News Tipoffs - Rhode Island Editors
'1776 Across the Americas': Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 25 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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'1776 Across the Americas': Exhibition at Brown examines year of American Revolution
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The Continental Congress's confirmation of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in July of 1776 happened in the context of events and milestones across the Americas in that consequential year -a theme explored through books, documents, maps and artifacts in an exhibition at Brown University.
On view through
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After AG-Led Action, Shopify Bans E-Cigarette Sales
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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After AG-Led Action, Shopify Bans E-Cigarette Sales
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today welcomed a decision by the e-commerce platform Shopify to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its platform.
The decision is a direct response to a letter sent by AG Campbell and a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys
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AG Brown blocks Trump administration's election power grab
OLYMPIA, Washington, June 25 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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AG Brown blocks Trump administration's election power grab
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A U.S. District Court judge today blocked President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that tried to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by 23 attorneys general and one governor and co-led by Attorney General Nick Brown that challenged the adminis
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AG Campbell Secures Victory In Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt To Restrict Voting Access
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Secures Victory In Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt To Restrict Voting Access
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a major court victory for a coalition of 19 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's unconstitutional and antidemocratic attempt to disenfranchise voters by imposing sweeping e
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AG Nessel Secures Two Major Victories as Courts Affirm Dismissal of DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Sensitive Voter Information, Strike Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Secures Two Major Victories as Courts Affirm Dismissal of DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Sensitive Voter Information, Strike Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured two victories defending state elections and protecting the privacy of Michigan voters from the Trump administration. Today, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals af
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American Enterprise Institute: 'Catching Absenteeism Early and Often: Introducing the AEI Absence Forecast'
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following report on June 15, 2026 by Nat Malkus and Sam Hollon entitled "Catching Absenteeism Early and Often: Introducing the AEI Absence Forecast."
Here are excerpts:
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Key Points
Prior research shows that models can predict students' likelihood of becoming chronically absent early in the school year using the data that school districts typically have.
The AEI Absence Forecast operationalizes these models in
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
Attorney General Kris Mayes today secured a victory blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections.
The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit joined by Mayes and a coalition of 2
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ASA Regional Summit Series Brings More Than 550 Industry Leaders Together Across Three Regions
ITASCA, Illinois, June 26 -- The American Supply Association issued the following news release:
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ASA Regional Summit Series Brings More Than 550 Industry Leaders Together Across Three Regions
Over the course of six weeks, ASA members logged thousands of miles, hundreds of conversations and countless new ideas as the association's three regional Summits brought the PHCP-PVF industry together from coast to coast. More than 550 distributors, manufacturers and manufacturers' representatives
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Back-to-Back Victories for Democracy, Court Blocks President Trump's Second Elections Executive Order
SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Secures Back-to-Back Victories for Democracy, Court Blocks President Trump's Second Elections Executive Order
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OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalit
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Attorney General James Leads Coalition Demanding Reversal of Dangerous New ICE Policy
ALBANY, New York, June 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Leads Coalition Demanding Reversal of Dangerous New ICE Policy
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New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur
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Attorney General Rayfield Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
SALEM, Oregon, June 25 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
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Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a mul
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Attorney General Tong Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order
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As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executi
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Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight
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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) this week led 15 of their Democratic colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from using federal funding t
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Brown scholar offers Congress actionable solutions for Medicare Advantage overpayment issues
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Brown scholar offers Congress actionable solutions for Medicare Advantage overpayment issues
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WASHINGTON, D.C. [Brown University] -Medicare Advantage overpayments are an example of a vulnerability in the healthcare system that results in higher costs to taxpayers, according to Brown University health services researcher David Meyers, but Congress can effectively address waste in the healthcare system by r
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CVS Health Foundation invests $1 million in Hartford nonprofits tackling community health needs
WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, June 25 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release:
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CVS Health Foundation invests $1 million in Hartford nonprofits tackling community health needs
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Local organizations receive Hometown Fund support to expand access to health care, food, housing and essential services
HARTFORD, CT, June 25, 2026 -The CVS Health Foundation is investing $1 million in grants through its Hometown Fund to 20 organizations that are making a d
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Federal Register: NOAA Issues Information Collection Notice on Gear-Marking Requirements for Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan
WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following information collection:
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose o
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If you grow it, they will come
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 25 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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If you grow it, they will come
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KINGSTON, R.I. - June 25, 2026 - After watching and waiting for months, the University of Rhode Island's Horridge Conservatory was the busiest site on campus in June, with lines twisting and turning full of visitors eager to catch a sight-and whiff-of URI's resident corpse flower (Titan Arum). More than 4,000 guests from across southern New England were able to
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James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states.
Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are involved in
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Johnson & Johnson Begins Enrollment in Pivotal Studies Evaluating First-of-its-Kind Carotid IVL Platform
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 26 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] (TNSxrep) -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release:
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Johnson & Johnson Begins Enrollment in Pivotal Studies Evaluating First-of-its-Kind Carotid IVL Platform
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - June 25, 2026 - Johnson & Johnson announced today the initiation of its SKYWARD investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical program evaluating the novel Shockwave SkyRunner Carotid Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System i f
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Maine A.G. Frey Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 26 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control over Elections
Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control over Elections
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Attorney General Aaron M. Frey secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order t
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Md. A.G. Brown Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The
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National Guardsmen Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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National Guardsmen Bring Medical Expertise to Paraguay
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Friendship, or "amistad" in Spanish, brought more than 20 National Guard medical professionals from throughout the U.S. to Paraguay, but this is more than a cultural exchange. The seasoned practitioners are sharing thousands of hours of clinical experience with Paraguayan medical professionals while also offering care to locals during Exercise Amistad 20
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Reed, Whitehouse Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed, Whitehouse Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
As President Donald Trump continues to increase costs on working Americans and grows increasingly unpopular, he wants to put new, unprecedented restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming mid-term elections. Earlier this year, President Trump signed an executive order aiming to severely r
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Reed: Trump Scrapping Signing of Housing Affordability Bill is Another Unforced Error That Exposes His Indifference to High Prices
WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Reed: Trump Scrapping Signing of Housing Affordability Bill is Another Unforced Error That Exposes His Indifference to High Prices
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WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to lower housing costs and increase the U.S. housing supply by easing regulations, encouraging building, and preventing large investors from outbidding families for single-family homes, Congress overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan housing
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SBU, Ohio University Create Chemistry Ph.D. Pathway
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, June 26 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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SBU, Ohio University create chemistry Ph.D. pathway
Chemistry majors at St. Bonaventure University now have a fourth pathway into a doctoral chemistry program upon graduation from SBU.
An articulation agreement between St. Bonaventure and Ohio University provides a direct application pathway for SBU students who graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry to Ohio University's
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Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 25 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Shifting tectonic plates gave Alaska's Aleutian Islands a later-life lift
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -New research by Brown University geologists confirms that the Aleutian Islands, the archipelago stretching from Alaska to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, experienced a massive geological uplift between 5 million and 7 million years ago.
The researchers conclude that the uplift -a rising of the E
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SHOPIFY BANS ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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SHOPIFY BANS ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the city of New York, welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision i
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VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release:
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VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it made more than $36 billion in payments to local healthcare providers across the country in fiscal year 2025 as part of the bipartisan VA MISSION Act.
President Trump signed the MISSION Act in 2018 after it passed Congress with widespread bipartisan suppo
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Va. A.G. Jones Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 25, 2026:
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Attorney General Jones Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections
Attorney General Jay Jones today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling
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Whitehouse Renews Demand for DOJ Documents Related to Unexplained Transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to Cushier Prison
WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse Renews Demand for DOJ Documents Related to Unexplained Transfer of Ghislaine Maxwell to Cushier Prison
Whitehouse's previous letter to BOP - sent more than ten months ago - and FOIA request went unanswered
'Ms. Maxwell's abrupt transfer has the appearance of a political favor orchestrated by Acting Attorney General Blanche,' writes Whitehouse
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U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehou
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Whitehouse, Reed Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release:
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Whitehouse, Reed Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
Democrats declare Trump's Postmaster General mail ballots threat to be blatantly illegal
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As President Donald Trump continues to increase costs on working Americans and grows increasingly unpopular, he wants to put new, unprecedented restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of the upcomin
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