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Omar Mohammed @shurufu.bsky.social · 1d

My colleague @julianbenbow.bsky.social looks at the Aces latest championship and examines the question of whether they are a @wnba.com dynasty. Three titles in four years is a pretty good argument.

Are the Las Vegas Aces the latest WNBA dynasty? Let’s put their third title into context. - The Boston Globe

After winning their third championship in four years, sweeping the Phoenix Mercury, the Aces are continuing the dynasty conversation the Houston Comets started.

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Omar Mohammed @shurufu.bsky.social · 1d

Months into President Trump’s effort to make sure more goods are made in the US, businesses that are already making things in the country are trapped in a dizzying gyre of uncertainty.

“Everything that comes from overseas is in turmoil. The whole supply chain is in flux,” one manufacturer said.

Tariff unknowns are a new uncertainty for Massachusetts manufacturers - The Boston Globe

Almost nine months into President Trump’s effort to foster more manufacturing in the United States, businesses that make things in Massachusetts face continuing confusion.

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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The Trump administration recently cut funding to Rhode Island for special education teacher training, part of the ongoing effort to root out DEI

"The word ‘diversity’ has been weaponized in such a way that it’s become a political grenade."

Read more in @globeri.bsky.social @bostonglobe.com

Trump administration cuts funding to train special education teachers in Rhode Island - The Boston Globe

The federal grant was helping educators who are teaching students with disabilities to read.

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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 1d

For decades, Brown University's Peter Howitt has quietly shaped the way the world understands progress.

Today, he received the ultimate recognition for his work: He was among three awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics. @bostonglobe.com
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Retired Brown University professor among three who win Nobel Prize for reshaping economic thought on progress - The Boston Globe

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognized Howitt’s and Aghion’s research into forces that drive long-term economic growth, and how new technologies can simultaneously fuel progress and upend ex...

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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 5d

New: A federal judge in RI blocked HHS & HUD from imposing restrictions targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and transgender people on federal grants aiding youth, the homeless, and survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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R.I. judge blocks anti-DEI, transgender restrictions on HHS, HUD grants for domestic violence, homeless nonprofits - The Boston Globe

US District Court Judge Melissa R. DuBose granted a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit filed in July by a coalition of nonprofit groups from 14 states.

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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 5d

NEW: ‘It’s extortion’: Brown faculty resist White House bid to reshape higher education

w/ @stephmachado.bsky.social for @bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
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‘It’s extortion’: Brown faculty resist White House bid to reshape higher education - The Boston Globe

If Brown signed the compact, one professor said, “We’d become an instrument of the state.”

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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 6d

Here are the key changes related to Providence police interactions with ICE that are up for a vote next week:
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Providence considers tighter limits on police cooperation with ICE - The Boston Globe

A vote is expected next week to further curtail the city’s interactions federal immigration authorities.

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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 7d

NEW from me: At R.I.’s ‘Conjuring’ house, a new fear for the paranormal community: Losing it entirely
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At R.I.’s ‘Conjuring’ house, a new fear for the paranormal community: Losing it entirely - The Boston Globe

How Andrea Perron, whose family was supposedly haunted there in the 1970s, and Jason Hawes, of SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters,” are trying to save the historic property.

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 7d

By @shurufu.bsky.social -- Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president talks about tariffs, jobs, and why inflation is ‘still elevated’
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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president talks about tariffs, jobs, and why inflation is ‘still elevated’ - The Boston Globe

Without committing to another rate cut, Susan Collins says she expects inflation to moderate once tariffs work their way through the economy.

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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 9d

I read through cases at Portland’s Rent Board, where one landlord tried to get around the rent control limits by charging a tenant $310 a month to use the porch attached to their unit (the rent board sided with the tenant)

Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 9d

In Portland, I talked to landlords and property managers who were fed up with rent control and taking their businesses out of town. Tenants were pleased with stable rent increases, but say the city doesn’t do enough to enforce the law

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What could rent control look like in Providence? Portland, Maine, offers clues. - The Boston Globe

Portland has a complicated rent control system that has ratcheted up tensions between landlords and tenants.

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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 12d

Neronha suggested the governor’s job was not one that he longed for, telling the Globe, “I like being the hunter, not the hunted.”

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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: The Trump administration asked nine top-tier universities to sign a “compact” pledging to uphold Trump’s political priorities in order to receive priority for federal funding.

How is it different compared to Brown’s agreement with Trump? 👇
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Brown, MIT, Dartmouth and other elite colleges face fresh demands from Trump administration with new compact - The Boston Globe

“Institutions of higher education are free to develop models and values other than those below, if the institution elects to forego federal benefits,” the compact read

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Alexa Gagosz @alexagagosz.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: The non-profit that agreed to buy two cash-strapped hospitals in Rhode Island is struggling to raise the money to complete the purchase, putting the transaction at risk.

The fate of thousands of patients and 3,000 employees hang in the balance.

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Cash-strapped R.I. hospitals face uncertain future as buyer struggles for funds - The Boston Globe

If Prospect Medical Holding’s deal to sell Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital to the Centurion Foundation fails, the two hospitals could close.

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Omar Mohammed @shurufu.bsky.social · 13d

In a road race, every second counts. Just ask Christopher Bessin, a Rhode Island runner who just missed qualifying for the 2026 Boston Marathon by one second. By @fitzprov.bsky.social.

