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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha's lawsuit says Meta helped advertisers target vulnerable users with fraudulent ads while telling the public it worked to stop them.
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State health officials are urging anyone who may have touched a raccoon in the area to call for an exposure assessment, as Rhode Island's count of rabid animals runs well above recent averages.
Rhode Island prosecutors say Aubrey Dante, 54, opened packages at a Providence mail-processing center and kept a stockpile of stolen guns and drugs at his home.
Takari Elliott, 34, of Boston admitted helping set up the October 2020 shooting death of Manuel Duarte in Brockton, a killing federal prosecutors say he and another gang member were paid $60,000 to carry out.
Vermont State Police said troopers saw signs of impairment after pulling over a car driven by Joseph Shanahan, 25, early Oct. 26.
Luis Rolando Clavijo Tacuri, 32, an Ecuadorian national, was deported in 2016 after his third drunken-driving offense and later came back into the country, federal prosecutors said. The government had asked for seven months in prison.
Vermont State Police said Todd Jones Jr., 42, broke court-ordered conditions of release. Police were called to a reported domestic disturbance in Williamstown on Oct. 22.
The state Department of Public Health is marking National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week by urging parents to get children blood-tested and to check homes for lead hazards.
Connecticut officials said the state's Early Detection and Prevention Program offers no-cost screenings to eligible low-income women who are uninsured or underinsured.
Vermont State Police said several drivers called 911 to report a speeding driver showing road-rage behavior on Interstate 89. Zachary Geissler, 29, is due in court Dec. 1.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led the letter, joined by Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont, asking Meta to explain why an automated system took the protest coalition's account offline during an Oct. 17 day of action.
Aaron Silva, 27, admitted ordering methamphetamine online and having it mailed from California to resell to his own customers, federal prosecutors said.