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A shopkeeper is set to become a millionaire thanks to a loophole after selling a lucky $1billion Powerball ticket. Raul Nabor Herrera changed the life of one of his customers when he sold the historic winning slip on Wednesday.

Newport Folk Festival is returning to Fort Adams State Park for three days of delicious food and drink, good times and great music.Just a few of the stars on hand this year to deliver the folks-y jams include Lana Del Rey, My Morning Jacket, Maggie Rogers, Jason Isbell and John Oates.Aimee Mann, Billy Strings, Angel Olsen, Goose and Los Lobos will be there too.Heck, even Stephen Colbert’s bandleader Jon Batiste is slated to perform.Don’t forget The Hold Steady either.Seriously, we could do this all day — Newport has a truly exciting three-day lineup planned for music fans.As a result, ticket prices are quite high.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on multi-day general admission passes was $993 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes start at $721 before fees.Want to find out more about the multi-day extravaganza before committing?Here’s everything you need to know and more about the 2023 Newport Folk Festival.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best single and multi-day general admission passes for the Newport Folk Festival can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rhode Island-based production company Verdi Productions has halted pre-production on the next feature film on the company’s slate, a biopic of Muhammad Ali Jr., due to the impending SAG strike.

Claire Danes and husband Hugh Dancy have welcomed their third baby.

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Taylor Swift brought back her iconic Independence Day party on Tuesday, July 4 — which was exactly what pal Selena Gomez needed.

A woman was arrested for trespassing on Taylor Swift’s beachfront property in Rhode Island over the July 4th weekend.  The trespasser was found in front of Swift’s mansion after several "No Trespassing" signs were placed around the estate, Westerly Police Chief Paul Gingerella said, according to the Associated Press.  Police said the woman was previously warned to stay away from Swift’s home. She was arrested Monday, and it's unclear if Swift was home at the time.

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A woman who was previously warned to stay away from Taylor Swift’s home in Rhode Island was arrested this week outside the beachfront property, police said.

Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home had an uninvited guest over the July 4th weekend, TMZ reported.Police in the upscale coastal town of Westerly arrested Kimberley Meyer, 54, on one misdemeanor count of trespassing, after being summoned to the opulent beachfront mansion by Swift’s security team. Cops revealed that Meyer had previously been warned to stay off of the premises, reportedly purchased for $17.75 million in 2013.

Canadian native Stephanie Savage and Rhode Island-born Josh Schwartz know something when it comes to how the young posh set ticks from Orange County, CA to the Upper East Side of New York.

a “self-made” millionaire who first dazzled audiences on TLC’s “Toddlers & Tiaras,” is now a fashion influencer who lives a busy life jet-setting around the world and influencing her 1.5 million social media followers.“People have no idea how hard I work. It’s a tough job as I’ve got four websites — House of Barretti, NYFW Merch, Bella Barretti, and Bella Barrett,” the 17-year-old recently told the Sun. “Last time I checked, my net worth was several million dollars — but my mom says I’m priceless.”Shortly after her pageant days, Barrett launched her own jewelry line called Glitzy Girl, which reportedly entered her into millionaire status.“I come from a long line of entrepreneurs.

More than a year after their son’s birth, Jennifer Lawrence and Cooke Maroney have started talking about expanding their family again.

Alabama Barker surprised her mom, Shanna Moakler, with a bouquet of flowers days after Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian announced that they are expecting a baby.

Brent Lang Executive Editor NewportFILM Outdoors, a unique celebration of documentary moviemaking that is held in some of the most iconic locations in one of the most storied summer resorts in America, has unveiled its latest line-up of films for its summer season. They include “It’s Only Life After All,” a look at the Indigo Girls; “After the Bite,” an examination of a community’s reaction to a shark attack; and “Invisible Beauty,” the story of pioneering model, agent and activist, Bethann Hardison. What makes the Newport, Rhode Island event so memorable is that these screenings take place on the lawns of mansions like Marble House and The Elms, as well as historical locations like Fort Adams, which hosts the annual Newport Jazz Festival, and the Newport Polo Grounds. It’s all very shades of Edith Wharton (well, if Newland Archer were a cinephile instead of a conflicted aristocrat).

Manchester United could be used as an exercise in sportswashing should Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani take over the club, according to a leading academic expert.

Caught in Providence,” is beloved by viewers around the world.And here’s one reason why.“When I make a decision it can effect someone’s livelihood, their life and their families lives,” Caprio told The Post. “One thing I’ve committed myself to is to treat people with respect, compassion and understanding … and I try to place myself in the shoes of the people before me.“I don’t wear a badge under my robe — I wear a heart.”Caprio, 86, has morphed into a social media superstar via “Caught in Providence,” which started in 1987 on local access television in Providence, RI and, in 2018, launched in syndication (on Facebook Live and Law & Crime), snaring three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

A.D. Amorosi When listeners look back at what was their favorite late-spring/early-summer 2023 anthem, for many, it will surely be New York rapper and vocalist Toosii’s warmly embraceable “Favorite Song.” A spare, banging ballad with a gorgeous, sinewy melody, a subtly contagious chorus and a positive, romantic message (“You look good without no make-up, no lashes, even better when you wake up”), it has spent 15 weeks on the Billboard chart to date, most of that in the Top 10. Along with reaching No. 5 on the Hot 100, “Favorite” hit No. 1 on the Rap Streaming Songs Chart, the Hot Rap Songs Chart and the R&B/Hip-Hop Chart, all with 400-million-plus combined global streams. To go with its platinum-certified victory, “Favorite Song” has also accumulated over 61 million YouTube video views, and is currently the centerpiece of “Naujour” Toosii’s just-released debut album.

and dark American Westerns such ashas died at 89, his publisher, Knopf, said. Knopf said in a statement that McCarthy's son confirmed that he died on Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Sante Fe, New Mexico. McCarthy gained prominence for his unflinching explorations of some of the darkest corners of the American landscape. He won the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for his 1992 novel McCarthy's 2006 novel about a father and son's journey of survival through an America decimated by an unspecified event, made readers confront extreme evil and resilient hope, and earned him the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, McCarthy was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, and briefly attended the University of Tennessee, where he received the Ingram-Merrill Award for creative writing. McCarthy's decades-long career took off in 1965 with his first novel, a story of murder and isolation set in a small Appalachian community.

“The Road,” has died. The fiction and drama writer was 89.McCarthy died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, his son, John, confirmed to The Post.