WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 21, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Lifeguards had hourly mean wages over $21.00 in two states and the District of Columbia in 2024 In the heat of summer, it's tempting to cool down by taking a dip at the pool or beach. Let's take a closer look at the wages and employment of those who keep us safe while we enjoy our fun in the sun. * * * Chart: Hourly mean wage a  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- A radioactive iridium-192 source, with an activity of 19.5 Curies, became stuck during an attempted retraction at the electric boat facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, on July 14, 2025. The incident was reported (Event No. 57811) by the Rhode Island Department of Radiological Health. An employee was attempting to retract the source into its exposure device when it stopped halfway. The employee then extended the source back into the collimator for shielding and imme  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 23 -- The Rhode Island Supreme Court issued the following opinion on July 22, 2025: * * * Capital Video Corporation v. Joseph A. Bevilacqua. Present: Suttell, C.J., Goldberg, Robinson, and Long, JJ. OPINION Justice Long, for the Court. The plaintiff, Capital Video Corporation (plaintiff or CVC),/1 appeals from a Superior Court order in favor of the intervenor, Donna Bevilacqua (intervenor or Ms. Bevilacqua), (1) invalidating two pluries executions on a judgmen  more