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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

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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>>

    Oklahoma gets far more than its share of disasters

    Many states get hit frequently with tornadoes and other natural catastrophes, but Oklahoma is Disaster Central. More>>

    Students mixed on decision approving arming campus police

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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>>

    Former RI mayor leaves Colo governor's race

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    Stephen Laffey, the former mayor of Cranston, is bowing out of Colorado's governor's race after three days as a candidate. More>>

    • International

    • The lawyer for ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo says he is being extradited to the United States to face money-laundering and embezzlement charges.
      Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts.

    • IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France's finance minister.
      After two days of intense questioning from French magistrates, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Friday a court named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an...

    • Britain's High Court has ruled that a tweet posted by the wife of the speaker of Parliament about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous.
      A tweet posted by the wife of Britain's parliamentary speaker about a politician wrongly linked to child sex abuse was libelous, the High Court ruled Friday.
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    • Watch and share this time-lapse movie, documenting the rebuilding of the Seaside Heights boardwalk in New Jersey.
      Watch this time-lapse movie, documenting the rebuilding of the Seaside Heights boardwalk in New Jersey. 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.

    • 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.

    • 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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    • 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.

    • Thursday, May 23 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:36:45 GMT
      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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