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Badaru’s story goes from a homeless teenager to a healthcare professional helping critically ill patients and now a mentor training the next generation of Rhode Island’s healthcare workforce. At 13, Usman Badaru arrived in Rhode Island from Nigeria with his father and older sister, expecting a new beginning but knowing little about how to navigate…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A 27-acre stretch of woodland near Pittsburgh is set to receive permanent protection with the help of $277,200 in state funding. The funding was announced by Pennsylvania State Rep. Emily Kinkead on October 7 and will support the Lowries Run Expansion Project in Ross Township. According to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives,…

Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh released from ICE detention after two weeks. DHS says his case will go on as he overstayed his student visa. An award-winning Indian filmmaker from Kashmir Arfat Sheikh was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond Thursday weeks after his detention on September 24, his family and friends…

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook leaves the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo) US President Donald Trump has set up a committee to investigate Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over allegations that she made false statements in mortgage applications, renewing his efforts to remove her from the central bank.The committee will examine…

Hurricane Simon is intensifying and is on track to achieve Category 4 classification this weekend. The US National Hurricane center said on Friday that Hurricane Simon is swiftly strengthening off the Pacific coast of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds reaching close to 90 mph (150 kph).By Saturday, Simon is expected to strengthen into a deadly…

The frozen frontier is now becoming an increasingly accessible zone of geopolitical contest among major powers. The Earth is heating up, but things may not go all south for Russia if it looks north.For most of the world, global warming is a growing calamity. But for Russia, the melting Arctic presents a more complicated picture….

Vineet Nayar said the visa headlines are not worrying him. Former CEO of HCL Technologies Vineet Nayar brushed aside the panic triggered by the Trump administration’s suspension of the Green Card process and said Indian IT companies account for less than 2% of Green Card filings. The direct impact is smaller than it appears. He…

Voters can check their registration online to make sure their information is correct and they are still registered before the U.S. midterm elections.Photo: X As political attention turns to the November 3 midterm elections, potential contenders for the 2028 US presidential race are using the campaign season to strengthen their national profiles, raise funds and…

PC: Jackson Hole News & Guide Long before Jackson Hole became a destination for skiers and visitors drawn to the American West, Betty Woolsey was looking for somewhere quieter. An accomplished skier and mountaineer, she had competed internationally, climbed in the European Alps and travelled through remote mountain countries. Yet the place she chose to…

After hearing the woman’s story on television, Michael arranged for his personal assistant, Michelle, to contact her In 2010, British singer George Michael secretly paid for a woman’s fertility treatment after watching her discuss her struggle to conceive on television. Jo Maidment had been denied NHS-funded treatment because her partner already had a child. Moved…