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Since I know yall are sluts for the conjuring house, here's a little update of how it's going over there rn from our local news lol

‘The Conjuring’ house owner fires employee, citing accusations from the beyond | WPRI.com

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Rhode Island taxpayers are now paying off $130+ million in debt payments for their soccer stadium

Rhode Island taxpayers are now being told that they will need to pay $132 million over 30 years for the Pawtucket soccer stadium. For just the construction of the stadium, taxpayers will be paying $27 million. This stadium is now likely going to be the “most expensive minor league soccer stadium in the country”. When the new stadium was first announced in 2019, the state agreed to give $27…

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This Week in Covid & Health News (Posted November 14, 2024)

Covid-Safe Cosplay and its admin are unaffiliated with any of the sites or authors linked below, we're simply sharing the information. If you have related news links that we missed, especially in other languages, please share either in the comments or a reblog.

General

San Fransisco Chronicle: Sonoma County reinstates mask mandate for health care workers amid rising illnesses (Nov. 12, 2024)

NPR: What happens when a vaccine skeptic leads health policy? Ask Florida (Nov. 13, 2024)

Covid-19

The Beacon: Weathered COVID before? Scientists say every new infection puts you at risk of getting long COVID (Nov. 11, 2024)

CIDRAP: Cardiac inflammation markers show role of long-COVID symptoms (Nov. 12, 2024)

Cleveland: Having COVID-19 doubles long-term risk of heart attack, stroke, new Clinic study suggests (Nov. 13, 2024)

Avian Flu

Hawaii News Now: Avian flu detected on Oahu for the first time ever (Nov. 12, 2024)

CNN: Canadian teen in critical condition with bird flu; source of exposure is unknown (Nov. 13, 2024)

Global News: As bird flu emerges in Canada, experts urge preparedness (Nov. 13, 2024)

Stat: Canadian teen's bird flu infection is not the version found in cows (Nov. 13, 2024)

Fortune: Canadian teenager in critical condition with presumptive bird flu as U.S. official warns the virus 'seems to be gearing up for wider impact' (Nov. 13, 2024)

TIME: Is It Time to Worry About Bird Flu? (Nov. 13, 2024)

Whooping Cough

WPRI: 4 Portsmouth High School students have 'very contagious' whooping cough (Nov. 12, 2024)

ABC News: Washington state sees 'sharp increase' in whooping cough cases, mirroring rise across US (Nov. 12, 2024)

KHOU: Whooping cough cases surge in Texas, across country in 2024, DSHS says (Nov. 12, 2024)

KOIN: Whooping cough, chickenpox outbreaks hit Clark County schools (Nov. 12, 2024)

The Spokesman-Review: Six Spokane County residents hospitalized with whooping cough during outbreak (Nov. 12, 2024)

Fox KTVU: Bay Area surge in whooping cough; some counties see highest numbers in decade (Nov. 13, 2024)

CNY Central: Health officials warn of increased whooping cough spread in local schools (Nov. 14, 2024)

Walking Pneumonia

CDC: Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Infections Have Been Increasing (Oct. 18, 2024)

WTOP: Urgent care centers report 'unprecedented' spike in walking pneumonia cases around DC area (Nov. 14, 2024)

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80′s/90′s M*A*S*H Station IDs/Bumpers 1. WBIR-TV, Knoxville, Tennessee, 80s 2. WHAS-TV, Louisville, Kentucky, 1988 3. WTAE-TV, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1984 4. KIFI-TV, Idaho Falls/Pocatello, Idaho, 1991 5. KIMT-TV, Mason City, Iowa & Albert Lea/Austin/Rochester, Minnesota, 1990 6. WFLD-TV, Chicago, Illinois, 1984 7. WKRN-TV, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989 8. WPRI-TV, Providence, Rhode Island, 1985 9. KREM-TV, Spokane, Washington, 1990 10. WTTG-TV, Washington, D.C., 1993

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WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Employees at one of the nation’s largest shipping companies are threatening to strike in the coming weeks. A group of workers in Warwick could be just a handful of the estimated 340,000 UPS employees that could be on strike when their contract expires on July 31. UPS employees say they are unhappy with how contract negotiations have gone and 97% voted in favor of going on strike if a deal isn’t reached by the end of the month. The practice picket comes as the Teamsters Union continues to fight for both full- and part-time workers. Representatives said the union is requesting better pay, along with a resolution to safety and health concerns and protection against managerial harassment.

