Guido Imbens, a Stanford University economist who earned his Ph.D. from Brown University in 1991, is one of three recipients of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Monday, October 11.
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Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green have announced the launch of hundreds of free classes, work-based learning programs, college credit courses, and other learning opportunities available to all Rhode Island students this summer.
Over 350 new courses are now available for viewing and registration on EnrollRI.org.
“Expanding families’ access to high-quality learning programs being offered throughout Rhode Island will help close the learning gap created by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said McKee. “Our goal is not just to get students up to speed after the challenging year, but to help them leap ahead in academic achievement. I invite Rhode Islanders to explore the offerings on EnrollRI.org and register so that students can continue learning and growing.”GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Facebook s suspension of President Donald Trump has been upheld by an oversight board.
Facebook s independent Oversight Board on Wednesday announced it has ruled in favor of upholding the platform s suspension of former President Donald Trump s account. The Board found that the two posts by Mr. Trump on January 6 severely violated Facebook’s Community Standards and Instagram’s Community Guidelines, reported the board in their announcement.
“ We love you. You’re very special in the first post and great patriots and remember this day forever in the second post violated Facebook’s rules prohibiting praise or support of people engaged in violence, the board continued.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
Trash spewed across the site - fire broke out Tuesday
Providence City Councilman Pedro Espinal is criticizing the ongoing contamination of South Providence after a fire erupted at the Rhode Island Recycled Metals site on the waterfront on Tuesday, sending black smoke into the air.
The site where the fire took place has operated under the claim that it is cutting up a sunken Russian submarine that was located in Providence more than a decade ago to serve as a museum. The sub was once used in a Harrison Ford movie K-19: The Widowmaker.” The site is covered with debris appliances, metal scrap, and garbage unrelated to the submarine.