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The Providence Journal
usatoday.com > story > entertainment > television > 04/01/2026 > what-is-the-rhode-island-accent-how-does-it-compare-with-boston-or-new-york-city > 89406052007

Real Housewives will bring the RI accent to television. But what is it, exactly?

12+ hour, 52+ min ago  (335+ words) The Real Housewives of Rhode Island premiere on April 2 on Bravo will bring the wonders of the Rhode Island accent to households across the country. But what exactly is a Rhode Island accent? Is it just a New York accent?...

Yahoo News
yahoo.com > news > videos > council-proposal-aims-spur-affordable-221319588.html

Council proposal aims to spur affordable housing in Providence

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (44+ words) A new housing proposal aims to remove financial barriers for developers of affordable housing units in Providence. Target 12's Alexandra Leslie explains. A new housing proposal aims to remove financial barriers for developers of affordable housing units in Providence. Target…...

The Providence Journal
providencejournal.com > story > sports > college > basketball > 04/01/2026 > video-of-uconn-coach-dan-hurley-when-he-led-rhode-island > 89420151007

Take a look back at Final Four coach Dan Hurley leading Rhode Island

16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (168+ words) Hurley led the URI Rams from 2012-18, before leaving for Storrs, Connecticut after compiling a 113-82 record in Kingston. Take a look back at Final Four coach Dan Hurley leading Rhode Island UConn head basketball coach Dan Hurley will lead his Huskies…...

The Providence Journal
providencejournal.com > story > entertainment > television > 04/01/2026 > the-real-housewives-of-rhode-island-cast-who-is-rosie-dimare > 89398501007

'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' cast: Who is Rosie DiMare?

14+ hour, 52+ min ago  (330+ words) With the premiere of"The Real Housewives of Rhode Island," you may be wondering exactly who you will be seeing on the screen. Premiering on Thursday, April 2, Rhode Island's debut in "The Real Housewives" franchise will focus on seven women,…...

Google News
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Google News

9+ hour, 26+ min ago  (12+ words) AI Explained: How Google is using AI to predict flash floods'WPRI.com...

BostonGlobe.com
bostonglobe.com > 04/01/2026 > metro > state-house-influence-judicial-appointments-ri

Do you need to know a guy to become a judge in Rhode Island?

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (471+ words) You've got to know a guy at the State House to become a judge in Rhode Island. That, in short, is the perception that state Senator Dawn Euer is taking aim at with three bills that would change Rhode Island's…...

BostonGlobe.com
bostonglobe.com > 04/01/2026 > metro > providence-adult-businesses-lawsuits-tossed-ri

Judge dismisses lawsuits in which adult businesses in Providence allege the city profiled and targeted patrons

2+ hour, 25+ min ago  (656+ words) PROVIDENCE " A federal judge has tossed lawsuits filed by adult businesses in Providence that alleged the City of Providence and its police department had profiled and targeted them and their patrons. In decisions in two separate civil lawsuits on Monday,…...

TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > greetings-from-london-where-a-big-covid-memorial-holds-vigil-over-the-halls-of-power

Greetings from London, where a big COVID memorial holds vigil over the halls of power

13+ hour, 3+ min ago  (285+ words) Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Six years ago in the spring, as COVID-19 cases grew in distant China, Britain was torn between sealing the…...

TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > from-scrappy-startup-to-tech-giant-apple-celebrates-its-50th-year

From scrappy startup to tech giant, Apple celebrates its 50th year

16+ hour, 54+ min ago  (818+ words) In his new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, author David Pogue includes a story about how the tech company's late CEO and co-founder, Steve Jobs, pushed his team to perfect the iPod. "Steve Jobs wanted it to be as small…...

TPR: The Public's Radio
thepublicsradio.org > npr > nasas-artemis-ii-astronauts-are-hours-away-from-moon-launch-watch-it-here

NASA's Artemis II astronauts are hours away from moon launch. Watch it here

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (564+ words) Before taking his last steps on the moon, NASA astronaut Gene Cernan made sure to scratch his young daughter's initials into the lunar dust. He had some parting thoughts for the rest of humanity, too. "We leave as we came…...