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Rhode Island Moving Toward Surveillance Cameras on Highways

Matthew McDonald

The Rhode Island House of Representatives approved the bill, 48-17. It is designed to provide surveillance cameras to catch uninsured out-of-state drivers on major highways in Rhode Island and automatically fine them — but critics see shades of George Orwell's 1984.

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Trinity College Professor Who Praised Let-White-People-Die Article on Facebook Put on Leave

Matthew McDonald

Early indications are that the sociology professor will be on paid leave through the fall semester of 2017, though a statement from Trinity College was vague about the details. Professor Johnny Eric Williams, who is in hiding after receiving death threats, says he was attacking white supremacy, not condoning violence against white people, but critics aren't buying it.

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