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Amid #MeToo, states debate teaching consent to kids
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, The Associated Press Inside a Catholic school in Portland, Oregon, high school sophomores break into groups to discuss some once-taboo topics: abusive relationships and consent. At...
May 20, 2019
Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face ‘end’
Hassan Rouhani, Donald Trump. Full Credit: Host Photo Agency/Ria Novosti/Getty Images Listen to “Trump warns Iran not to threaten US or it will face 'end'” on Spreaker. By JON GAMBRELL, Th...
May 20, 2019
5 Great things to do in Southern New England this weekend – May 17-19 2019
1. Abbarama at the Greenwich Odeum – Friday, May 17 ABBARAMA is a 7 piece live band and video production of ABBA performed by young musicians from Sweden, UK and USA. Video and art direction pro...
May 17, 2019
ACI guard charged with having sex with inmates
SCITUATE, R.I. (AP) – A Rhode Island prison guard has been has been charged with having sex with several inmates. Rhode Island State Police on Wednesday announced that 40-year-old Collins Umoh, ...
May 15, 2019
Raimondo introduces new HHS Secretary
Womazetta Jones is introduced by Gov. Gina Raimondo to become the new state Secretary of Health and Human Services. Photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Listen to “Raimondo introduces new HHS Secret...
May 15, 2019
PODCAST: In depth with RI State Police Colonel Manni
New State Police Superintendent James Manni being sworn in at a State House ceremony. Photo by Steve Klamkin, WPRO News. RI State Police Colonel James Manni joined Dan Yorke in studio Tuesday t...
May 15, 2019
WATCH – Contentious debate on House floor over ‘minority owned business’ bill
Watch below as General Assembly members Joseph Almeida and Anastasia Williams debate a bill that would make any ‘women’s business enterprise certified by the US Small Business Administrati...
May 15, 2019
FCC to propose rules allowing automatic robocall blocking
by Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission unveiled a proposal Wednesday to limit the scourge of unwanted robocalls, a measure that would give phone companies wide latitude...
May 15, 2019
Abortion rights bill stalls in Rhode Island Senate committee
photo by Steve Klamkin WPRO News Listen to “Abortion rights bill stalls in Rhode Island Senate committee” on Spreaker. Listen to “Senator Archambault 5-15-19” on Spreaker. PROV...
May 14, 2019
PODCAST- Blast from the Past: Claudine Schneider weighs in on abortion bills
Former Congresswoman Claudine Schneider, the first and only woman to represent Rhode Island, talks with WPRO’s Tara Granahan on the controversial abortion bills about to be voted on by the Senat...
May 14, 2019
