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Gas prices continue their descent in RI

Good news for Rhode Island drivers: gas prices are down for the third week in a row.

Taveras: Don't hike taxes, axe pensions

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras said Monday he wants to balance the 2012-13 city budget by keeping tax rates the same, scaling back retirees' benefits and

X Factor fever builds as auditions near

In just a couple of weeks thousands of singing hopefuls will descend upon the Capital City and the Dunkin' Donuts Center for the The X Factor auditions.

Citizens Bank to raise checking fees

Citizens Bank is raising the fee on its popular Green Checking account effective April 23.

CF receiver waits for word on schools

Central Falls' state-appointed receiver says he is "largely done" with his work on the city's finances and is waiting for a judge to rule on whether his office

It's a new era of 'work til you drop'

As companies have downsized, boomers have been hurt to some degree by their own sheer numbers, says Ed Lawler of the University of Southern California's

Rep. Smith defends anti-piracy bill

The author of the anti-Internet piracy legislation that sparked a worldwide wave of online protests Wednesday said the measure is being misrepresented by its

Nokia Siemens to lay off 17,000 worldwide

Wireless equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks will slash 17,000 jobs — almost one-quarter of its work force — in a move to cut annual costs by €1 billion

Merck will pay $950M to settle Vioxx investigation

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that drugmaker Merck will pay $950 million to resolve investigations into its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx.

Postal prices going up for express, priority mail

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is raising rates for its more profitable express mail and priority mail shipping next year, part of its efforts to stave

Thanksgiving Day 2011: Facts and Figures

Ever wondered the about the facts and figures behind the Thanksgiving Day celebration?

Obama in NH: I'm tax -cutter, GOP should go along

President Barack Obama dashed into politically important New Hampshire Tuesday, seeking to steal the spotlight from Republican presidential candidates and

IL: John Deere employees build combine made of cans

John Deere employees in northwest Illinois are working to show people they can do anything... including breaking a world record.

Gas prices drop for holiday travel

Gas Prices are falling in Rhode Island, just in time for Thanksgiving.

J&J starts removing toxins from baby products

Johnson & Johnson has begun removing two harmful chemicals from its iconic baby shampoo and other baby products in the U.S.

Senate rejects GOP bid to overturn Internet rules

Senate Democrats on Thursday turned back a Republican attempt to repeal federal rules designed to prevent Internet service providers from discriminating

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Road race to benefit the Tomorrow Fund

The Rhody 5k Road Race benefits the Tomorrow Fund, which provides financial and …