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    Marine's stolen Purple Heart replaced Video included

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    A New Bedford man is presented with a replacement for his deceased son's Purple Heart, which was stolen. More>>

    Portsmouth, state meet with judge on bridge tolls Video included

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    The town is seeking a restraining order to stop the Turnpike and Bridge Authority from collecting tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge. More>>

    I-Team: Job scams target unemployed Rhode Islanders Video included

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    Looking for a job is hard enough, now the I-Team uncovers scams targeting the unemployed in Rhode Island. More>>

    Local leaders applaud Boy Scouts' decision Video included

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    Rhode Island leaders say the decision to allow openly gay boys to join the Boy Scouts of America is a sign of the times.
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    Students mixed on decision approving arming campus police Video included

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    The decision to arm campus police officers is now left up to leaders at URI, the Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. More>>

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    • A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the...
      A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency...
    • Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it...
      Washington state officials are scrambling to find a temporary fix for a bridge that collapsed on an important interstate highway and, incredibly, left just three motorists with injuries. Whatever the solution, it won't...
    • Pioneering Washington journalist Haynes Johnson, who helped redefine political reporting, has died at age 81.
      When Haynes Johnson visited Selma, Ala., months after a civil rights crisis there gripped the nation, he wrote in The Washington Evening Star that he'd found "no discernible change in the racial climate of the city."...
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    • Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region...
      Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has warned against the danger of Iran's nuclear program to the region's security and said Iran should not threaten its neighbors since countries in the region harbor no...
    • Dozens of African leaders are meeting in the Ethiopian capital to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters.
      Dozens of African leaders met in the Ethiopian capital Saturday to mark 50 years since the founding of the African Union, a continentwide organization that helped liberate Africa from colonial masters and which now is trying...
    • Activists say forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad have unleashed their heaviest artillery barrage in a week to dislodge rebels from a strategic western town.
      Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad shelled a strategic western town on Saturday in their heaviest barrage of a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from there, activists said.
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      The Red Cross is asking for your help in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.
      The Red Cross is asking for your help in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.

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    • Friday, May 24 2013 11:48 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:48:09 GMT
      Newport police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who they say broke into O'Brien's Pub on Thames Street, April 26, 2013.
      Newport police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who they say broke into O'Brien's Pub on Thames Street, April 26, 2013.
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      Veterans from Rhode Island were invited on an Honor Flight to see the World War II Monument in Washington on March 23, 2013.These veterans share their war experiences in "NBC 10 Presents: Heroes of History"
      Veterans from Rhode Island were invited on an Honor Flight to see the World War II Monument in Washington on March 23, 2013.
    • Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:01 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:01:12 GMT
      The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is hosting Vice President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker at its graduation ceremony on Wednesday.
      The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is hosting Vice President Joe Biden as the keynote speaker at its graduation ceremony on Wednesday.
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