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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...

The Boston Globe — A score of employees at Amazon's Fall River warehouse told of a brief moment at work that caused a serious injury and set off a frustrating process of getting the company to provide pay while they heal and get the treatment needed to return to work.
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Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

Progressive Democrats Sweep Rhode Island

The Nation — Challengers from the left ousted eight incumbents in the state’s Democratic primaries, and five more won open seats.
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Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

Undercover Providence Police Faked Withdrawal Symptoms and Solicited Suboxone

The Appeal — Rhode Island prosecutors charged nine people with felony distribution of the addiction treatment drug. Reform prosecutors in other states are declining such charges and instead encouraging access to the drug.
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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

The Guardian — Exclusive: With heatwaves predicted to worsen dramatically over the next 30 years, many big US cities are failing to fully plan to protect those most vulnerable to extreme heat
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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.

The Appeal — On a recent Friday morning during arraignments in Rhode Island's Sixth District Court, a dozen police officers filled the front row of the gallery. As the judge called defendants to the bench, a police officer from the city or town where the arrest happened approached the prosecutor's lectern and determined the charges, recommending bail or fines when necessary.
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Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

Meet the superhero covering Rhode Island's activists

Columbia Journalism Review — On a recent morning, Steve Ahlquist stood with more than 200 activists from the Sunrise Movement in front of US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's office in Providence, Rhode Island. Ahlquist-the founder of UpriseRI, a one-person news site that covers social justice and climate-change issues, among others-had arrived at the scene two hours before the first TV [...]
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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...

Providence Journal — The death of a Rhode Island worker last summer illustrates the concern, and so do the multiple heat-related injuries and illnesses recorded in the state every year. The Providence Journal delivers accurate, timely news about the moments that matter most. To receive stories like this one in your inbox, sign up here.
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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

Providence Journal — The invitation-only networking events, sponsored by a wealthy patron of the university, benefit children of the rich and famous. PROVIDENCE - On a mild Wednesday evening in October, patrons approached the doors of Bacaro on South Water Street, only to encounter a posted notice that the upscale Italian restaurant was "closed for a private event."
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Rhode Island Utility Debt Is Reaching A Crisis Point

Rhode Island Utility Debt Is Reaching A Crisis Point

A Little Rhody Substack — Even with the shut-off moratorium now extended, both activists and state regulators say National Grid's electricity rates and payment plans are failing low-income customers
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Providence riders dismayed at leaping cost of JUMP bike rentals

Providence riders dismayed at leaping cost of JUMP bike rentals

Providence Journal — A 30-minute ride now costs $9, compared with $2 before. An hour-long ride now costs more than four times as much: $18 instead of $4.10. But under the new system, rides shorter than six minutes and 40 seconds will be cheaper than before.
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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

In These Times — PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Five former White Electric Coffee workers gather at the Dexter Training Grounds next to the Providence Armory, slightly stunned. Earlier that morning, April 14, they signed the purchase agreement to own the café. In just 10 months, this small group of baristas went from forming a union to creating a workers cooperative to buying the business for around half a million dollars.
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