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ATTLEBORO, Mass. (WPRI) — A 59-year-old Massachusetts man faced a judge on Monday for allegedly making threats toward a synagogue in Attleboro earlier this year.

John Reardon, of Millis, pleaded guilty to charges of obstruction of free exercise of religious beliefs by threat of force, transmitting in interstate commerce a threat to injure a person, and stalking using a facility of interstate commerce.

On Jan. 25, police said the Agudas Achim Synagogue on North Main Street got a voicemail message that included “threats referring to genocide, bombing places of worship, and the killing of children.”

Ten minutes later, Reardon called another local Synagogue in Sharon, Massachusetts, and left a voicemail that also included threats of violence.

Investigators identified Reardon as the suspect then tracked him down to Wrentham, where he was taken into custody.

After he was arrested, officials say they leared he called the Israeli Consulate in Boston 98 times between Oct. 7, 2023, and Jan. 29.  In those calls he also said things that were intended to harass or intimidate.

He faces up to 20 years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced in August.

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local news in rhode island is hilariously dominated by news stories that are Unambiguously From Massachusetts. Like we're talking 50% of the front page of wpri.

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Where the Boston Marathon bomber case stands 10 years later | WPRI.com

BOSTON (WPRI) — It’s been nearly 10 years since terrorist bombings were carried out near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring hundreds more.

Since then, the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has made its way through a federal appeals court, but the fight for the 29-year-old to evade the death sentence is far from over.

Tsarnaev remains behind bars at USP Florence ADMAX, a supermax security prison in Florence, Colorado. Online federal prison records show that his release date is still classified as “death sentence.”

However, a moratorium on federal executions has been in place since 2021, while the Department of Justice reviews its policies and procedures.

Below are some highlights of how law enforcement captured Tsarnaev and how the case has progressed:

April 15, 2013 Two suspects detonate two pressure cooker bombs packed with shrapnel near the Boston Marathon finish line.

April 18, 2013 FBI releases surveillance images of the bombing suspects. Officer Sean Collier of the MIT Police Department is killed by the bombers while sitting in his police vehicle.

The suspects carjack a victim and hold them captive for about an hour as they flee throughout the area. The carjacking victim is able to escape.

April 19, 2013 Once police found the vehicle, Tamerlan Tsarnaev shoots at police while Dzhokhar Tsarnaev throws explosive devices at officers in Watertown. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev escapes in the vehicle, running over Tamerlan Tsarnaev in the process, who later dies from his injuries.

A Watertown resident discovers Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in a boat parked in his yard. Tsarnaev surrenders after a nearly two-hour standoff and is now under arrest.

April 22, 2013 Tsarnaev is arraigned at his hospital bedside.

July 10, 2013 Tsarnaev pleads not guilty to 30 federal charges.

January 30, 2014 Prosecutors announce they will seek the death penalty against Tsarnaev for his role in using weapons of mass destruction at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

January 5, 2015 Tsarnaev’s trial begins.

April 8, 2015 A jury finds Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 charges.

May 15, 2015 21-year-old Tsarnaev is sentenced to death.

July 18, 2015 Tsarnaev is placed in a supermax prison in Florence, Colorado.

December 27, 2018 Tsarnaev’s attorneys appeal his death sentence, saying he did not receive a fair trial.

July 31, 2020 An appeals court vacates Tsarnaev’s death sentence and rules he should be given a new penalty trial, noting a judge did not sufficiently question jurors about their exposure to news coverage of the bombing. The ruling still says he will remain in federal prison for the rest of his life.

July 1, 2021 Attorney General Merrick Garland issues a memorandum imposing a moratorium on federal executions while a review of the Justice Department’s policies and procedures is pending.

March 4, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court upholds Tsarnaev’s death sentence in a 6-3 ruling, citing evidence and jury selection issues.

January 10, 2023 Tsarnaev’s attorneys once again request his death sentence be vacated during a federal appeals court hearing over juror misconduct claims.

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Snoop Dogg collaborating with Rhode Island business

Source: WPRI 12 News

Snoop Dogg collaborating with Rhode Island business

Source: WPRI 12 News

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Buttonwood Park Zoo celebrates first-ever litter of Canada lynx kittens

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/UQTEC

Buttonwood Park Zoo celebrates first-ever litter of Canada lynx kittens

Lauren Drapeau and Melanie DaSilva 1 hour ago Buttonwood Park Zoo’s 11-year-old female Canada lynx, Sylvie, with her two kittens born on May 4, 2024. NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Buttonwood Park Zoo (BPZOO) welcomed two Canada lynx kittens for the first time in its history. The kittens were born on May 4 to first-time […]

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Social Media Policy

The social media industry is facing several challenges, writes Karen Freberg in “Social Media for Strategic Communication.” Among them, she says that social media users are losing control over personal accounts to their employers due to influential presence, sharing too much, going rogue, and the big one, misinformation, Freberg writes.

