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RI NEWS
Rhode Island bird sanctuary vows to rebuild after last week’s fire leaves 96 animals dead
Danika Oriol-Morway, the sanctuary’s former director and a current member of its board of directors, said mostly parrots died in the blaze, but the sanctuary lost a number of Patagonian Cavies as well.
RHODE MAP
Get ready to see a lot more of Gina Raimondo on TV
The former Rhode Island governor is one of five cabinet secretaries tasked with pushing Biden’s $2 trillion American Jobs Plan over the finish line.
RI ARTS
The story behind the Rhode Islanders behind ‘Spring Break Zombie Massacre’
The documentary, “Sam & Mattie Make a Zombie Movie,” was released this week on Apple TV and focuses on the duo's determination, not the fact that they have Down Syndrome.
DAN McGOWAN
Sabina Matos doesn’t need to fix her accent. We need to embrace it
Sabina Matos will soon be the first Afro-Latina to serve as Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, one heartbeat or presidential appointment away from running the entire state. And it almost never happened.
RI EDUCATION
Hundreds of Brown University students protest against sexual violence
What started as an international coalition of sexual violence survivors and their allies has made its way from social media to Brown University’s campus.
RI HEALTH
Volunteers go door-to-door to reach residents in communities vulnerable to COVID-19
Some residents of Providence’s hardest-hit communities still need convincing, while others simply need better information and access.
RI HEALTH
An opioid treatment hotline has saved lives in R.I., doctors say. But a US Senate bill could put it out of business
Critics of the hotline have raised concerns about diversion — when a prescription intended for one person goes to a different person — as well as the quality of care people receive when starting off with audio-only visits.
RI POLITICS
Dr. Luis Daniel Muñoz will run for R.I. governor in 2022
Pawtucket resident ran as an independent in 2018 but plans to run as a Democrat in 2022.
RI NEWS
Advocates call for suicide prevention barriers on iconic R.I. bridges
Supporters hope federal infrastructure plan will fund barriers on Newport Pell, Mount Hope, and Jamestown Verrazano bridges.
Grappling with identity as an Asian American woman, one story at a time
Michelle Liu co-founded “Red Envelope Stories,” an online platform to collect and share stories about the “modern Asian diasporic identity.”
Positive COVID-19 tests prompt University of Rhode Island football to cancel final 2 games of spring season
One day after fellow Colonial Athletic Association member New Hampshire opted out of its schedule, Rhody announced it will not play Maine or Stony Brook.