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The newly elected President of the NAACP-Providence Chapter, Gerard Catala, was charged with violating state campaign finance laws in his run for Providence City Council, by the RI Attorney General, and was arraigned yesterday. Catala was elected president of the local NAACP organization in a controversial election managed by the national NAACP office in Washington, DC, resulting in the ouster of longtime president Jim Vincent, by 14 votes. Vincent, reached last night said, “I am very concerned that the campaign finance criminal charges regarding President Catala will greatly harm the reputation and effectiveness of the NAACP Providence Branch.” From the office of RI Attorney General Peter F. Neronha: “ Former city council candidate Gerard Catala charged with violating state campaign finance law An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Attorney Gener...

COVID-19 Claims 2,000 Lives Per Week; 3 Critical Things Everyone Should Know There are still more than 400,000 new COVID-19 cases and 2,500 deaths due to COVID-19 each week, and an average of 5,000 hospitalizations each day in the U.S. COVID-19 continues to be a significant burden in the U.S., so the American Lung Association launched a new campaign today to educate the public on critical information they should know should they experience symptoms that could be COVID-19. “Most importantly, everyone six months of age and older should be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination. COVID-19 vaccines are the best step to prevent severe illness and hospitalization,” said Albert Rizzo, MD, Chief Medical Officer for the American Lung Association. “However, no vaccine is 100% effective, so there are steps you should take if you are at increased risk for severe COVID-19 and begin experiencing symptoms.” Through a new comprehensive awareness campaign , the American Lung Association...