Key parts of US laws are hard for the public to find and read It happens in court cases from time to time: Lawyers and judges discussing the meaning of a law can’t access the text they need to review. The Conversation · Aug 9, 2022
‘Golden Girls’ LA Pop-up Restaurant Has the Golden Touch Picture it: A vacant Beverly Hills bistro has been transformed into the set of a 1980s sitcom about four women living in Miami — but it’s also a working restaurant. Reservations have been going fast at the newly opened The Golden Girls Kitchen. Some patrons have come from out of… Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 6, 2022
Joni Mitchell, 78, Graces Stage after Nearly 2 Decades Away Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her first full-length concert on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, The Boston Globe reported. Mitchell has contended with health complications since suffering an aneurysm in 2015, and her last full show was in late 2002, according… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 26, 2022
Metrc Enters Into New Track-And-Trace Government Contract With The State Of Rhode Island Metrc, provider of cannabis regulatory systems in the U.S., has entered into a contract with the State of Rhode Island to support the State’s regulation of medical cannabis, the company’s 22nd government contract to date and fifth so far in 2022. Benzinga · Jul 21, 2022
Rhode Island auditor general reports $550 million in unemployment insurance fraud during pandemic Rhode Island Auditor General Dennis Hoyle released a report on July 12, 2022, estimating the state paid $550 million of fraudulent unemployment insurance benefits from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021. The figure was up over the previous fiscal year in which the state estimated $171 million of fraudulent… Ballotpedia · Jul 19, 2022
Lawmaker suspended from TikTok defends twerking video A state senator in Rhode Island who was suspended from TikTok after posting a video in which she twerked while doing a handstand in a bikini says she has no regrets The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2022
Bally’s, praised by labor here, faces strike threat in Rhode Island The winner of the Chicago casino bid, who promised good labor relations here, nearly had to contend with a walkout over the July 4 weekend at its operation outside Providence. Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022
Off-duty cop punches woman in face at abortion protest in Rhode Island, gets suspended An off-duty police officer punched a woman twice in the face at a pro-choice protest in Rhode Island on Friday night. Tribune News Service · Jun 26, 2022
Dan Rinaldi's Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari A recipe for Rhode Island-Style Fried Calamari is included in “The Great American Recipe Cookbook.” The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
DEA Stonewalling MMJ's MS & Huntington's Disease Clinical Trials For 3 Years MMJ companies are building a center of marijuana excellence in Rhode Island and has filed for FDA sanctioned clinical trials in multiple sclerosis and Huntington's disease. MMJ was awarded the much coveted orphan drug designation from the FDA for its planned Huntington's disease trials, and has also received a D Benzinga · Jun 10, 2022
Hangar 420 Brings WILLIE'S RESERVE Cannabis Products To Rhode Island Hangar 420, a cannabis producer and distributor owned by Ocean State Controlled Botanicals, has entered into a commercial packaging, licensing and distribution agreement with Long Play Inc., a Colorado corporation and licensor of renowned cannabis brand “WILLIE'S RESERVE.” Benzinga · Jun 7, 2022
YouTube star trained for boxing debut in car park "street fights" with fellow influencer Epic Meal Time host Harley Morenstein had to make do with a car park for his sparring sessions against Sam Hyde in the lead up to his boxing debut Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022
The Conjuring: Home that inspired horror movie sells for nearly £1.2m Real-life events at the Rhode Island farmhouse inspired 2013 horror movie The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ sells for more than $1.5M (old) The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
The Independent UK · May 27, 2022 Surfer helps families honor loved ones with 'one last wave' Rhode Island surfer Dan Fischer created the One Last Wave Project to use the healing power of the ocean to help families coping with a loss
Reason · May 26, 2022 Rhode Island Becomes the 19th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Meanwhile, Delaware's governor has blocked a more modest step, and a legalization initiative has qualified for the ballot in South Dakota.
The Independent UK · May 26, 2022 Nearly 6 years later, man indicted in mother's death at sea Nearly six years after Nathan Carman told authorities his mother drowned at sea off the coast of New England, he has been indicted in her killing
Benzinga · May 25, 2022 Rhode Island Becomes 19th State To Legalize Cannabis, Gov. Dan McGee Signs Bill Ending Prohibition With the stroke of a pen, Rhode Island joined its two neighboring states and 16 others in legalizing the recreational use of cannabis, becoming the 19th state in the country to end marijuana prohibition.
Benzinga · May 25, 2022 Rhode Island Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization, Sending Bill To Gov. McKee, Here's What's In It Rhode Island lawmakers gave the green light to a pair of identical companion bills to legalize adult recreational cannabis use on Tuesday.
Benzinga · May 19, 2022 Cannabis Regulatory Update: Rhode Island, Minnesota, Colorado, Washington & Thailand Rhode Island Senate & House Committees Send Cannabis Legalization Bill To Full Chambers
Tribune News Service · May 19, 2022 Census misses may have cost Florida and Texas in redistricting WASHINGTON — Census miscounts in Texas and Florida may have been big enough to cost those states a congressional seat this decade, and may have helped states such as Rhode Island keep a seat, according to data in a Census Bureau report released Thursday.
The Independent UK · May 15, 2022 K-9 featured in Netflix's 'Rescued by Ruby' euthanized A Rhode Island dog whose inspiring story of going from shelter dog to life-saving police K-9 became the subject of a recent Netflix movie has been euthanized
Benzinga · May 11, 2022 Teva, Allergan Ready To Pay $5B To Settle Lawsuits Related To Opioid Painkillers: Bloomberg Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA) and AbbVie Inc's (NYSE:ABBV) Allergan Plc are willing to pay more than $5 billion combined to resolve more than 3,500 lawsuits filed over highly addictive opioid painkillers, according to three people familiar with settlement talks. The people said the companies have been in mediation talks with plaintiffs for more than a year. …
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Scientists renew efforts to find ship torched by colonists A new effort is underway to find the remains of a British ship that Rhode Island colonists burned 250 years ago
The Independent UK · May 10, 2022 Man charged with killing mother at sea to inherit estate A man found floating on a raft in the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island in 2016 after his boat sank has been indicted on charges alleging he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate