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July 29, 2021

Rhode Island governor, mayor separated by police after tense confrontation

Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza was physically blocked from Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee after confronting him about the state’s impending contract with the Providence Teachers Union Wednesday.

July 29, 2021

Black Lives Matter Rhode Island to protest Sheldon Whitehouse over exclusive club ties

The Black Lives Matter Rhode Island chapter is demanding Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse cut all ties with an exclusive Newport beach club or resign.

July 15, 2021

Rhode Island teacher goes public with critical race theory curriculum: ‘I’m refusing to propagate lies’

A Rhode Island middle school teacher says critical race theory is finding its way into public school classrooms and creating racial hostility and mistrust among her students.

July 13, 2021

Whale slams into fishing boat, knocking passenger into water and leaving hole in the hull

Watch out for whales.

June 24, 2021

Rep. Donalds: Teach critical race theory at 'Sheldon Whitehouse's beach club,' not schools

Congressman Byron Donalds called out critical race theorists on "Fox News Primetime" Thursday, declaring the ideology has no place in educational institutions.

June 23, 2021

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse reveals he belongs to a yacht club that lacks diversity

Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Wednesday said he belongs to a sailing club that lacks diversity. The sailing club is distinct from Bailey’s Beach Club, an elite Rhode Island organization that allegedly is predominantly White and to which he has been previously linked.

June 22, 2021

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse defended by fellow Dem amid scrutiny of membership in allegedly all-White beach club

Democratic Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., defended Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Tuesday after he faced scrutiny over his family’s membership in what a local news outlet called an “all-White” Rhode Island beach club.

June 21, 2021

RI teacher awards students extra credit for testimony against bill banning CRT in schools

After Rhode Island state representatives pushed a bill to prohibit schools from teaching critical race theory, Parents Defending Education President Nicole Neily on Monday blasted a teacher for giving students extra credit for testifying against the legislation, a move she called a "coordinated campaign to oppose" the legislation.

June 21, 2021

Sheldon Whitehouse doesn't denounce super-exclusive beach club his family belongs to

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse last week refused to apologize for his family's membership in a reportedly all-White beach club in his home state of Rhode Island, calling beach clubs "a long tradition" and saying he hopes the club will admit minority members soon.

June 16, 2021

Biogen's debated Alzheimer's drug given to first patient

A Rhode Island man became the first patient worldwide to receive Biogen’s hotly debated Alzheimer’s drug outside of a clinical trial on Wednesday, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Fox News.