One of the most notable cases of misinformation came in 2019 when a video featuring a high school student named Nick Sandmann “supposedly confronting a Native American peace activist” went viral and sparked global attention, Freberg writes. However, the video was misinterpreted and Sandmann later sued media outlets for $800 million using the footage without telling the full story. 

CNN, NBC Universal, and the Washington Post settled with Sandmann in 2020, according to multiple media outlets. His classmates also sued but failed.

In another lawsuit, Freberg writes that A-list actor Johnny Depp was forced to resign from Warner Bros after he lost a civil action against The Sun.

Journalists abide by a Code of Conduct that was adopted in 1926 — before that newspapers ran amuck of journalistic standards. They were weaponized by business owners and politicians to influence the public. However, some of that information would not meet standards for journalists today. Colonial-era headlines are still some of the most creative writing of the last 200 years due to their poignant nature.

If you were to join the New York Times today, in addition to agreeing to the Social Media Code of Conduct that its writers are expected to follow, you would be required on social media to avoid harassment, during business and personal hours, be “mindful” of taking sides” in topics that could undercut the newspaper's reputation, avoid joining private groups, do not accept gifts from sources, and more.

Among those who do follow strong ethical behavior on social media, I think organizations like the Associated Press, Reuters, NPR, and BBC are trustworthy groups. On the flip side, I think that Cable TV networks, which must play to their audience, tend to parade analysts and commentators as journalists when they are opinion columnists. Some of these are flagship organizations (Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, CBS) whose coverage trickles down to local TV markets and media outlets that are not influenced by this type of coverage, such as WPRI-TV or WJAR-TV. Journalists who work in local media — not including citizen journalists and activist journalists — are newsgathering organizations whose organic stories guide their audience's interests. For example, Washington Bridge's accountability reporting surrounding RIDOT’s handling of the bridge crisis has put many politicians and leaders under scrutiny. 

In the case of Fox News and CNN, you see the difference in their coverage of politics — one is more liberal and the other is more conservative — both sometimes completely ignoring stories and facts.

With this in mind, some takeaways are that journalists should continue to be observers who lay out their findings and let the readers decide on the merits of a story. Often this process is muddled by social media users who interject information into the media stream, jump to conclusions, or make statements without having all the facts. Sometimes this is to “beat” the media and often it leads to a change in the narrative that must be corrected later. Journalists are held accountable — they can be fired or sued — for improper reporting, while many self-proclaimed journalists, or activists, spread misinformation without consequences.

To adhere to my conduct online, I have chosen to keep my personal social media accounts closed and refrain from making polarizing statements online. My social media feed contains animal pictures, family updates, and limited chat about community happenings. Simplifying social media is a way to keep your sanity and your job.

I feel strongly that people should be able to share their thoughts regardless but understand that not everyone will agree. This requires restraint in your response. Social media is a place where reckless posts can easily be misinterpreted and feelings hurt. Be patient and listen to people.

These are some core concepts I would follow as a social media professional:

Take the time to research information I find online from a source I am not familiar with

Do not allow my personal feelings to cloud my judgment. Listen to people

Use clean and fair language

Report threats and cyberbullying to administrators

If I see surprising news, but can’t verify it, don’t post it

Do not use content I haven’t created myself, like photos or video clips

Ask for permission to use content from another source

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Rhode Island Domestic Violence, Trove Periodicals, Congressional Hearings, More: Thursday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, February 1, 2024

NEW RESOURCES WPRI: RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence launches new dashboard. “On Wednesday, the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) launched a new tool to help people better understand the scope of domestic violence in the state. The Rhode Island Data Dashboard breaks down the numbers, showing how different groups of people are affected by domestic violence and the…

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Recreational Pot Surges in Rhode Island’s First Year of Legal Sales

Read More The Latest Marijuana News Today | HighTimes Magazine  Local news outlet WPRI reported last week that the state’s Office of Cannabis Regulation says that recreational marijuana sales “have steadily increased almost monthly over the past year, and the estimated sales for Fiscal Year 2024 is $76 million.” “That sales estimate, if met, would translate into more than $15 million in state and…