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In the news… for Nov. 12, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINIITY
Another animal – a cheetah – has died at RWPZ, one of a few
Pontiac Avenue bridge will be undergoing closures this weekend and next as a new bridge span is put in place
A Christmas Carol is playing now through Jan. 1st at Trinity Rep
RIPTA has 600 passes for homeless/low income available – need far outweighs limit at event to distribute them.
Providence Public School District (PPSD) offered the Classical High School entrance exam this week to any 8th grader in Providence who wanted to take it.
Dr. Edward McGookin appointed new president of Coastal Medical
EpiVax Inc. is partnering with Intravacc to develop a universal vaccine for betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2
Apply to Rhode Island College for Free on Nov. 15 – First-ever “Apply to RIC for Free Day” will waive $50 application fee for all Rhode Island students
BankNewport is pleased to announce that it has donated $10,000 to the American Red Cross to aid the organization’s relief efforts in southwest Florida.
Alan H. Litwin, who has served as CEO and managing director of Rhode Island’s largest accounting firm, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd., for 40 years, will step down from his role at the end of the year, the company announced Friday. Paul Oliveira
$1.2M fine to Brown University for Title IX violations
Save the Bay’s annual report on their clean-ups –
1,713 volunteers picked up:
- 17,048 pounds of trash
- 20,013 cigarette butts
- 6,183 food wrappers
- 5,381 beverage bottles
Fall River & New Bedford will be getting funding for electric public buses
Retail cannabis sales were rejected in Barrington, East Greenwich, Jamestown, Little Compton, Scituate, and Smithfield,
RIPTA voting to raise salaries for bus drivers from $16.45 an hour to $21 an hour
Providence Police Commander Thomas Verdi to retire
Newly paved Providence streets North Main & Manning are about to be dug up by RI Energy
Warwick will create designated parking spaces to make shoreline accessibility more accessible.
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Facebook now poised to do thousands of layoffs, as stock fell and company moving more towards AI – approximately 11,000 – 16 weeks of base pay and two additional weeks for every year of service
$2.04Billion Powerball ticket sold to one person near Los Angeles, CA
2 most expensive campaigns in US – were propositions on gambling and on-line gambling
6-yr old boy died in Detroit of RSV complications
Donald Trump says he will make an announcement next Tuesday, 11/15 at Mar-a-lago
Downtown Providence eating and drinking pavilion proposal stopped for now, due to missing application information.
Hospitals filling up with children 4 and under – premature, immune compromised, etc. are the most vulnerable; flu and RSV together are especially concerning for bad outcomes
Coronation day for King Charles will be May 8th, 2023 – will be national holiday in the UK
3 countries are causing the most climate change concern issues – and are doing the least to repair or address them – China, India and Russia – countries that are causing the least, such as the US, are doing the most to address the issue
Nancy Pelosi speaker of the House, says what happened to her husband will influence her decision to move forward with her political career
Twitter has ordered all staff back into their offices to keep their jobs
Election night news coverage: 25.4 million people watched election coverage on television, the smallest total since 2014, and 1/3 of the 2018 audience.
Fox News Channel was the top-rated network, broadcast or cable in all time periods around election night and into the early morning. Fox averaged 7.42 million total primetime viewers and 1.88 million A25-54, according to Nielsen.
MSNBC averaged 3.42 million (down 28% from 2018)
ABC averaged 3.31 million (down 37% from 2018)
NBC averaged 3.1 million. (down 45%…)
CNN averaged 2.6 million viewers (down 49%…)
CBS averaged 2.6 million viewers (down 34%…)
Day after election… Texas federal judge declares plan to forgive portion of student loan debt… unconstitutional
Los Angeles County is continuing to see increases in COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates, according to officials. They said if this continues, the county will again “strongly recommend” that people wear masks indoors.
The head of Border Patrol has been asked to resign or be terminated
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PASSINGS
Richard Israel, 91, former RI Attorney General
Daniel Smith, 90, last child of an enslaved person
John Hazen White, III, 38, CEO of TACO