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Flu ‘Widespread’ in Rhode Island

Matthew McDonald

Rhode Island health officials warn the flu is now "widespread" in the state, WPRI reports.

The Rhode Island Department of Health made the announcement on Thursday, December 26. In response, unvaccinated health care workers are mandated to wear masks during direct contact with their patients.

Irrational Trump Haters to the Rest of Us:  We Think, You Don’t
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Irrational Trump Haters to the Rest of Us:  We Think, You Don’t

NBP Editorial Board

"We've seen the Republicans stuck where they are. Their illusions about Trump remain. … We don't somehow understand, we don't understand why the, the evidence of things, why facts don't penetrate our brothers and sisters in the United States of America. And this is a source of great frustration for the press. And for anybody who's thinking about these issues that are so important."

— David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, during appearance on CNN's Reliable Sources on Sunday, December 22, 2019

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