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81-year-old woman wins $336.4M Powerball

Last updated Tuesday, March 6, 2012 - 4:50pm

CRANSTON, R.I. — An 81-year-old woman from Newport won last month’s $336.4 million Powerball jackpot, sleeping with the winning ticket in her Bible before coming forward to claim the sixth-largest U.S. prize on Tuesday, a family representative said.

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USDA targets stores in food stamp trafficking

Laura Crimaldi The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 19, 2011 - 5:47pm

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A criminal swindle of the nation’s $64.7 billion food stamp program is playing out at small neighborhood stores around the country, where thousands of retailers are suspected of trading deals with customers, exchanging lesser amounts of cash for their stamps.

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