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Can a Royal Charter provision shield Rhode Island from Trump’s tariffs?
Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...
Aircraft Carrier HMS Prince of Wales Heading for West Pacific
The United Kingdom will dispatch one of its two aircraft carriers, HMS Prince of Wales, later this month for a deployment in ...
'Don't be absurd!' WW2 heroes hit out at councils trying to ban VE day celebrations
EXCLUSIVE: As some councils toy with the idea of scaling back, or cancelling, VE Day events those who lived through the dark ...
Could RI shirk Trump's tariffs and become a free trade zone? One lawmaker's pitch.
Rep. Joseph McNamara believes that the 1663 royal charter allows Rhode Island to avoid federal tariffs on cars and other imported goods by establishing its own free trade zones. While it’s debatable ...