In the News… quick recap of the week’s news. Nov. 8, 2025

A quick recap of the news of the week!

RHODE ISLAND & REGIONAL

Apple Cinemas has opened at Providence Place Mall – more renovations coming

Bank of America donates $250K for SNAP concerns, with $50K allocated to the Rhode Island Food Bank.

Explosion at Harvard Medical – 2 suspects seen but not captured – no one was hurt

Durk’s BBQ closing in Providence

Nashville Hot Chicken opened on the East Side of Prov.

Val’s English Tea & Pie Shop in Greenville is for sale

Armenian Fest 2025  Nov. 8 and 9, noon to 7pm, Rhodes on the Pawtuxet

Dr. George Tidmarsh, head of FDA drug division, resigns

PC area experienced “ride-outs” an “pop-up” parties with people coming in from other locations – 2 nights in a row. 2 firearms secured. Eaton Street area. Events are promoted on social media, might not be anything to do with PC students.

LaSalette will open 11/22 at 5pm

U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin dismissed a case challenging Assistant Professor of Medicine Rasha Alawieh’s March deportation.

The ELISHA Project distributed 3,500 boxes—each filled with 65 pounds of fresh food including protein and produce—across six locations in RI on Monday

Providence School Board member Melissa Hughes will not seek reelection after her term expires at the end of the year.

Beacon Wind has stopped development off the coast of MA, near Nantucket – will wait until times are better and will keep the lease they have

MLK Center in Newport collected 4 tons of food on its first SNAP collection

4 MA Head Start programs have shuttered during the government shutdown – 5 others are running for now on emergency funds

Second case of West Nile Virus in Providence county. Person in their 50s has recovered

7NEWS Anchor Kim Khazei Announces Departure from WHDH-TV & WLVI-TV in Boston

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, Brown MD who was deported was denied right to return to US

More than 40 cats and dog removed from Central Falls apartment where a woman lived who died and whose body was moved – they are now with the RI SPCA

Jill Davidson wins Prov. City Council special election seat

No. Attleboro & Dartmouth part of 30 Christmas Spirit stores opening for the holidays around the US

Brown will reduce its overall Ph.D. admissions to around 80% of its current targets in an effort to regulate University operating costs

Airport cutback includes Logan, LaGuardia and Kennedy among 40 announced with 10% cuts

Closure of homeless encampments and programs in Boston has pushed people to live on the streets in Somerville

Gov. announces SNAP payments are complicated calculations 50% benefit amt, minus 30% of net income – could take awhile to calculate and upload, and may be a relatively small amount

Hotel UMass, on the Amherst campus – police conduct a cocaine sting

Red Flag Law passes in Maine – allowing concerned family members to request a temporary order that a member of concern not have guns

RISD opens first new department in 30 years – the Computation, Technology and Culture Department, which houses a new undergraduate degree program in art and computation, as well as a new program in sound.

Cranston’s HeadStart program administrator has decided to use funds from its own reserves to stay open this month

The teacher shot by a 6-year old student in Virginia will receive $10M

The Miriam Hospital has achieved accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) as a Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department.

WGBH has laid off another 15 employees

5 and Under opens at Prov. Place Mall – a super-discount store

Prov. City Council passes gas powered leaf blower “bans”: 2028 – City worker ban. 2030 – Public use only 10/2-12/15 2033 – Full public ban 2033.

Judge keeps Charter Care hospitals open for another 60 days – regarding its sale to Centurion, the judge and UNAP General Counsel Chris Callaci said officials should focus on the Centurion sale and not be “chasing Prime Health down a rabbit hole.”

Five arrested in Fall River for street takeovers with autos

T.F. Green – two arrivals and three departures Friday were canceled due to the FAA reduction mandate.

SNAP cards appear to be loaded, even though an overnight decision by SCOTUS to pause the decision to do so was made.

