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Ancient Egyptian warfare unfolds on Quiet Green

By Andrea Li | April 17

The dramatic reenactment was part of the students’ final project for ARCH 1630.

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Community organizers protest ICE detainment of Laotian man in Central Falls

By Andrea Li | April 10

The detainment follows the arrests of two Southeast Asian Rhode Island residents being held in Florida.

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RI judge rules FEMA’s grant review process violates injunction blocking Trump’s funding freeze

By Andrea Li | April 6

On Friday, Rhode Island District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. ’80 ruled that the Trump administration violated a March 6 preliminary injunction by freezing Federal Emergency Management Agency funds.

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RI district judge to issue ruling on federal arts grants supporting ‘gender ideology’

By Andrea Li | March 31

The ACLU R.I. filed a lawsuit against the NEA, alleging that the agency’s recent changes to funding requirements are unconstitutional.

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Providence City Council chief of staff arrested at protest in Trump Tower

By Andrea Li | March 18

June Rose was detained at a Thursday protest in support of Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil.

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RI attorney general, 20 others file lawsuit to halt Education Dept. layoffs

By Avani Ghosh and Andrea Li | March 13

Plaintiffs argued that the nearly 50% reduction in workforce would incapacitate the department

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ACLU sues NEA over new grant restrictions on projects promoting ‘gender ideology’

By Andrea Li | March 12

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of several northeast-based arts organizations.

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RI bill would require fossil fuel companies to pay for environmental damages

By Andrea Li | March 6

State legislators introduced the Climate Superfund Act to the General Assembly last month.

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DHS agents spotted in Providence amid ICE detainments in the state

By Lev Kotler-Berkowitz and Andrea Li | March 6

In the past two weeks, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been active in several cities across Rhode Island.

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Muslim inmates sue RI Dept. of Corrections for imposing barriers to religious practice

By Avani Ghosh and Andrea Li | February 24

Four Muslim-identifying inmates are suing the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, alleging that officials at RIDOC’s High Security Center in Cranston have restricted the group’s ability to practice their religion.