Amanda Milkovits
@amandamilkovits.bsky.social
Journalist in ⚓️ Rhode Island for
@bostonglobe Member of @FiveFreedoms
@IRE_NICAR
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@bostonglobe Member of @FiveFreedoms
@IRE_NICAR
Tips? Find me here: [email protected] or DM for Signal
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
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How did these men scam so many homeowners in New England? With an appeal to shared Irish roots — and plenty of charm. The stories begin with a knock on the door and an offer to make home repairs. They end with Rolexes, money laundering, and criminal charges.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
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How did these men scam so many homeowners in New England? With an appeal to shared Irish roots — and plenty of charm. - The Boston Globe
The stories begin with a knock on the door and end with Irish and U.K. nationals being charged in home repair fraud schemes in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New York.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How did these men scam so many homeowners in New England? With an appeal to shared Irish roots — and plenty of charm. The stories begin with a knock on the door and an offer to make home repairs. They end with Rolexes, money laundering, and criminal charges.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/26/m...
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NEW: As fears of federal cuts persist, Gov. Dan McKee said he will not move forward with a proposal from his Department of Human Services to eliminate state funding to Head Start
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For Head Start providers, uncertainty is the only thing that’s certain - The Boston Globe
The Rhode Island Department of Human Services considered eliminating funding for the preschool program in next year’s budget. Governor McKee said he won’t implement it.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
NEW: As fears of federal cuts persist, Gov. Dan McKee said he will not move forward with a proposal from his Department of Human Services to eliminate state funding to Head Start
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Eight people charged in the killing of a Central Falls woman whose body was dumped in the woods www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
Eight people are charged in the killing of a Central Falls woman whose body was dumped in the woods - The Boston Globe
Five people have been charged with the murder of Erica Bader; all eight are charged with kidnapping and conspiracy.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Eight people charged in the killing of a Central Falls woman whose body was dumped in the woods www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
"Dad and I will fix you Moma Joon" -- Details in R.I. visitation case show grandparents were ‘woefully negligent and incompetent’ in medical care, experts say www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
Details in R.I. visitation case show grandparents were ‘woefully negligent and incompetent’ in medical care, experts say - The Boston Globe
Text messages shared with the Globe show Dr. Jila Khorsand and Dr. Siavash Ghoreishi discussed getting various medications for their daughter while she was being treated for breast cancer.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Dad and I will fix you Moma Joon" -- Details in R.I. visitation case show grandparents were ‘woefully negligent and incompetent’ in medical care, experts say www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/25/m...
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NEW: Rhode Island bans public school teachers from going on strike, but a tiny group of charter school teachers in Providence who walked off the job Monday are challenging that
The dispute has now landed in court
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The dispute has now landed in court
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Rhode Island law bans teacher strikes. Teachers at one charter school are challenging that. - The Boston Globe
The teachers at Highlander Charter School in Providence went on strike on Monday, despite a state ban. The matter has landed in court.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
NEW: Rhode Island bans public school teachers from going on strike, but a tiny group of charter school teachers in Providence who walked off the job Monday are challenging that
The dispute has now landed in court
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/m...
The dispute has now landed in court
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/24/m...
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This is haunting and so full of love and heartbreak and the world is just so unfair. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
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November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is haunting and so full of love and heartbreak and the world is just so unfair. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
A Battle with My Blood
When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything.” Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of Caroline Kennedy, writes about receiving a terminal diagnosis. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/4SkkDI
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ICE agents wrongfully detained a high school student who is a Rhode Island Superior Court intern outside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon, releasing the minor only after a judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
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ICE wrongfully detained a R.I. Superior Court intern, as demand grows for access to virtually appear in court - The Boston Globe
Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul A. Suttell said the “egregious incident underscores both the community’s and the Judiciary’s concerns about how ICE is conducting its operations in Rhode ...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:42 PM
ICE agents wrongfully detained a high school student who is a Rhode Island Superior Court intern outside the courthouse on Thursday afternoon, releasing the minor only after a judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
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NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
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My 1st for @propublica.org
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As Federal Prisons Run Low on Food and Toilet Paper, Corrections Officers Leave in Droves for ICE
Many of the problems the agency is facing now are not new, but staff and prisoners fear an exodus of officers could make life behind bars even worse.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
NEW: Federal prison workers are jumping ship & heading to ICE for better pay + bonuses. Already BOP lost >1400 people this year, reversing all of 2024’s staffing gains. It’s an unintended consequence of Trump’s push for mass deportations
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
My 1st for @propublica.org
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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R.I. educator who called Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ in viral video to return to teaching, school officials say
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R.I. educator who called Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ in viral video to return to teaching, school officials say - The Boston Globe
Barrington School Superintendent Bob Mitchell decided to bring back Benjamin Fillo after an independent investigation, in which the social studies teacher said the video was a “visceral reaction” afte...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
R.I. educator who called Charlie Kirk ‘garbage’ in viral video to return to teaching, school officials say
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In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a Providence apartment.
