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    Police: URI student reported missing found in NC

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    Pennsylvania State Police say a URI student from suburban Philadelphia was found unharmed. More>>

    RI lawyer loses license in DUI case sentencing

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    The Rhode Island attorney general's office says Layne Savage was sentenced in District Court on Thursday.
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    Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup Video included

    A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week. More>>

    Man who allegedly burned wife could face life in prison

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    A man charged with burning his wife with a frying pan has charges upgraded to assault with intent to murder. More>>

    Ceiling collapses at Pawtucket elementary school

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    School officials say Potter Burns Elementary will be closed for the rest of the week after a portion of a basement ceiling collapses. More>>

    Coast Guard House hopes for weekend opening

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

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    The capital city's mayor has proposed a property tax increase. Many homeowners in Providence are upset. But it's renters that could actually feel the brunt of that tax increase. More>>

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    • However Anthony Weiner does when the polls close, he's certain to add drama to the most competitive New York City mayor's race in more than a decade.
      Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to voters Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal. He found a much more supportive reception in his first campaign stop than he did...

    • President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen in his renewed effort to close the prison.
      President Barack Obama is lifting his self-imposed ban on transferring Guantanamo Bay detainees to Yemen in his renewed effort to close the prison.

    • Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug dealing.
      Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug dealing.
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    • Britain's military says the soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack was a popular drummer and machine gunner, a father, and a passionate fan of Manchester United.
      The soldier brutally murdered in a suspected terrorist attack in London was a popular 25-year-old ceremonial military drummer and machine gunner, a father and a passionate fan of the Manchester United soccer team, the...

    • When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community.
      When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American community who do not believe in pacific opposition.

    • An Israeli committee has handed the government its proposal for ending a system granting Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service.
      An official Israeli committee on Thursday handed the government its proposal for ending a contentious system that grants Jewish ultra-Orthodox seminary students automatic exemptions from military service, setting the stage...
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    • Thursday, May 23 2013 2:45 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:45:26 GMT
      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.

    • Watch and share this time-lapse movie, documenting the rebuilding of the Seaside Heights, NJ boardwalk.
      Watch this time-lapse movie, documenting the rebuilding of the Seaside Heights, NJ boardwalk. Watch this post-Sandy Jersey Shore town come alive in this movie, complete with thematic music. Progress was captured from March 18-May 21, 2013.

    • The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold public hearings on proposed service changes in all five Rhode Island counties.
      The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold public hearings on proposed service changes in all five Rhode Island counties.
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