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A solar eclipse with a glowing crescent in the dark sky

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Climate + Environment

The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

From lunar missions and eclipses to supermoons, auroras and a fading interstellar comet, 2026 promises a busy year in the skies

December 31, 2025

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Marcia Dunn

Undefeated Joziah Fry of Johnson & Wales, top, wrestling his way to another victory at 125 pounds.

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Sports

From Smithfield to Foxborough, a year Rhode Island sports won’t forget

Bryant, URI and Johnson & Wales reached new heights, the Patriots stunned the NFL, and high school dynasties rolled on in a year full of highs — and hard lessons

December 31, 2025

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Mike Szostak

Marcia Dunn

December 30, 2025

FILE - Protesters rally outside the Rhode Island State House in support of deported Brown University Dr. Rasha Alawieh, March 17, 2025, in Providence, R.I.

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Immigration

Deported Brown Medicine kidney doctor appeals decision barring her return

Dr. Rasha Alawieh was deported to her native Lebanon in March

December 30, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld

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Climate + Environment

Our resolutions for 2026

As we head into a new year, the Possibly team decided to think about all of our episodes, and how they might inspire our resolutions for 2026. Here’s what some of us had to say

December 30, 2025

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Megan Hall

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Health

Rhode Island braces for skyrocketing health care premiums as federal subsidies expire

Thousands of Rhode Islanders insured by HealthSourceRI face steep premium increases expected to take effect in 2026

December 30, 2025

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David Wright

Rory MacLeod and Sandol Astrausky taught and mentored hundreds of students through the long-running old-time stringband class at Brown University.

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Arts + Entertainment

Studio session: Building community through old-time music with Sandol Astrausky and the late Rory MacLeod

A few weeks ago, Rhode Island lost beloved musician and teacher Rory MacLeod. As we close out 2025, we’re sharing some excerpts from a studio session earlier this year with Rory and his wife, fiddle player Sandol Astrausky

December 30, 2025

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Mareva Lindo

The federal courthouse in Providence, R.I.

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Politics + Justice

Jack Reed, Sheldon Whitehouse slam interim U.S. Attorney pick as partisan move

Rhode Island’s senators say the Trump Justice Department bypassed a bipartisan process in appointing Charles ‘Chas’ Calenda, calling him unqualified for the top federal prosecutor role

December 29, 2025

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Jeremy Bernfeld

Cynthia Freeman and her husband Brad Lawrence in their apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Because they work freelance jobs as storytellers and podcasters, they rely on their Affordable Care Act insurance to treat Brad's newly-diagnosed kidney disease.

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Health

As insurance prices rise, women puzzle through coverage options for their families

‘I don’t have an additional $900 lying around in my family budget to pay for this’

December 29, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

There have been over 30 book challenges in Rhode Island since 2021.

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Education

As budgets shrink, Rhode Island library workers struggle to ‘do more with less’

Research from Salve Regina University shows many libraries across southern New England are dealing with employee burnout and high rates of turnover as they try to adapt to modern-day patron needs

December 29, 2025

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Luis Hernandez