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Rhode Island: The Fattest State in New England

5/29/2015

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Anthony Faccenda

Rhode Island is the most obese state in New England, according to a new Gallup-Healthways report.

Worst in New England

The survey, which examined obesity rates in each state, ranked the Ocean State 27 out of 50 and last in New England. In fact, Massachusetts and Connecticut ranked amongst the top ten fittest states—finishing 5th and 10th respectively. Maine and Vermont finished in the top 20, while New Hampshire ranked 22nd.

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LISTEN: Providence - The Coming Storm 

5/29/2015

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Financial guru Michael Riley calls into the Rotunda to discuss the perilous state of Providence's pensions, and the potential fallout of an SEC investigation on not just our capital city, but our entire state.

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Opinion: NSA Surveillance Programs Are a Cancer on the Constitution

5/29/2015

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Patrick G. Eddington



The month of June has proven to a notable one for revelations about abuses of government power carried out under the cloak of secrecy. June 1971 brought us the Pentagon Papers case, followed two years later with the Watergate hearings into the break in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters. A generation later, another national security whistleblower—Edward Snowden—revealed in June 2013 a fresh series of government abuses of power in secret.

And now, with some of those abusive powers facing a June 1, 2015 expiration date, Congress faces another moment of truth: Will it act decisively to end unconstitutional executive branch overreach, as it did a generation ago?

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Pakistan: Police Kill Protesting Lawyers

5/29/2015

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“Punjab’s security forces have a history of using excessive force against civilians with impunity. An investigation by the police and intelligence agencies is insufficient to create public confidence in its outcome. An independent and impartial investigation is necessary if the authorities in Punjab are to stem the flow of public distrust and escalating protests.”

Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director

(New York) – Pakistani authorities should bring to justice police who shot into a crowd and killed two lawyers protesting in the Punjab city of Daska, Human Rights Watch said today. An independent investigation should be launched into the killings.

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"100 Deadliest Days" for Teen Drivers Underway

5/28/2015

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Nearly two-thirds of people injured or killed in a crash involving a teen driver are people other than the teen behind the wheel, according to a new report released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.  In 2013 alone, 371,645 people were injured and 2,927 were killed in crashes that involved a teen driver. The results come just as the “100 Deadliest Days” begin, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day when teen crash fatalities historically climb. 

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