Providence, Rhode Island Weather :: 39F MOSTLY CLOUDY

MOSTLY CLOUDY 39°F

Humidity:

60%

Wind Speed:

6 MPH

Wind Direction:

W (270°)

Barometer:

30.05 in.

Dewpoint:

26°F

Heat Index:

39°F

Wind Chill:

35°F

Visibility:

10 mi

Providence, Rhode Island Weather :: 34F LIGHT RAIN FOG/MIST

LIGHT RAIN FOG/MIST 34°F

Humidity:

97%

Wind Speed:

5 MPH

Wind Direction:

N (10°)

Barometer:

30.13 in.

Dewpoint:

33°F

Heat Index:

34°F

Wind Chill:

30°F

Visibility:

2 mi

R.I.'s lower minimum corporate tax drops it from N.E.'s highest

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — For the tax year beginning Jan. 1, Rhode Island companies no longer face the highest tax owed in New England for their annual minimum corporate taxes. The Rhode Island rate will drop from $500 to $450 for the 2016 tax year — a reduction debated by political leaders since at least 2009 and enacted this past legislative session. The new rate applies to entities treated as C corporations for federal income tax purposes and as pass-through entities, [...]

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Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwuEX5zm-Vw This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Miami to plant several varieties of palm trees in a front yard. (See below for shopping list, tools, and steps.) Click here to SUBSCRIBE to the official This Old House YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=thisoldhouse Shopping List for Planting Palm Trees: - Palm tree - Marking spray paint, used to mark the planting hole on the ground - Bark mulch Tools List for Planting Palm Trees: - Tape measure - Pointed shovel or backhoe, used to dig the planting hole Steps for Planting Palm Trees: 1. Arrange the potted palm in the yard, then check for proper spacing and placement. If planting more than one, arrange all trees now. Don't set any trees directly beneath overhead wires. 2. Before digging, ask the utility company to check for buried cables or pipes. 3. Use marking spray paint to spray an outline onto the ground around the potted tree. Make the circular outline 12 inches larger than the pot diameter. 4. Dig the planting hole with a pointed shovel or backhoe. 5. Lay a rake handle across the hole and measure the depth of the hole. It should be slightly shallower than the height of the tree's root ball. 6. Tip the tree onto its side and pull off the plastic pot. 7. Carefully roll the tree into the hole, then stand it upright. 8. Backfill around the root ball with the soil excavated from the hole. 9. Water the tree immediately after backfilling. 10. Next, spread 2 to 3 inches of bark mulch around the base of the tree. 11. Water the tree every day for one week, every other day for the second week, and twice a week throughout the summer. Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThisOldHouse Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisoldhouse https://twitter.com/asktoh Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/thisoldhouse/ G+: https://plus.google.com/+thisoldhouse/posts Instagram: http://instagram.com/thisoldhouse Tumblr: http://thisoldhouse.tumblr.com/

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The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers

CNN Films presents "The 414s: The Original Teenage Hackers," a look at an unexpected group of hackers who forever changed the idea of cybersecurity. In the early 1980s, this group of Milwaukee teenagers broke into dozens of prominent computer systems, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, sparking landmark legislation that impacts how we use technology today. Directed by Michael T. Vollmann

Three-alarm fire in Providence engulfs Greenwich Street home

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Flames roared out of what was a boarded-up house when firefighters arrived on the scene of a three-alarm fire in the city's West End Wednesday night."The firefighters did a tremendous job containing the blaze to the structure of origin," said Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Joseph R. Desmarais, adding it took about an hour before the fire, which had spread through the entire building, was under control.The home was vacant, and no firefighters were hurt, [...]

3,200 inmates freed too early

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A wimpy start to winter

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The first full day of winter won't feel much like winter in Southern New England.It's 52 degrees around 7 a.m. in Providence, and the temperature should rise to 57 degrees, well above the normal high of 40 degrees for this time of year, according to the National Weather Service. The record high for the date is 64, set in 2013.Drivers will contend with patchy fog before 9 a.m., and [...]

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