gateway Pundit
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August 18, 2025
Screenshot: Nicole Solas/X Another day, another Democrat “public servant” caught behaving like she’s above the law. On Thursday night, Special Assistant Attorney General Devon Hogan Flanagan, a Democrat-appointed prosecutor with the Rhode Island...
How did freshened water end up beneath the seafloor? Sediment collected by scientists may reveal answers
The University of Rhode Island
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August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 18, 2025 – How did freshened water end up beneath the New England Shelf miles offshore, how long has it been there, and how much of it exists? Rebecca Robinson, a professor in the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of...
URI political science professor explores growth of digital repression around the globe
The University of Rhode Island
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August 18, 2025
KINGSTON, R.I. – Aug. 18, 2025 – One of Skip Mark’s “favorite” examples among the growing list of policies on the use of technology that could be used to suppress people’s rights is robot dogs. In November 2022, the Board of Supervisors in San...
Scientists make concerning discovery about invisible threat to firefighters' health: 'Exposures lead to increased risk'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 18, 2025
"Can also be used to determine the effectiveness of interventions." by Tina DeinesAugust 18, 2025 A new study on firefighters found a link between forever chemicals — commonly used in their gear and firefighting foam — and certain gene changes...
R.I. Governor McKee and his campaign manager ‘part ways’ after less than three months
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee is parting ways with his campaign manager less than three months after bringing him aboard, raising fresh doubts about whether McKee can win reelection. Rob Silverstein, who served as political...
Realtor.com: Cumberland eighth-hottest zip code in U.S.
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 19, 2025
PROVIDENCE – One of Realtor.com’s 2025 top 10 zip codes is in Rhode Island. Cumberland is the No. 8 hottest zip code in the nation, according to the online Realtor. To determine its rankings, researchers studied Realtor.com data from January to...
Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation awards 4 grants for cancer research
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 18, 2025
EAST GREENWICH – The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation, a nonprofit headquartered in Rhode Island, recently announced it has issued funding for cancer research. Dr. Haseseong Park and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute received $50,000 for...
Rhode Island men plead guilty in burglary ring investigation
WJAR - Rhode Island
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Prosecutors in Massachusetts said three Rhode Island men pleaded guilty for their roles in a burglary ring. Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Massachusetts State Police Col. Geoffrey Noble said Jovan Lemon, 30, of Providence; Paul Lemon,...
Scientists find new ways to study delicate sea life from the deep
Cosmos
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August 16, 2025
For centuries, sea creatures have been heaved up from the depths into the deadly air. This can quickly destroy gelatinous, fragile and bioluminescent animals. Elyse Hauser meets a new generation of scientists peering through the darkness to...
With tax credits about to end, Rhode Islanders could...
Providence Business News - Rhode Island
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August 14, 2025
As the Dec. 31 end to federal subsidies for federal health care nears, pressure is mounting on insurers, providers, and the nearly 40,000 Rhode Islanders who rely on tax credits to afford coverage. Perhaps no one feels the pressure more than Cory...
Healthcare groups aim to counter growing ‘national scandal’ of elder homelessness
Medical Marketing and Media
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At age 82, Roberta Rabinovitz realized she had no place to go. A widow, she had lost both her daughters to cancer, after living with one and then the other, nursing them until their deaths. Then she moved in with her brother in Florida, until he...
Rhode Island Teen Journalist Heads to The University of Missouri Thanks in Part to Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio
Rhode Island Monthly
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August 12, 2025
Photo courtesy of Scarlett Biancuzzo. Bristol native Scarlett Biancuzzo earned one of Rhode Island’s premier scholarships as she pursues her dream of becoming a broadcast journalist. Each year Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio give out a...
Trump, Pirro want to charge 14-year-olds as adults
KNSS - Kentucky
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August 19, 2025
As part of his efforts related to crime in Washington D.C., President Donald Trump recently said that he believes criminals as young as 14 should be prosecuted as adults, and U.S. Attorney for the district, Jeanine Pirro, agrees that juvenile...