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    RI education board approves arming university cops

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    PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - State education officials have approved allowing the University of Rhode Island to arm its campus police officers.    The state's Board of Education voted Thursday evening at a More>>

    Town asks court to block Sakonnet Bridge tolls Video included

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    The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority moves ahead with the installation of toll-collecting equipment. More>>

    I-Team: Coast Guard questions boater's story

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    Police say they've found evidence that makes them question a Freetown man's story about how he fell off his boat. More>>

    RI schools would be able to scrap 180-day mandate Video included

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    The state Senate passes a bill that would give school districts more flexibility in scheduling classes. More>>

    Health Check: The healing properties of honey Video included

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    It's a natural sweetener and used in everything from tea to cereal. But did you know honey has many healing properties? More>>

    Coast Guard House hopes for weekend opening Video included

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    Reconstruction begins on a Narragansett restaurant severely damage by Hurricane Sandy. More>>

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    • A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said.
      A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing's wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state media said.
    • Asian stock markets slid Thursday, pulled down by a contraction in China's manufacturing that adds to signs that the shaky recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is slowing.
      Asian stock markets staged a mild recovery Friday, a day after being routed by unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing and fears the Federal Reserve will start withdrawing its monetary stimulus.
    • Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs, one in the city of Agadez where a military barracks was targeted and one in Arlit where a French company operates a uranium mine, injuring more than a dozen people.
      Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30,...
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      The Red Cross is asking for your help in the wake of a devastating tornado in Moore, Okla.
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