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US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program
wpri.com > news > national...Also designated for sanctions were several executives at Qingji and the Hong Kong-based Lingoe Process Engineering Limited, which Treasury said served... ...FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press The network of seven people and six firms “facilitated procurement of sensitive and critical parts and technology... ...Also named is Iran"s Defense Attaché in Beijing, Davoud Damghani, who is alleged to coordinate purchases from China for Iran end-users.... ...Nelson, Treasury"s undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said the U.S....

South Kingstown voters to decide whether to approve or cut school fund
wpri.com > news > local-news > south-county...South Kingstown Superintendent Mark Prince said the budget cuts would lead to more than 20 teachers being laid off, music and theater programs would... ...“It would be giving taxpayers a break, and they need one,” Dorald Beasley said, who spearheaded the effort.... ...Polls will be open until 8 p.m. at the South Kingstown Recreation Center....

29 cats removed from Coventry home
wpri.com > news > local-news...(Courtesy: Coventry Animal Control) (Courtesy: Coventry Animal Control) COVENTRY, R.I.... ...(WPRI) -- Coventry Animal Control officers removed 29 cats from a home in town late last month, 12 News has learned.... ...Anyone interested in adopting one of the cats should contact Coventry Animal Control at (401) 822-9106.... ...The town"s animal shelter on Flat River Road is also open daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m....

LGBTQ+ Americans are under attack, Human Rights Campaign declares in state of emergency warning
wpri.com > news > us-and-world...HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America by: HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America The Human Rights Campaign declared... ...for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. on Tuesday and released a guidebook pointing to laws it deems discriminatory in each state, along with “know your rights... ...“We need champions right now,” HRC President Kelley Robinson said in an interview with The Associated Press.... ...Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer....

Hometown Hero: Ava Fairbanks, East Greenwich
wpri.com > sports...Nothing really rattles her and that's the important part,” said Avenger Head Coach Rob Petrucci. “Especially when you are in the circle.... ...The East Greenwich Junior has run up a 20-1 record with a 0.42 ERA on the mound, while also hitting .527 at the plate, helping the Avengers clinch... ...Ava is hoping her work on the mound can help carry the Avengers to their first State Title since 2014, then she"ll turn her focus to her travel season... ...“I think the future is limitless for her,” Petrucci said....

LaSalle’s offense pushes Rams past Cranston West
wpri.com > sports > high-school...CRANSTON, R.I. (WPRI) -- LaSalle softball went into Cranston and earned a win over the West Falcons on Monday in a Division One playoff game....

Chariho VB eliminates defending champion NK in decisive 5th set
wpri.com > sports > high-school...the state championship on Saturday at Rhode Island College.... ...NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I....

RI man accused of breaking into homes to steal sex toys
wpri.com > news > local-news > providence...Benjamin Nadrowski, 32, of Tiverton, was arraigned before a judge in district court Tuesday morning for two felony counts of entry of a building... ...According to police, on June 2 officers were dispatched to a home on Power Street around 10:45 p.m. for the report of a suspicious person.... ...Nadrowski was taken into custody and told police he had peered into the home on Power Street.... ...When officers approached the scene, they observed a man matching the description of the person trying to break into the home on Power Street earlier...

South Kingstown voters to decide whether to approve or cut school ...
wpri.com > video...RI man accused of breaking into homes to steal sex … A Tiverton man is facing four felony charges after police say he admitted to breaking into... ...South Kingstown voters to decide whether to approve … South Kingstown residents will head to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to approve the... ...Community Focus: Joseph Shekarchi House Speaker Shekarchi joined Kim Kalunian for Monday's Community Focus.... ...Picozzi hopes to acquire Warwick Neck Lighthouse Since 1827, a lighthouse has stood at the top of the Warwick Neck peninsula, helping guide ships...

Plane that crashed in Virginia lost contact with air traffic controllers during ascent, feds say
wpri.com > news > us-and-world...SARAH BRUMFIELD, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BEN FINLEY, Associated Press Only minutes into a doomed journey that ended on a remote Virginia mountain, the... ..., security and law enforcement agencies, according to federal aviation officials.... ...who previously worked for the Federal Aviation Administration, the National Transportation Safety Board and the U.S.... ...Air Force. In the late 1960s, Diehl also helped design the original model of the plane, the Cessna Citation, that crashed in Virginia....