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Ivory Coast is falling behind its vaccination schedule. Health workers fear thousands of shots could expire. Sam Bradpiece, Danielle Paquette © Diomande Ble Blonde/AP Culture Minister Raymonde Goudou Coffie receives a shot of the AstraZeneca vaccine in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on March 1. ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — Health leaders in Ivory Coast were thrilled when the first half-million coronavirus vaccines arrived in late February. But that excitement cooled to concern as the West African country’s rollout collided with a lack of demand. By March 30, the nation of 26 mill...

Rhode Island Mourns Death Of Bill Rappleye, Longtime Journalist Patch 1/7/2021 Rachel Nunes © Shutterstock Journalists, colleagues and political figures across Rhode Island are issuing their condolences for the family and friends of Bill Rappleye. PROVIDENCE, RI — A longtime figure of the Rhode Island news media has died. Bill Rappleye died Thursday following a battle with cancer, according to those closest to him. The news was first reported by Michelle San Miguel, Rappleye's PBS colleugue and a former WJAR employee, as well. The news of Rappleye's death prompted an o...