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Travelers head down a ramp toward baggage claim at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport, which Travel + Leisure readers in 2025 named the best airport in the country.

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News + Culture

Where’s the Best Airport in the U.S.? Warwick, R.I.

T.F. Green received a score of 84.9 in the annual Travel + Leisure magazine competition based on reader surveys evaluating airport amenities

July 9, 2025

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Christopher Shea

The tree-lined campus of Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I.

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Health

Rhode Island Regulators Find ‘Deficiencies’ at Butler Hospital

The hospital allowed an unlicensed medical assistant to do a procedure prohibited under state regulations

July 9, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

Stefano Famiglietti, a personal injury lawyer from North Providence, won endorsements from a coalition of labor unions and the local Democratic committee.

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Elections

Stefano Famiglietti Wins Primary for Ruggerio’s Empty North Providence State Senate Seat

Famiglietti, a personal injury lawyer who serves on North Providence’s town council, won more than 70% of the district’s votes in a four-way race

July 9, 2025

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Ben Berke

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters as President Donald Trump listens, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.

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Immigration

DOJ Launches Unusual Lawsuit Against Entire Federal District Court in Maryland

A rare legal clash between the Justice Department and the federal judiciary echoes to Rhode Island, where a 1990s-era lawsuit filed by then–U.S. Attorney Sheldon Whitehouse offers precedent and underscores the escalating tensions between executive power and judicial independence

July 8, 2025

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Carrie Johnson

July 8, 2025

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Health

Rhode Island to Require Narcan in College Dorms

The new state law also mandates RAs to be trained to administer the life-saving opioid reversal medication

July 8, 2025

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Lynn Arditi

Cover image released by Ballantine shows "The Summer Storms" by Sarah MacLean.

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Arts & Entertainment

Book Review: An Inheritance Game, a Steamy Romance and Family Turmoil in ‘These Summer Storms’

In her latest novel These Summer Storms, Rhode Island author Sarah MacLean trades dukes for tech dynasties, spinning a tale of inheritance games, family dysfunction, and second chances—set against the brooding backdrop of a storm-lashed island estate

July 8, 2025

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Donna Edwards

July 8, 2025

Sasha Blair-Goldensohn in a New York subway station.

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News + Culture

Meet the Google Engineer Making Maps More Accessible

After a near-fatal accident left him paralyzed, Google engineer Sasha Blair-Goldensohn turned personal adversity into advocacy—transforming Google Maps and New York City’s subway system to better serve people with disabilities, and reminding the world that accessibility benefits everyone

July 8, 2025

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Robin Young

Karyn Miller-Medzon

July 8, 2025