R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second - The Boston Globe

“It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love.”

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 14d

R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second. “It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love”
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R.I. runner misses Boston Marathon qualifying time by 1 heartbreaking second - The Boston Globe

“It’s like being off by one number from the Powerball jackpot,” said Christopher Bessin, an East Providence runner known as “Chris B. Peace and Love.”

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 15d

@helenabfoulkes.bsky.social leads @govdanmckee.bsky.social, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of RI governor's race. “Ocean State Poll” found 24% approve of McKee’s job performance while 71% disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”
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Foulkes leads McKee, 35% to 19%, in UNH poll of R.I. governor’s race - The Boston Globe

The “Ocean State Poll” found 24 percent approve of R.I. Governor Dan McKee’s job performance while 71 percent disapprove, with many citing his “handling of transportation/infrastructure.”

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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: "Nobody was hiding the report," Gov. Dan McKee says amid firestorm surrounding audit of the Washington Bridge, kept from public view for a year and a half

House and Senate leaders say they may haul in DOT Director Alviti to testify under oath
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McKee denies ‘hiding’ audit of R.I.’s Washington Bridge. Legislative leaders consider putting officials under oath. - The Boston Globe

Speaker Shekarchi and Senate President Lawson said they were “deeply troubled by the findings” in the audit.

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Steph Machado @stephmachado.bsky.social · 16d

NEW: Should Providence regulate rent prices? Should Brown be paying more to the city? Who do you support for mayor in 2026?

I asked the candidates for Providence's Ward 2 special election five questions. Here's what they said: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/29/m...

Five questions with candidates for the East Side’s Providence council seat - The Boston Globe

A competitive primary is underway between four Democrats, while a last-minute entry from a Republican will prompt a general election.

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Omar Mohammed @shurufu.bsky.social · 16d

I love libraries and stories about libraries. This one by my colleague @amandamilkovits.bsky.social about how post-Covid, libraries have become more than just a place to borrow books is a gem.

Sewing machines, snowshoes, toys, and tools: If you need it, you can probably find it at a library of things - The Boston Globe

Librarians have developed their collections to include all sorts of items, from expensive tools to toys, making them available for patrons to borrow for free instead of buying for themselves.

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · 20d

🎙️R.I. health leaders set the record straight on Tylenol, vaccines and autism. On the #RIReport podcast, RWU’s Jacquline Cottle and RI Public Health Institute’s Amy Nunn weigh in on public health matters ranging from COVID-19 shots to measles outbreaks to food dyes
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R.I. health leaders set the record straight on Tylenol, vaccines, and autism - The Boston Globe

RWU’s Jacquline Cottle and the R.I. Public Health Institute’s Dr. Amy Nunn weigh in on public health matters ranging from COVID-19 shots to measles outbreaks to food dyes.

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Amanda Milkovits @amandamilkovits.bsky.social · 20d

Judge Smith: “States rely on these grants for billions in disaster relief & public safety funds that cannot be replaced by state revenues. Denying such funding if states refuse to comply with vague immigration requirements leaves them with no meaningful choice.” www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/24/m...

R.I. judge rules Trump administration can’t tie disaster relief funding to immigration enforcement - The Boston Globe

A coalition of 20 states sued FEMA and the US Department of Homeland Security in May. In a blistering 45-page decision, US District Court Judge William E. Smith blasted the federal government’s “under...

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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 21d

Even before scientists start putting their work under microscopes, Ocean State Labs, RI’s first life science incubator, came into focus on Wednesday as lab leaders and state officials unveiled five inaugural companies who will begin work there early next year.
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R.I.’s first life science incubator to open in early 2026, with five inaugural companies - The Boston Globe

“Cambridge is not all it’s cracked up to be,” said Frank Menniti, of incoming lab member MindImmune Therapeutics. “This seems like a much better place to be able to thrive…The quality of the science, ...

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Christopher Gavin @chrisgavin.bsky.social · 21d

In Warwick, federal Reserve chairman warns: ‘No risk-free path’ amid cooling job market, inflation

From @shurufu.bsky.social:
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Federal Reserve chairman warns: ‘No risk-free path’ amid cooling job market, inflation - The Boston Globe

At an event in Providence, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said policymakers are trying to manage risks to both sides of the central bank’s dual mandate of maximum employment and stable prices.

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Omar Mohammed @shurufu.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today, marks 24 years since the attacks of 9/11 that killed nearly 3,000 people in the US, the consequences of which still reverberate to this day. This piece that published on Sept. 12, 2001 stands out to me on how that day unfolded and represents the power of journalism to capture history.

U.S. ATTACKED; HIJACKED JETS DESTROY TWIN TOWERS AND HIT PENTAGON IN DAY OF TERROR (Published 2001)

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Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social · Sep 11

@billkole.bsky.social reacted to the shooting of Charlie Kirk, saying, “Gun violence of any kind and political violence of any kind has no place in the US. Full stop.” He said he disagreed with most of what Kirk had to say. “But he had every right to say it."
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‘Locked and loaded Christianity’: A R.I. author looks at white evangelicals, politics, and guns - The Boston Globe

Former evangelical worship leader William J. Kole says he disagreed with most of what conservative activist Charlie Kirk had to say, “But he had every right to say it... to be felled by a bullet is th...

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