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Lawmakers Seek Quieter Ads and Less … Free Speech?

February 26, 2026February 26, 2026 · US News

State lawmakers are telling streamers to shhhhhh their ads. Online gamblers are flooding Florida help lines now that sports betting is legal. Some Sunshine State lawmakers want to…

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Salve Regina student dies of CO poisoning during storm

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

A 21-year-old Salve Regina student died of carbon monoxide poisoning in Newport, Rhode Island, during Monday’s storm, according to local police. Newport police officers found Joseph Boutros unconscious…

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Pawtucket shooting has ‘impact on the entire community’

February 18, 2026February 18, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Three people remain in critical condition at a hospital in Rhode Island following this week’s deadly shooting at an ice-skating arena in Pawtucket. The shooter’s ex-wife, Rhonda Dorgan,…

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2 killed, gunman dead, in shooting at Rhode Island high school hockey game

February 16, 2026February 17, 2026 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Police identified the shooter involved in a deadly assault inside a hockey rink in Rhode Island and credited a good Samaritan for helping to stop the attack.Three people,…

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Blast of Winter Weather Hitting Midwest, East Coast and Could Bring Snow to Florida

January 17, 2026January 17, 2026 · US News

HOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather was set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as…

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Man arrested after deadly hit-and-run in Cranston, RI

January 12, 2026January 13, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

A man is accused of driving off after hitting and killing a woman early Sunday morning in Cranston, Rhode Island. Police and fire crews in Cranston responded around…

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After Swiss Alps New Year’s Eve bar fire, a look at some of America’s worst nightclub and bar fires

January 1, 2026January 1, 2026 · Detroit, Michigan Local News

A blaze at a packed bar in the Swiss Alps during New Year’s Eve celebrations killed about 40 people and injured 115 others, many of them seriously. Cellphone…

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3 New England governors demand briefing on power project risks

December 25, 2025December 26, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Four Northeast governors on Wednesday demanded a classified briefing from the Trump administration to understand the national security risks underlying the pause on offshore wind project leases. Massachusetts…

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Democratic Governors Call on Trump Administration to Lift Freeze on Offshore Wind Projects

December 24, 2025December 24, 2025 · US News

WASHINGTON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Four ‌Democratic ​governors wrote to U.S. Interior ‌Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the ​Trump administration to lift its halt on five…

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Brown University police chief placed on leave after mass shooting

December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

Brown University police chief Rodney Chatman has been placed on leave more than a week after the mass shooting that killed two students and injured nine others in…

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What we know about the suspect in the Brown University and MIT professor shootings, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente

December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

Law enforcement officials say the same gunman who opened fire at Brown University also shot and killed an MIT professor two days later. The suspect in both shootings…

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Man Suspected in Brown University Shooting and MIT Professor’s Killing Is Found Dead, Officials Say

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 · US News

Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student and Portuguese national, was found dead Thursday night from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said Col. Oscar Perez, the Providence police…

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What we know about the Brown University shooting suspect

December 18, 2025December 19, 2025 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

The man suspected of killing two students and wounding nine others in a shooting at Brown University before fatally shooting a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later…

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Brown and MIT manhunt live updates as sources say shootings may be linked

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 · Breaking News

  21m ago Manhunt ongoing in multiple states for suspect in Brown shooting, sources say The ongoing, active manhunt for the Brown University shooting suspect is now taking…

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Person of interest identified in Brown University shooting, sources say

December 18, 2025December 18, 2025 · Miami, Florida Local News

A person of interest has been identified in the mass shooting at Brown University, multiple sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News on Thursday. Law enforcement has…

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Brown to release early-decision notices as manhunt for shooter continues

December 17, 2025December 17, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

As a search continues for the person behind this weekend’s mass shooting, Brown University was planning to issue early-decision admission offers to applicants Wednesday evening. The Ivy League…

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Brown University shooting investigators release new

December 16, 2025December 16, 2025 · Breaking News

Police in Providence, Rhode Island, on Tuesday released a new image and what they described as “enhanced” videos of a person of interest in the deadly shooting at…

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12/15: CBS Evening News

December 15, 2025December 16, 2025 · Dallas, Texas Local News

12/15: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Police seek person of interest in Brown University shooting; Rob Reiner and wife Michele found dead, son arrested.…

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Officials share new videos, photos of person of interest in Brown University shooting

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 · Chicago, Illinois Local News

Officials share new videos, photos of person of interest in Brown University shooting – CBS News Watch CBS News Police shared more videos and pictures of a person…

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Manhunt Continues for Suspect in Brown University Shooting: Live Updates

December 15, 2025December 15, 2025 · New York, New York Local News

A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial on Sunday outside the Barus & Holley engineering building on the campus of Brown University. Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via…

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