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Portsmouth High School junior Marjorie Leary represented Rhode Island as the state winner of the VFW Voice of Democracy audio-essay contest. (Photo by Katharine Leary)

Inequality. Bigotry. Poverty. They continue to challenge and divide the nation.

They test Marjorie Leary too. But the Portsmouth High School junior won’t let America’s probl...


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A laptop displays the Beacon Mutual Insurance website as seen on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current)

The personal information of an estimated 132,000 Rhode Islanders was involved in a J...


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Environmental Scientist Olivia Chatowsky with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Shellfish Water Quality Program collecting a water sample for testing. (DEM photo)

In poetic punctuation to end Rhode Island’s 10th annual Quahog Week, the state is reopening a section of Narragansett Bay along the Portsmouth shoreline for the ...


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Kalshi's website displays odds of which political party will win the 2026 Rhode Island gubernatorial election. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)

Some examples of games of chance: Craps, blackjack, Texas hold’em, roulette, and more recently, prediction markets, wherein people bet on things like geopolitical strife or what President...


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A sign supporting keeping the Newport Hospital Birthing Center open is on display on Broadway across the street from the hospital. (Photo by Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)

Staring down another quarter of operating losses, Brown University Health executives are unwilling to contribute a share of the $4.9 million needed to keep Newport Hos...


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