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In the news… summary on July 19th
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
3-day heat advisory issued for RI
Providence Pools and Parks will have extended hours – noon to 7pm for 3 days
Christmas Tree Shops are changing their name to CTS.
Rochs Market moving from West Warwick to West Greenwich – company plans further expansion.
Camp Cronin, in Narragansett, unused for over 10 years, is now being rehabbed.
New rule allows school nurses to administer medical marijuana to students who have a prescription.
Governor of RI’s top aide arrested in Vermont, suspected of having a possible mental health crisis.
Massachusetts moves to ease gun restrictions after case affirms one does not need to prove “need” for a gun when applying to purchase one.
MA is setting up Monkeypox vaccine sites. Intense efforts are in place in Provincetown to vaccinate and distribute information.
CODAC now has a mobile opioid truck set to help address the overdose crisis in RI
RI union leader, Michael Sabitoni, arrested for DUI and speeding at 81mph over the weekend
Cadillac Lounge in Providence, a local strip club, was robbed at gunpoint as they opened on Monday morning. $22,000 in $1 bills were taken from a safe.
Big Value Stores will close permanently – in Dartmouth, MA
Brown Medical School gives $1 Million to Crossroads for healthcare.
The former Lord & Taylor retail stores at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree, Burlington Mall, and Natick Mall will be converted into life science lab floorspace.
Johnson’s Pond – Governor Dan McKee signed into law legislation that grants the RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) the authority to restore water levels in Johnson’s Pond in Coventry.
Low-income Rhode Islanders who are charged with crimes will not have to pay court costs and fees if they prove to the court their financial situation, under a new law. People automatically qualify if they are enrolled in benefit programs, such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families; Social Security; public assistance; disability insurance; or food stamps. Those with limited ability to pay can apply for waived fees. Property damage or victim compensation not impacted.
Butler Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, are participating in the POINTER study, to see if computer-based brain exercises can help prevent or delay dementia.
The Wyatt Detection Center in Central Falls has received approval for increased payments from the US Marshals Service, and the facility, which has a 770 bed capacity has a census which has risen back into the 600s, from the 400s during the pandemic. Financial viability is the goal of the board.
The Harvard Crimson will no longer publish a daily print edition starting this fall, moving to printing weekly and focusing its daily news coverage on the digital space. They have printed daily since 1873.
RI Meals on Wheels delivered their 20 millionth meal on July 15th.
The Narragansett Bay water system was hit with a cyberattack last week – no payment data was compromised, they have reported.
Airport Connector project to spruce up the area was begun – include better safety, signage, road issues, and landscaping with 400 trees and plantings – $29M project – should be completed June of 2023.
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
New suicide prevention number – 988 – is now live throughout the country.
Extreme heatwave is expected to continue for a week with European heat records being set – 19 million Americans in the path of extreme heat, too – Boston is setting up emergency plans.
The Indiana mall shooter was prepared with multiple guns, 100 round of ammo, etc. – the 22 year old carrying a concealed weapon, legally, shot and killed the shooter at his first encounter, and is being called a hero for intercepting what could have been another mass shooting in America.
Twitter has filed a lawsuit in Delaware to force Elon Musk to buy the platform for $44 billion.
Seattle to spend $2M to re-form its police dept, with over 400 officers having left.
Some airports in UK have partially closed as runways have melted spots in the extreme heat.
Ukraine President has arrested his chief of security and another leader as “treason” was documented, and suspended another 28 security officers.
Toys R Us will open in side Macy’s stores prior to Christmas.
Wide concern that people will not run their a/c units due to cost concerns in extreme heat.
Concerns that pool water will evaporate faster than normal in extreme heat, causing chemical levels to be higher than they should – people are encouraged to test their pool water more often.
Four out of 10 workers around the world are at least somewhat likely to quit their job in the next three to six months, per a new McKinsey survey
US announces more computer chips must be made in America – efforts to do so will be 2 years away.
16 Starbucks in US will close because they are too dangerous to stay open.
Cholera has been reported to be found in turtles in a wet market in Wuhan
Sri Lanka has a state of emergency declared.
Anthony Fauci now says he “most certainly” will retire in 2025.
The overwhelming majority of gun owners are in favor of universal background checks, raising the minimum age to buy to 21 and “red flag” laws ta new NPR/IPsos survey finds. new NPR/Ipsos survey finds. Most also don’t support a ban on AR-15-style semiautomatic weapons.
Netflix will work with Microsoft as its partner for its upcoming, less expensive and ad-supported plan.
NCAA championship swimmer Lia Thomas has been nominated by the University of Pennsylvania for one of the most prestigious awards in college athletics … NCAA Woman of the Year.
RootsAction.org, a left leaning group that supported Biden in 2020 is now planning to spend 6-figures launching a public pressure campaign to block his renomination in 2024.
NYC is setting up Monkeypox vaccines – it is in rare supply and certain qualifiers are in place – however, portals are crashing with all the appointment requests.
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PASSINGS
Bobby East, 37, NASCAR driver, stabbed and murdered at a gas station
Mark Fleischman, 84, of assisted suicide in Europe, owner of Studio 54
Olin W. Thompson, III, 50, public defender in RI, after fighting ALS
Bramwell Tovey, 69, conductor, RI Philharmonic Orchestra
Ivana Trump, 73, of a fall at her NYC home