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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving by August’s end, signaling a major shift in communications as the administration enters its final stretch. In Rhode Island, Governor Dan McKee prepares to unveil his Supreme Court pick—rumored to be someone other than Joseph Shekarchi—while televised debates for the gubernatorial race heat up. Tragedy strikes Woonsocket with the fatal stabbing of a pregnant woman, prompting an intense police search including a dive team. Meanwhile, URI scientists are turning to parasitic wasps to combat the invasive spotted lanternfly. And in Tiverton, a man was arrested after a domestic violence standoff turned tense. These stories paint a week of change, loss, science, and conflict across our region and nation.

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