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Rhode IslandKINGSTONNortheastern defeats Rhode Island 33-27
John Griffin rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns to lead Northeastern to a 33-27 victory over Rhode Island in the season finale for both teams.Griffin scored on runs of 18 and 10 yards and caught three passes for 29 yards as the Huskies (3-8, 3-5 Colonial Athletic Conference) won their final two games.
CRANSTONRhode Island Daily Lottery
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island daily lottery drawing for Friday were:2-6-5-0
PROVIDENCERI jobless rate dips to 12.9 percent in October
The unemployment rate in Rhode Island has fallen for the first time in nearly three years, dropping slightly to 12.9 percent in October.The state Department of Labor and Training said on Friday that the state lost 1,100 jobs last month even as the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of one percent, from 13 percent. It is the first monthly drop since January 2007.
PROVIDENCEBrown, IBM open most powerful supercomputer in RI
Brown University and IBM have opened a multimillion-dollar supercomputer that is the most powerful in the state.The supercomputer opened Friday at Brown's Center for Computation and Visualization.
CRANSTONRhode Island Wild Money
The winning numbers in the Rhode Island Wild Money lottery drawing for Thursday were:3-5-11-29-30-Extra 31
PROVIDENCEStudy abroad? College students drop, rethink plans
Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students' interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.Four times as many students went abroad in the 2007-2008 academic year as 20 years ago, according to a survey of 985 schools released this week by the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit advocacy group.
PROVIDENCERhode Island beats Brown 78-57
Keith Cothran scored 16 points, leading four Rhode Island players in double-figure scoring as the Rams ran past Brown to win their season opener 78-57 on Wednesday night.Jamal Wilson scored 14 points for the Rams, who also got 12 from Delroy James and 10 from Orion Outerbridge. Will Martell led the Rams with 10 boards.
PROVIDENCEProvidence board approves party at Brown
The Providence Board of Licenses says it'll permit a party at Brown University on Friday after being assured the Ivy League school would beef up security following a rowdy and violent party on campus last weekend.Board chairman Andrew Annaldo warned the university earlier Wednesday that he would withhold approval for the party, but he reconsidered when the city police department said it wasn't objecting to the event.
BARRINGTONFamily: RI skipper was prepared to defend ship
A sea captain from Rhode Island assured his family he knew how to handle a pirate attack before his vessel was targeted off the African coast.Capt. Paul Rochford's (ROACH'-fordz) vessel, the Maersk Alabama, was attacked by pirates Wednesday for the second time in seven months. Private guards on the U.S.-flagged ship thwarted the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device.
PROVIDENCEProvidence official to withhold OK for Brown fests
The chairman of the Providence Board of Licenses says he's withholding approval for parties at Brown University after a rowdy sorority-sponsored event at the Ivy League school last weekend.Andrew Annaldo told the university in a letter Wednesday that he wants it to explain safety measures it plans before he approves future events. The Providence Journal says Annaldo wrote that he was "concerned with the public safety implications."
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