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Partly sunny Sunday, high near 71

A slight chance of showers after 11am Sunday. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 9 to 15 mph according to the National Weather Service.Then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. Showers and thunderstorms likely Monday, mainly before 3pm.

 

Newport's Pickens Theater to host screening of 'The Bachelorette'

The episode to be aired June 10 was filmed in the city in March and included a private concert with Jake Owen at the theater and a rugby match at Fort Adams.

 

Rising seas threaten coastal home values

But other climate scientists note shortcomings in the studies, and real estate experts say they simply haven't seen any ebb in demand for coastal homes.

 

New life as luxury hotel for historic TWA terminal at N.Y.'s JFK Airport

The famous winged TWA terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport came out of its decades-long retirement Wednesday with a new life as a luxury hotel.

 

China trade-war tariffs will drive up prices for consumers

Some companies are looking to import from elsewhere, but higher prices — and, perhaps, a sales slowdown — may be inevitable.

 

Robot aims to keep the peace at traffic stops

Prototype device developed by Calif. robotics researcher seeks to remove the threat of physical violence from traffic stops by letting police interact with drivers while remaining in their cruiser.

 

Victims 'blindsided' by Monique Brady's alleged fraud plot

Federal prosecutors and court papers say the East Greenwich woman used friendship as a tool to enlist and ensnare dozens of unwitting investors in a Ponzi-like real estate scheme that bilked them out of $4.7 million.

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted with flying kick during event in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday, but the 71-year-old appeared to quickly recover and say "I'm just glad the idiot didn't interrupt my Snapchat."Video shows the former California governor standing and filming children at a sporting event in Johannesburg when a man makes a flying kick into his back. Schwarzenegger stumbles forward. The man is quickly grabbed by security. Off camera a man shouts [...]

 

Alan Rosenberg: Covering a strike; sports fans speak out

A reader asks whether The Journal's unionized reporters can cover a strike fairly.

 

Meet author Zeyn Joukhada at May 23 Reading Across R.I. event in Providence

Savoy Bookshop and Cafe will present an evening with the Brown University alumnus and award-winning author of "The Map of Salt and Stars" as part of the Reading Across Rhode Island Recommends series, featuring favorite authors and books.

 

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