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Dr. Susan Duffy, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Hasbro Children's Hospital, poses for a photo in the hospital's healing garden in Providence, R.I., on April 9, 2021. The hospital has seen a decrease in ER visits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
RI HEALTH

Emergency room visits for kids are down during the pandemic. But that’s not entirely good news

Behind the low numbers of broken bones and bouts of the flu is a darker reality: the profound isolation and inactivity that children have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Brown University President Christina H. Paxson.
Consumer health care costs will not change with Lifespan-CNE merger, Brown University president says
The merged system would provide better care without increasing costs, she said, but effective low-cost care is not in the cards

RI CRIME15 arrested for unemployment benefits fraud in R.I.
The suspects filed unemployment insurance claims in 11 states, totaling nearly $580,000.

CORONAVIRUS
State Representative Thomas E. Noret, a Coventry Democrat
Bill would shield R.I. residents who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
A Democratic lawmaker from Coventry warns about discrimination, but other legislators say vaccines are “for the greater good.”

More COVID-19 news and Rhode Island resourcesRhode Island's most-vaccinated cities and towns

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Artist Michael Ezzell uses a hair dryer to dry the first printing of a graphic as he prints a design made by a fellow Rhode Island artist onto a t-shirt as part of the Buy Local Rhode Island t-shirt campaign. Shirts are being sold in the Buy Local RI project, which is donating 25% of all sales to the Rhode Island Hospitality Employee Relief Fund. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
Local artists partner with popular gift shop to help struggling restaurant workers in R.I.
Two local artists help reboot an ’08 economic program, urging people to “Buy Local” and support fellow Rhode Islanders

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DePasquale Square, a Federal Hill neighborhood in Providence, R.I., is a colorful collection of restaurants arranged around a fountain.
Outdoor dining on Federal Hill is coming back better than ever
“Al Fresco on The Hill” will run for 20 weeks, starting May 14.

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Diego Arene-Morley, a peer-recovery specialist with Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts, distributed Narcan nasal spray and drug test kits near McCauley House in Providence.
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.

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University Hall on Brown University's campus was built by enslaved people.
Will Brown University consider reparations after students voted to do so? Answer: It’s complicated
“Reparations can mean many different things in many different contexts,” the president of Brown University said. “I don’t know where we’re going to go. I think the conversation is worth having.”

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Sam Suchmann, right, and Mattie Zufelt pose with ghoulish figures at Sam's home in Providence, R.I. The two young men with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this time in a documentary championed by a Hollywood luminary.
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.

CORONAVIRUS

Bill would shield R.I. residents who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

A Democratic lawmaker from Coventry warns about discrimination, but other legislators say vaccines are “for the greater good.”
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Brown University Medical School dean Dr. Jack Elias to focus exclusively on Lifespan-Care New England merger

Elias will work with Brown’s leadership on the partnership to create Rhode Island’s first integrated academic health system
CORONAVIRUS

R.I. opens 2 new regional clinics, residents 40 and older become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines on Monday

During his weekly coronavirus press conference, the governor said he hopes 70 percent of all Rhode Island residents will be fully vaccinated by mid-June.

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About 90 birds were killed after fire swept through Foster Parrots sanctuary in Hopkinton, R.I., on Thursday.

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
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo speaks as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki looks on during a daily press briefing at the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House April 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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.

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Sam Suchmann, right, and Mattie Zufelt pose with ghoulish figures at Sam's home in Providence, R.I. The two young men with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this time in a documentary championed by a Hollywood luminary.

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.

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Sabina Matos speaks during a press conference on March 31.

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.

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End Sexual Violence at Brown, a new student-led organization, held a protest on campus Wednesday. More than 200 students marched to the university president's home, where organizers presented a list of demands, asking the administration to take a tough stand on sexual assault.

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.

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Mayor Jorge O. Elorza joins a canvassing effort to sign residents up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment in the city's hardest-hit community.

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
Diego Arene-Morley, a peer-recovery specialist with Rhode Island Communities for Addiction Recovery Efforts, distributed Narcan nasal spray and drug test kits near McCauley House in Providence.

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.

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Dr. Luis Daniel Muñoz speaks during a news conference at the Rhode Island State House on March 25.

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.

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The Newport Pell Bridge

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.

Michelle Liu is the co-founder of Red Envelope Stories, a weekly newsletter featuring crowdsourced 150-word stories about Asian identity. She said she has always grown up with "double consciousness," meaning she tries to see herself through the eyes of a white person. However, because of Red Envelope Stories, and recent national discussions around race, she feels as though it's easier to embrace her identity through her own stories, and the stories written by others.

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.”

Former Everett High standout Kevin Brown was leading the University of Rhode in rushing through three games, averaging 5.2 yards per carry.

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.