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Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It's the first of many problems facing injured wor...

Working at an Amazon warehouse is a tough job. It's the first of many problems facing injured wor...

A score of employees at Amazon's Fall River warehouse told of a brief moment at work that caused a serious in…

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Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Challengers from the left ousted eight incumbents in the state’s Democratic primaries, and five more won open…

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Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

Rhode Island prosecutors charged nine people with felony distribution of the addiction treatment drug. Reform…

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Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable

Killer heat: US cities' plans for coming heatwaves fail to protect vulnerable

Exclusive: With heatwaves predicted to worsen dramatically over the next 30 years, many big US cities are fai…

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Rhode Island Police Don't Just Make Arrests. Some Also Act As Prosecutors.

Rhode Island Police Don't Just Make Arrests. Some Also Act As Prosecutors.

On a recent Friday morning during arraignments in Rhode Island's Sixth District Court, a dozen police officer…

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Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

On a recent morning, Steve Ahlquist stood with more than 200 activists from the Sunrise Movement in front of …

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HEAT DANGER: As summer temperatures increase in Rhode Island, so do risks for those who work outd...

HEAT DANGER: As summer temperatures increase in Rhode Island, so do risks for those who work outd...

The death of a Rhode Island worker last summer illustrates the concern, and so do the multiple heat-related i…

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VIP dinners offer peek at culture of privilege at Brown University

VIP dinners offer peek at culture of privilege at Brown University

The invitation-only networking events, sponsored by a wealthy patron of the university, benefit children of t…

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Rhode Island Utility Debt Is Reaching A Crisis Point

Rhode Island Utility Debt Is Reaching A Crisis Point

Even with the shut-off moratorium now extended, both activists and state regulators say National Grid's elect…

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Providence riders dismayed at leaping cost of JUMP bike rentals

Providence riders dismayed at leaping cost of JUMP bike rentals

A 30-minute ride now costs $9, compared with $2 before. An hour-long ride now costs more than four times as m…

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When These Workers Unionized, Their Cafe Was Put Up for Sale-So They Bought It

When These Workers Unionized, Their Cafe Was Put Up for Sale-So They Bought It

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Five former White Electric Coffee workers gather at the Dexter Training Grounds next to th…

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