St. Joe’s and Fatima Hospitals can stay open until the end of November while solution is searched for

Wonderland strip club in Providence being sued by dancer for classifying workers as Independent Contractors and not workers, paying them much less than minimum wage

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NATIONAL & International News

Wendy’s doing a refresh as stock has fallen 50%

Mass stabbing in London onboard Huntington Station train – at least 10 in hospital. Multiple attackers. 2 arrested, but could be others involved

New Mexico begins free day care for all “to boost economy”

Hooters says it is “re-Hooterizing itself” and going back to original menus – and uniforms

Dodgers win World Series

19 deaths in Jamaica now reported with widespread devastation

White House to reopen in December for tours

3 hostage remains returned, 8 bodies left to be returned to Israel

$1Billion Egypt Museum opened in Cairo

Int’l Space Station celebrates 25^th anniversary

LA named the “Rattiest City in the US”

Denny’s to be bought by private investment group

Scott Adams, Dilbert creator, suffering from prostate cancer, ran into a snag with his infusion treatments. Pres. Trump, RFK Jr, others stepped in and he resumed his treatments. Is insured by Kaiser.

Comedian Jon Stewart renews “The Daily Show” contract for a year

Kimberly-Clark to acquire Tylenol maker Kenvue in more than $40B

Tom Brady’s dog Junie is a genetic clone of his family’s late pit bull mix Lua, who died in December 2023. Brady, an investor in Dallas-based Colossal Biosciences, used a blood sample from Lua to create the clone through non-invasive technology costing about $50,000.

Trip Advisor to lay off 20% of its staff

At least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS cargo plane crash

Gannet Corp. has renamed to USA TODAY Co.

Tom Brady cloned his dog

Kazakhstan is joining the Abraham Accords

On Tuesday, Nov. 11, Tom Bergeron will return to Dancing with the Stars for the first time since his 2020 departure

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it will award at the World Cup on Dec. 5 in Washington.

Top 10 most popular GIRL names for 2025 Olivia, Amelia, Sophia, Emma, Isabella, Charlotte, Eliana, Ellie, Aurora, Mia –

Top 10 most popular BOY names for 2025 Noah, Liam, Oliver, Elijah, Mateo, Levi, Lucas, Ezra, Asher, Luca

The Louvre password to its security system was – Louvre.

Mexican president Sheinbaum groped by a bystander who also tried to kiss her at a public event – she is pressing charges against him

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year

German Chancellor Merz: since the civil war in Syria has ended, Syrians no longer have legal grounds for asylum in Germany. They should voluntarily return to rebuild their homeland. Those refusing will be deported in near future

Air Travel: 6am: Airlines to cut 4% of flights (about 690 flights). Next Tuesday, 6%. Next Thursday, 8%, Next Friday, 10% – that takes us to Nov. 14.

Teacher in VA who was shot by 6 year old student awarded $10M

A national survey says 78% of our poll respondents said Nov. 1 is too early for Christmas music.

2 Million people are on SNAP in NYC

President of Uzbekistan to US Pres. Donald Trump: “In Uzbekistan, we call you the President of the World”

SCOTUS halts a lower-court order to allow people to continue to self-select, choosing male, female or X on their passport.

UN Climate Summit next week will not have a representative attending from the US

Nancy Pelosi first calls Pres. Trump a “vile creature – the worst thing on the face of the Earth” Pres. Trump calls Nancy Pelosi: “An evil woman who did a poor job, who cost the country a lot…”

Holiday spending could top $1 trillion

Zuckerbergs turning to fund AI cures for disease rather than social causes

2 teens from upscale Michigan neighborhood arrested for planning an ISIS inspired terrorist attack on Jewish people

1 more hostage remains returned to Israel – 5 left not returned

Peloton recalling thousands of exercise bikes due to seat posts breaking

Dallas Cowboy Marshawn Kneeland commits suicide

250-300 Wendy’s restaurants will close

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PASSINGS

Charles Baker, 97, father of former MA Gov Charlie Baker

Dick Cheney, 84, pneumonia and CVD, former VP under George Bush

Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, 78, the Grateful Dead’s only female performer

Diane Ladd, 89, actress

Henry Oberlander, 28, local wrestler killed in car accident in Norwood