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The group of local defendants ranges in age from 27 to 59 and includes a father and daughter, two brothers, and a man and a woman in their late 50s who’ve been friends since high school.
As the U.S. debates whether and how to invest in its infrastructure, a lot is at stake, said Mariette diChristina, dean of the College of Communication at Boston University. “Infrastructure is built to last for decades — sometimes even a hundred years or more — so what we decide to do today will have a large effect on how things go tomorrow, including how we adapt to or mitigate climate change in the future.” The buckled roads and melted power cables caused by recent record heat in the Pacific Northwest were the latest illustration of the types of hazards posed to infrastructure by c...
Global HR Leader Brings Four Decades of Transformational Leadership Experience HireVue, the global leader in video interviewing, assessments, chat and recruiting automation technology, today announced the appointment of HR industry powerhouse Sharon Taylor to the HireVue board of directors. “As we continue in our mission to democratise hiring through fast, friendly and fair hiring practices, I’m thrilled to have Sharon join our board of directors. Both our team and customers will benefit greatly from her unrivalled experience in global HR transformation and creating pathways of opport...
Senator Reed steps in as Senate Armed Services chairman In his new role, Rhode Island Democrat will face issues ranging from the expanding Chinese military to extremism within the US ranks By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 8:41 p.m. Email to a Friend Democratic US Senator Jack Reed at the US Capitol.STEFANI REYNOLDS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images PROVIDENCE â In many ways, US Senator Jack Reed now has his dream job: After 23 years on the Senate Armed Services Committee, the West Point graduate is finally chairman of the powerful panel. But in that post, he will face so...
Little R.I. wielding big power in D.C. The work Rhode Islanders are doing in Washington will affect the whole country, Senator Jack Reed says By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated March 16, 2021, 9:51 a.m. Email to a Friend Rhode Island Senator Jack Reed, right, is ceremoniously sworn-in by Vice President Mike Pence at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 3, 2021.Samuel Corum/Bloomberg If you have friends or relatives who would like their own free copy of this daily briefing about Rhode Island, tell them they can LEADING OFF Happy Tuesday and welcome to Rhode Map, your daily guid...