PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 6 -- Brown University issued the following news: PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] On Aug. 31, 1954, Hurricane Carol made landfall in New England, unleashing one of the most destructive storms in the region's history. In Rhode Island, the Category 3 hurricane swept through the state with peak wind gusts of 135 mph, flooding parts of Providence with up to 12 feet of water. Massive storm surges inundated coastal neighborhoods, leaving uprooted trees, submerged car  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Today, Members of Connecticut's Congressional delegation announced that Connecticut will receive $77,834,656 from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) ahead of the winter season. This is the first allocation of LIHEAP dollars this season. "High costs are spreading families thin," said Congresswoman DeLauro. "No family should have to choose between keeping their home warm during the colder   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 7 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2023-00209) on Nov. 6, 2024: * * * MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Formal Investigation into the Acts & Practices of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority ORDER BARTLETT, Chair; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY In this Order the Commission finds and concludes that the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (Authority) is a public water utility, devoted to the public use  more

MIAMI, Florida, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Charlotte Schubert Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to a mix of chemotherapy drugs outperformed the current standard therapy for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma in a large clinical trial. The new study is rapidly changing how patients are being treated internationally and at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, said Cr  more

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas continues to spread its wings internationally as part of the Fulbright program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. UNT has been named a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) Leader for the third year in a row. The designation from the U.S. State Department's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs recognizes HSIs for demon  more