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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Bally’s Corporation said that it entered a merger agreement with Standard General L.P., the largest stockholder of the casino chain. Bally’s said the agreement would have Standard General acquire the company’s outstanding stock shares, and Bally’s would combine with The Queen Casino and Entertainment, Inc., another gaming company which is majority-owned by Standard. The shares were purchased for $18.25 per share, and cu…See the Story
Bally's Corporation enters merger agreement with Standard General
Kamala Harris · ProvidenceProvidence College Political Science Professor Joe Cammarano makes his trifecta appearance joining Dan Yorke to discuss Joe Biden dropping out or the presidential race and Kamala Harris taking over as the Democratic candidate.See the Story
DYSOM 7/26/24: Joe Cammarano
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Bally's Corp. has accepted a buy-out offer from New York-based Standard General L.P., the casino operator's largest stockholder, in a deal that's valued at $4.6 billion. The Providence-based company announced the deal Thursday. Bally's officials said the deal offers stockholders $18.25 per share, representing a 71% premium over the company's 30-day average price per share. Alternatively, shareholders can also choose t…See the Story
Bally's accepts buyout offer from Standard General valued at $4.6B
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Rhode Island’s Blood Center is looking to the community for help as the country’s blood shortage continues, announcing their first blood shortage of 2024. Staff here in Rhode Island are looking for three blood types, O-, O+, and B-, as the states reserve levels drop down to about two or three days’ worth. “About 5-7 allows us to respond in case there is a, you know God forbid a huge trauma situation, you know it is the …See the Story
RIBC seeking donations after first blood emergency in 2024
Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The suspect in a deadly shooting in Glocester in 2021 faced a judge on Thursday. Ryan Gallagher, 30, was charged with second-degree murder, but it has been reduced to manslaughter with permission of the victim's family, according to a prosecutor. The Providence man pleaded no contest to the manslaughter charge for the death of Taylor Peterson in June 2021. Prosecutors say Gallagher and Peterson were at his home when she…See the Story
Suspect in 2021 deadly Glocester shooting pleads no contest
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidenceYou would think that America, and at the very least, the political pundits who get paid to cover the race for president, would have learned to pronounce Kamala Harris' name by now.See the Story
It’s not remotely difficult to pronounce ‘Kamala.’ These R.I. politicians feel the vice president’s pain. - The Boston Globe
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) will make a special announcement Thursday morning. They are calling the 9:30 a.m. announcement "unprecedented" and describing it as "Christmas in July." The theater has remained tight-lipped about any details. 12 News is streaming the announcement live right here on WPRI.com, and we'll have an update on 12 News at Noon.
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PPAC to make 'unprecedented' announcement at 9:30 am
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Providence, Rhode Island · ProvidencePROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – A Woonsocket mayoral candidate is under scrutiny after the names and signatures of two dead people appeared on his nomination papers, while multiple living people on the list told Target 12 they never signed the document. Keith Harrison, who’s running in the non-partisan mayoral race, confirmed Wednesday that city election officials had reached out to him to say they were rejecting invalid names and signatures in his pa…See the Story
RI mayoral candidate lists two dead people on nomination papers
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