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      <description><![CDATA[Providence first responders dealt with a house fire in Johnston and a fire on Carol Drive in Hopkinton, while a man fell from a ride at Southwick’s Zoo. The Rhode Island Foundation also awarded nearly $650,000 for medical research, and a Boston Globe commentary criticized encampment sweeps in Rhode Island.]]></description>
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