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The Iran nuclear agreement is perhaps the most talked about subject in the news today. Congress will decide whether or not to approve it with a vote in September. But Iran’s quest to become a nuclear power is certainly not new to anyone. For … more
PROVIDENCE – After numerous public hearings, classified briefings, consultation with nuclear experts and discussions with Rhode Islanders, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today announced their support for the … more
In the fall of 2013, Lisa Davis made a life change. After a skin cancer scare, Davis decided to detoxify her home and become more conscious about the personal care products she and her family were using. She turned to the wellness company Ava … more
Bari Harlam, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for BJ’s Wholesale Club, learned to strategize early in life. When she was a teenager, she used to babysit for three girls who lived across the street. That’s when she discovered … more
Lynn Taylor, M.D., FACP, is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious disease at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine and the director of Miriam Hospital’s HIV/Viral Hepatitis Co-Infection Program. Honored as the 2014 … more
According to the National Women’s Business Council, there are approximately 8 million women-owned businesses. Many of these businesses started small, begun by women seeking the exciting and potentially rewarding experience of “being their own … more
JTA – Goldie Steinberg, reportedly the world’s oldest known Jewish person, died at age 114. Steinberg, according to Chabad.org, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s news site, died Aug. 16 at the Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in … more
When growing up in suburban Los Angeles during the 1950s, it would have made some sense for my twin brother and me to join Cub Scouts. But our parents were concerned about uniforms and other signs of regimentation. Additionally, Teddy and I could … more
In “Catch the Jew!” (Gefen Publishing House, 2015, 467 pp.), playwright and journalist Tuvia Tenenbom chronicles the seven months he spent traversing Israel, the West Bank/Judea and Samaria in 2013-2014. During this time, he met with Jews, … more
Deb Norman, owner of the East Side staple, Rue de l’Espoir, the restaurant she just sold after nearly a 40-year run, didn’t get where she is with small talk and shyness. Through the years, she succeeded despite changing tastes, economic … more
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