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(Photo: PIB of India / Photo Division, Ministry of I & B, Govt. of India)India, U.K. to give fillip to trade, security ties
The Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Shri Jawhar Sircar and the Sports and Culture Secretary of UK, Mr. Jeremy Hunt signing an agreement in the field of Culture, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Mr. David Cameron, in New Delhi on July 29, 2010....Full Story

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(Photo: WN / Aruna Gilbert)Murray admits being 'in a rut' since Australia
Andy Murray competes against Mardy Fish during day 5 of the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open at The Crandon Park Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Florida - March 27, 2010...Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Obama seeks to mend rift with U.S. black community
President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention in Washington, Thursday, July 29, 2010....Full Story

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4 from R.I. selected for Legion program
| PROVIDENCE - Four Rhode Island students - two of them from Westerly - are in Washington, D.C., for Boys Nation and Girls Nation, an annual affair sponsored by the American Legion that is intended to expose young people to the workings of government. | Two boys and two...Full Story
R.I. Police Digest: 2 cyclists hurt, 1 critically, when they collide in Coventry
| COVENTRY | 2 cyclists hurt, 1 critically, when they collide | Two motorcyclists were injured when they collided on New London Turnpike on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Coventry police. | Both were taken to Rhode Island Hospital. Larry D. Battey, 23, was listed...Full Story
School Committee to award food contract on Friday
| CRANSTON - Global food-services giant Sodexo is vying to take over the School Department's food services, promising the district a surplus, no matter what. | The School Committee is expected to award the one-year contract Friday, with the option of four one-year exten...Full Story
NLRB filing complaint against Westin hotel
| PROVIDENCE - The National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that investigates labor complaints, has authorized an unfair labor practice complaint against the Westin Providence hotel, according to the labor relations board website and the union. | Local 217 of ...Full Story
New England Patriots begin training camp
| FOXBORO, Mass. | He may have been wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap, but 21-year-old Michael Sackett of East Providence wanted to make it clear Thursday that when it came to sports, there was no other place he'd rather be than where he was. | And that place was a ...Full Story
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Fri 30 Jul 2010
RI Congressional District 1 candidates state positions on war, economy, energy and Washington
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - Candidates vying to replace Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy in the U.S. House of Representatives voiced their positions Thursday on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, funds, energy policy and the influence of corporate money in Washington at a ...
Bill Clinton: Caprio is right man to be R.I. governor
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE - Former President Bill Clinton whisked into Providence on Thursday to lend support to fellow Democrat Frank T. Caprio, calling him the gubernatorial candidate who best understands the fundamentals of job creation and rebuilding the stat...
Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice
The New York Times | Take mice from freezer. Thaw (but not in the microwave, please). Feed to pet snakes. Stephen Mally for The New York Times | “Snakes got to eat,” said Steve Gilfillan of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who buys frozen mice by the thousands for his pet rep...
R.I. teacher union challenges education chief's ruling on seniority
The Providence Journal | An inevitable collision between teacher unions and the state's new education requirements has landed in Superior Court, Providence. | A union local is fighting a decision to lay off 45 teaching assistants and other staff at the Northern Rhode Islan...
Family gives chase when Providence girl hit by car
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE -- Don't hit a little girl outside her grandmother's house and try to get away with it. | Not on Croyland Road, on the city's South Side, where many of Kimberly Mosquea's relatives and friends live. They were outside Wednesday afternoon ...
Town to spend $101,000 over sewer violations
The Providence Journal | NORTH PROVIDENCE - The town will pay $15,000 in fines and pony up $86,000 to build a new municipal sewer line and replace faulty private sewers in one neighborhood, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. | The fines and the fe...
Forum at Roger Williams University studies ways to avoid wrongful convictions
The Providence Journal | BRISTOL - Someone stabbed Katharina Brow 30 times and beat her over the head with a toaster as she recovered from a heart attack in her trailer in Ayer, Mass., in 1980. Blood at the scene indicated Brow had scratched her assailant. | The police que...
GOP accused of dragging out McConnell confirmation
The Providence Journal | WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats were rebuffed by the GOP Thursday in a bid for consideration of a group of President Obama's judicial choices, including John J. McConnell Jr., his controversial nominee to the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island. | Th...
R.I. rally participants decry Arizona immigration law
The Providence Journal | PROVIDENCE -- More than 100 people rallied in a West End park Thursday as part of a National Day of Action against Arizona's controversial new immigration law, and members of the clergy led a small prayer vigil inside the State House. | The demonst...
Sound off
The Boston Globe | This year's Newport Folk Festival is stuffed to the gills with great artists. From roots rockers the Avett Brothers to sizzling soul outfit Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings to legendary Band man Levon Helm. If you're pining to check out Steve Martin - ...
Small-Business Bill Falters on Senate Partisanship
The New York Times | WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday rejected a bill to aid small businesses with expanded loan programs and tax breaks, a procedural blockade that underscored how fiercely determined the party’s leaders are to deny Democrats any...
Thu 29 Jul 2010
Later high school start times improves adolescent behavior
The Examiner | Let me Sleep!  Photo Source:  Tere Scott Photo   | Almost any teen or tween will probably jump at the chance to delay the start of school in the morning.  But, now they have scientific  research to back them up.  Accor...
Top 10 Cheesecakes for National Cheesecake Day
The Examiner | National cheesecake day: 50% off at Cheesecake Factory | National Cheesecake Day is July 30 if you need a holiday for eating this popular dessert. NY Strawberry Cheesecake, Limoncello Cheeseake, Chocolate Cheesecake, Eggnog Cheesecake, Pumpkin...
Schilling's business, bluster bleed into politics
The Examiner Comments BOSTON (Map, News) - The U.S. is fighting two wars, and millions are looking for work. So what is making politicians thump their lecterns in two of New England's hottest political races this summer? | Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling. |...
2 URI students acquitted of sexual assault
The Examiner Comments SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (Map, News) - Two former University of Rhode Island students have been found not guilty of raping another student in a campus dorm almost two years ago. | The jury returned its verdict Thursday after about an hour and h...
2 URI students acquitted of sexual assault
The Boston Globe | SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.-Two former University of Rhode Island students have been found not guilty of raping another student in a campus dorm almost two years ago. | The jury returned its verdict Thursday after about an hour and half of deliberations....
2 URI students acquitted of sexual assault
Houston Chronicle | SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. - Two former University of Rhode Island students have been found not guilty of raping another student in a campus dorm almost two years ago. | The jury returned its verdict Thursday after about an hour and half of deliberation...
Rhode Island city overseer starts by firing mayor
MSNBC | BOSTON — A state-appointed receiver named to turn around the finances of the near-bankrupt Rhode Island city of Central Falls marked his first day on the job on Monday by firing its mayor. | Local media reported that retired Superior Court ju...
Schilling defends $75M deal with RI: Ocean State bested Louisiana, Canada
Newsvine | PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island beat out other places including Louisiana and some Canadian provinces to become the new home of Curt Schilling's video game company, 38 Studios , by offering a $75 million loan guarantee, the former Red Sox pi...
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