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Is daylight saving time this weekend? When to change the clocks
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Providence Journal - Rhode Island
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The sunsets are noticeably earlier, nearing 6 p.m. in Rhode Island, and the sunrise is almost at 7 a.m. As we slip further and further into the darkest time of the year, you might be wondering when it's time to change the clocks for daylight...
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Maps: Tracking Post-Tropical Cyclone Karen
Karen was a post-tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean Friday afternoon Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Karen is the 11th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Forecast wind speeds and...
Owner: The Ochs-Sulzberger Family
Outdoors in RI: PFAS, Scouting at Fort Adams, Shoreline Access, Columbus
Infrastructure Bank Awards $300,000 Emerging Contaminants Grant To Pascoag’s Clear River Electric & Water District Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, in coordination with the Rhode Island Department of Health, has awarded a $300,000 grant to the...
Owner: Nancy Thomas
Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue… But Now What?
Monument to Christopher Columbus in Rapallo, Italy The phrase, “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” written by Jean Marzollo, is a popular rhyme used as a mnemonic device to help students remember the year Christopher...
Owner: Alex Cornwell
Jerry is zipping across the Atlantic at breakneck speed. Where it's headed next.
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Yahoo News
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Tropical Storm Jerry became the 10th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, and it's forecast to become a hurricane by Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center. A tropical storm warning is in place for parts of the...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
Man-to-man ‘beach talk’ at Hull Bay ends in assault charge
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hull Bay beach talk between two male individuals ended in one person being charged with assault, authorities said. Va’Shawn Daniel, 26, was arrested and charged with third-degree assault-domestic violence, simple...
Owner: John McCarthy
Maps: Tracking Potential Tropical Cyclone Raymond
Raymond weakened to a potential tropical cyclone in the North Pacific Ocean early Sunday Mexico Central Time, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Raymond is the 17th named storm to form in the Eastern Pacific in 2025. Forecast wind...
Owner: The Ochs-Sulzberger Family
Day Two at IMEX America 2025
Day two of IMEX America 2025 saw incredible news from some of our favorite hospitality brands and tourism destinations, from Cincinnati to Puerto Rico (Who knew Bad Bunny would have such an effect on Puerto Rico’s economy?). Check out what we came...
Owner: Luc Troussieux
The 2025 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America® Most Haunted Hotels List Is Announced
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Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 8, 2025-- Historic Hotels of America ®, the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels from across the United States of America, is...
After Rhode Island’s shoreline access law, what’s next?
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 8, 2025 – These recent sunny days bring the last chances to access the Rhode Island coastline before chillier weather sets in, though that won’t keep Jesse Reiblich away. When he’s not in or around the water — as an avid...
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Virgin Islands Stories Shine at the 2025 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
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The Virgin Island Consortium
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The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) proudly represented the U.S. Virgin Islands at the 2025 National Book Festival, bringing the territory’s culture and literature to a national stage. CFVI staff, joined by four scholarship...
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Jerry is zipping across the Atlantic at breakneck speed. Where the storm is headed.
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Yahoo News
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Tropical Storm Jerry became the 10th named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, and it's forecast to become a hurricane by the weekend, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters have put a tropical storm watch in...
Owner: Apollo Global Management
‘Keep going and get ready for what’s ahead’: Purdue Global commencement speaker encourages fellow graduates to keep going, make a difference
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Global commencement speaker Pat Doney had an inspirational message to the graduating class during this past weekend’s commencement ceremonies. “You’ve done something extraordinary. You pushed through. You sacrificed....
Owner: Purdue University
Plymouth start-up’s mini ocean robots used to collect data in Caribbean’s ‘hurricane alley’
Robotic sailboats developed by a start-up company based in Plymouth have been used to gather data in the Caribbean’s “hurricane alley”. Oshen deployed five C‑Star autonomous sailboats off the U.S. Virgin Islands to collect critical data to better...
Owner: Lee-J Walker & Alex Turner
Homecoming Week Kicks Off as Delaware State University Projects Another Record Enrollment
As Delaware State University (DSU) celebrates Homecoming Week, it is also marking another milestone: a projected record enrollment for the fourth time in the past five years. According to preliminary reports, the University’s student population...
Owner: Leonard & Yolanda Young
Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Jerry
Tropical Storm Jerry formed in the North Atlantic Ocean Tuesday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. Jerry is the 10th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Follow our coverage here. Forecast wind speeds and direction What...
Owner: The Ochs-Sulzberger Family
New Evidence Links Elon Musk to Epstein’s Island
Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Patrick T. Fallon / AFP / Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images A newly released document has linked tech billionaire Elon Musk to deceased financier and accused sex...
Owner: Andrew Perlman & Matt Sechrest
Jackpot Digital Launches Five Jackpot Blitz Tables at Win-River Resort & Casino
Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF) (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF.WT.C) (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) (the "Company" or "Jackpot Digital"), the world's leading provider of innovative dealerless electronic poker gaming tables, is...
Owner: Nick Smith
What does the National Guard do? Why are its troops in US cities?
Politics The Guard has been federally mobilized around the country at least 10 times since World War II, with presidents using it to respond to civil unrest. FILE — Members of the National Guard on patrol around the National Mall in Washington,...
Owner: John W. Henry
Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples Day or just a regular Monday? It depends on where you are
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Pew Research Center
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Depending on where in the United States you live and for whom you work, Columbus Day may be a paid day off, an unpaid commemorative day, another holiday entirely or a regular Monday. Columbus Day, the second Monday in October, has long been one of...
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