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
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In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a R.I. apartment. Now, it’s finally being released. - The Boston Globe
Ahead of Record Store Day on Nov. 28, drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
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November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In 1974, a demo of Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ was recorded in a Providence apartment.
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
Now, it’s finally being released.
Drummer Chris Frantz tells the Globe how the track grew out of his band with David Byrne during his days as a RISD student.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/21/m...
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SCOOP: The Centurion Foundation has warned regulators that the state’s pursuit of “alternative proposals” for the sale of Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital is undermining Centurion’s ability and spooking lenders to secure the financing it needs to close the sale.
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Centurion warns R.I.: Seeking an alternative buyer undermines deal to purchase Prospect’s hospitals, spooks lenders - The Boston Globe
“The current circumstances require that alternatives be explored,” Attorney General Peter Neronha wrote to Centurion in response.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
SCOOP: The Centurion Foundation has warned regulators that the state’s pursuit of “alternative proposals” for the sale of Roger Williams and Fatima Hospital is undermining Centurion’s ability and spooking lenders to secure the financing it needs to close the sale.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/20/m...
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Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
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A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website that previously said vaccines do not cause autism walked back that statement, contradicting the agency’s previous efforts to fight misinformation about a connection between the two.
CDC changes website to reflect RFK Jr.’s vaccine skepticism - The Boston Globe
A previous version denied a link between vaccines and autism. It now echoes the doubts about that conclusion voiced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website that previously said vaccines do not cause autism walked back that statement, contradicting the agency’s previous efforts to fight misinformation about a connection between the two.
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EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
Wyden Presses for Investigation Into JPMorgan Chase and Epstein
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November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
EPSTEIN BOMBSHELL: my staff is releasing a new report showing JPMorgan Chase executives – all the way to the top – enabled Epstein's sex trafficking operation. You're going to want to read this.
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Parents of R.I. high school football players file complaint, denying antisemitism. The parents of five Smithfield High School football players claim the student’s privacy rights were violated during a presentation by Jewish organizations.
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Parents of R.I. high school football players file complaint, denying antisemitism - The Boston Globe
The parents of five Smithfield High School football players claim the student’s privacy rights were violated during a presentation by Jewish organizations.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Parents of R.I. high school football players file complaint, denying antisemitism. The parents of five Smithfield High School football players claim the student’s privacy rights were violated during a presentation by Jewish organizations.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/m...
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
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Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
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Jeffrey’s journalists: Epstein emails reveal cozy relationship with two reporters
Emails reveal Jeffrey Epstein’s close interactions with reporters and how Michael Wolff counseled him after the Miami Herald’s South Florida investigation.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Update: A 26-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly killed his “intimate partner” – a 29-year-old Connecticut woman – in a shooting at a residence on Broad Street in Providence on Thursday.
Details of the case were not discussed in court.
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Details of the case were not discussed in court.
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Man charged after allegedly killing ‘intimate partner’ in Providence shooting - The Boston Globe
Morgan Lynn Boss, 29, of Vernon, Conn., was pronounced dead at a residence on Broad Street. The homicide is the city’s second this year.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Update: A 26-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly killed his “intimate partner” – a 29-year-old Connecticut woman – in a shooting at a residence on Broad Street in Providence on Thursday.
Details of the case were not discussed in court.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/14/m...
Details of the case were not discussed in court.
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