Metro Bitcoin traders charged over Silk Road, the 'eBay of drugs'MetroTwo Bitcoin traders have been charged with selling more than £600,000 of the virtual currency to users of online drugs market Silk Road. Charlie Shrem, a high-profile figure in the virtual currency community, and Robert Faiella are accused of …and …
Read More »Post Office Site Q&A Held Thursday – Patch.com
Post Office Site Q&A Held ThursdayPatch.comThe Township of Maplewood will be holding a special public meeting, Thursday, to address questions and concerns about the Post Office redevelopment site. Members of the public are invited to attend at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the Maplewood …Affordable Care Act Help and …
Read More »A Sad First: Working People Now Need Food Stamps More than Kids, Elderly – BillMoyers.com
A Sad First: Working People Now Need Food Stamps More than Kids, ElderlyBillMoyers.comMaggie Barcellano helps her daughter, Zoe, 3, use a pepper grinder with dinner at Barcellano's father's house in Austin, Texas on Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano, who lives with her father, enrolled in the food stamps program to help …
Read More »Heritage Foundation Notes Food Stamps Given To Stupid College Grads Who … – Wonkette (satire)
Wonkette (satire) Heritage Foundation Notes Food Stamps Given To Stupid College Grads Who …Wonkette (satire)First off, it seems that the Heritage headline, “You Won't Believe How Many Food Stamp Recipients Have Attended College,” is a tad misleading, because they aren't talking about people who finish college, just the number who …
Read More »Letter: Updated HVAC would help post office stay afloat – Topeka Capital Journal
Letter: Updated HVAC would help post office stay afloatTopeka Capital JournalThe U.S. Post Office at 424 S. Kansas is an architectural gem and historical icon, on that no one disagrees. The building is a destination and an anchor for Topeka's downtown district. In thinking about the closure and relocation of …
Read More »Farm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 Percent – ABC News
CNBC.com Farm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 PercentABC NewsA House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers …
Read More »Farm bill ends subsidies, cuts food stamps
A group of bipartisan lawmakers on Monday agreed to a deal on a farm bill that would end direct subsidies to farms in favor of crop insurance. More: continued here
Read More »Working Class Americans Rely Most on Food Stamps
Working-age people now make up the majority of households that rely on food stamps, for the first time ever. And some experts say this trend is here to stay. More: continued here
Read More »Expanding financial services is available route for the Post Office, report says – Washington Post
7Online.com Expanding financial services is available route for the Post Office, report saysWashington PostThe inspector general's office said loans could be made available to people who have their paycheck directly deposited onto a Postal prepaid card. Consumers could borrow up to 50 percent of their paycheck at an effective annual …
Read More »Apple Inc. (AAPL) news: Apple rises, eBay slips following payments report … – Seeking Alpha
Apple Inc. (AAPL) news: Apple rises, eBay slips following payments report …Seeking AlphaApple (AAPL +1.2%) is rising going into today's FQ1 report, and PayPal parent eBay (EBAY -2%) is selling off, after the WSJ reported Apple is hatching plans for a mobile payments service. Point-of-sale hardware vendors VeriFone (PAY -2.3%) …
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