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Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg is demanding world leaders combat climate change. Speaking in New York yesterday at the United Nations summit, Thunberg told world leaders that her generation and those to come will judge their failures. She said the science has been "crystal clear" for more than three decades, yet leaders on the world stage have done nothing. 
President Trump reportedly ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine a week before a call in which he asked the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son. The Washington Post says Trump gave the order to acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and then the Office of Management and Budget passed along the message to the Pentagon and State Department in July. Talks between the United Autoworkers Union and GM will continue today as a strike enters day nine. almost 50-thousand workers are on the picket line in what's now the longest GM strike since 1970. The union is striking over better pay and the preservation of existing health-care plans. CNN President Jeff Zucker says there wasn't a threat to employees after the arrest of a soldier accused of a bombing plot. Zucker emailed employees saying that they were never in danger and that the company's security team keeps track of situations like this one on a daily basis. Army soldier Jarrett William Smith is accused of discussing a bomb attack against the network. A Michigan police officer who was fired after a Ku Klux Klan document was found hanging on his wall says he was just interested in history. A newly-released report says Charles Anderson told investigators the document was part of his antique collection and that Confederate objects were related to the show "The Dukes of Hazzard." Antonio Brown says he's going back to class now that his time in the NFL is over. Brown, who was released by the New England Patriots on Friday, shared his class schedule on Instagram. Brown tagged his former school, Central Michigan, where he played football between 2007 and 2009.
President Trump reportedly ordered a hold on military aid to Ukraine a week before a call in which he asked the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden's son. The Washington Post says Trump gave the order to acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and then the Office of Management and Budget passed along the message to the Pentagon and State Department in July. Talks between the United Autoworkers Union and GM will continue today as a strike enters day nine. almost 50-thousand workers are on the picket line in what's now the longest GM strike since 1970. The union is striking over better pay and the preservation of existing health-care plans. CNN President Jeff Zucker says there wasn't a threat to employees after the arrest of a soldier accused of a bombing plot. Zucker emailed employees saying that they were never in danger and that the company's security team keeps track of situations like this one on a daily basis. Army soldier Jarrett William Smith is accused of discussing a bomb attack against the network. A Michigan police officer who was fired after a Ku Klux Klan document was found hanging on his wall says he was just interested in history. A newly-released report says Charles Anderson told investigators the document was part of his antique collection and that Confederate objects were related to the show "The Dukes of Hazzard." Antonio Brown says he's going back to class now that his time in the NFL is over. Brown, who was released by the New England Patriots on Friday, shared his class schedule on Instagram. Brown tagged his former school, Central Michigan, where he played football between 2007 and 2009. - 23 September 2019 Woonsocket School Committee Posts Agenda for Meeting on the 25th
- 21 September 2019 The Great North Smithfield Pumpkin Festival is Today
- 18 September 2019 Family Events for September and October at Library Scheduled
- 17 September 2019 Hydrant Flushing Tonight in Woonsocket
- 14 September 2019 Yoga for Adults Instruction Planned at Library
- 14 September 2019 Writer's Workshop Planned
- 14 September 2019 National Voter Registration Day at Harris Public Library
- 14 September 2019 North Smitfield Weekly Newsletter
- 08 September 2019 Historical Society Leads Cemetery Walking Tour
- 08 September 2019 North Smithfield Weekly Newsletter
