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    Lawyer: Assault on Brown U. athlete was self-defense

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    Joseph Sharkey is hospitalized with head injuries following a beating on the East Side of Providence. More>>

    I-Team: Keeping Pawtucket seniors and disabled safe

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    The city of Pawtucket holds a fire drill at a high-rise apartment building that houses about 300 seniors and people with disabilities. More>>

    Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

    Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. More>>

    Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals

    Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. More>>

    Destination Unknown: New Bedford Hurricane Barrier

    NBC 10's R.J. Heim reports from the New Bedford-Fairhaven-Acushnet Hurricane Barrier. More>>

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    • The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All...
      The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the...
    • A new Organization of American States study commissioned in response to calls by some Latin American leaders for rethinking the drug war discusses possible decriminalization of consumption of marijuana as part of a...
      An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana.
    • In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Richard Branson's private island with the...
      Surrounded by a turquoise sea and a menagerie of exotic animals on a billionaire's private island, political and business leaders gathered Friday to back an initiative aimed at expanding protection for the...

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