Rhode Island News

Aggregated Rhode Island News Articles

• University of Rhode Island REVOKES honorary degrees given to Rudy Giuliani and Michael Flynn
  
  University of Rhode Island voted to revoke honorary degrees awarded to retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn and former NYC mayor Rudolph Giuliani.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:21:05 GMT.
• University Of Rhode Island Revokes Honorary Degrees For Rudy Giuliani And Michael Flynn
  
  The University of Rhode Island has revoked honorary degrees it had previously awarded to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn.
  By Michael T. Nietzel, Senior Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 17:02:44 -0500.
• Exclusive: Gen. Flynn Tells The Western Journal in Next 24 Hours Massive Corruption Will Be Exposed
  
  The family of former National Security Advisor Gen. Michael Flynn has issued a fiery statement in response to a report that the University of Rhode Island’s new president has recommended […] The post Exclusive: Gen. ...
  George Upper.  Western Journal.  Fri, 21 Jan 2022 03:01:18 +0000.
• Cicilline: Market concentration imperils U.S. food supply
  
  The Rhode island congressman held a hearing on reviving competition with the U.S. food supply, and railed against food system monopolies.
  American City Business Journals.  Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:05:48 +0000.
• Brown University's new engineering dean is a nanotechnology expert
  
  Tejal Desai, a renowned biomedical engineer and professor at the University of California, is Brown's new engineering dean.
  Mary Serreze.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:31:09 +0000.
• Biden deploys military medical teams to hospitals in six states as omicron disrupts essential services
  
  The federal government will deploy six teams of military medical personnel to hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Michigan and New Mexico.
  CNBC.  Thu, 13 Jan 2022 18:19:35 GMT.
• Covid Live Updates: Biden Announces 500 Million More Tests and Military Help for Hospitals
  
  Teams will assist Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Rhode Island. The Australian Open will operate at significantly reduced spectator capacity.
  The New York Times.  New York Times.  Thu, 13 Jan 2022 17:12:48 +0000.
• Cocaine shipped to U.S. inside old TV leads to man's arrest
  
  Federal prosecutors say a Rhode Island man was picked up after he grabbed the package he thought had the coke in it.
  CBS News.  Tue, 04 Jan 2022 06:39:20 -0500.
• Elderly Woman Veers Off Road and Into Frigid River: Police Save Her Moments Before Her Car Sinks
  
  Just a few days after Christmas, on Dec. 28, an 85-year-old woman in Coventry, Rhode Island, found herself in a life-or-death situation. ...
  Amanda Thomason.  Western Journal.  Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:34:13 +0000.
• Rhode Island went from firing unvaccinated health care workers to allowing the COVID-positive to work
  
  Rhode Island opened an option for COVID-positive health care workers to continue working in hospitals if the facility is facing a staffing crisis.
  Emma Colton.  Fox News.  Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:37:56 GMT.

Rhode Island Population Trends and Information Resources

In 2008, the estimated population of Rhode Island was 1,050,788, whereas in 2006, the population of Rhode Island was about 1,058,991.  For detailed, up-to-date information about Rhode Island's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about Rhode Island web page.  For maps of Rhode Island, visit this Rhode Island Map website.

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