Post office raid terror
THE terrified sub-postmistress who faced two armed robbers, one with a gun the other with an axe, said she felt like a hostage. More: continued here
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Cut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on Poor – New York Times
Cut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on PoorNew York TimesChristopher Bean, the executive director of a Bronx food pantry that is operated by a nonprofit organization called Part of the Solution, said that about 60 new families had visited the pantry in the past week because their food stamps had been cut …Tough choices…
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Where Are the Purged eBay Sellers Going? – EcommerceBytes (blog)
Where Are the Purged eBay Sellers Going?EcommerceBytes (blog)This purging of eBay sellers might have a positive effect for online sellers who, for years, have searched for an online auction that could come anywhere CLOSE to matching eBay's market reach. As a buyer, I have found eBay's listings to be much more … More: continued here
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Postal services still in demand
For 16-year-old S. Neeraja who accompanied her father to the post office at North Veli Street on Wednesday morning, the idea of sending letters or postcards by post was new. “I have an email addre… More: continued here
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Post Office Break-In – Santa Barbara Edhat
Santa Barbara Edhat Post Office Break-InSanta Barbara EdhatThe Los Olivos Post Office was broken into Wednesday night. U.S. Postal Inspectors and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department are investigating. 50-100 packages and certified letters were opened in a back room that was "ransacked" according to …and more » More: continued here
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Tough choices come with cuts to food stamps – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Tough choices come with cuts to food stampsPittsburgh Post GazetteBut for millions of poor Americans who rely on food stamps, reductions that began this month present awful choices: A gallon of milk for the kids instead of two. No fresh broccoli for dinner or snacks for school. Weeks of grits and margarine for breakfast.Cut in…
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Local War Hero to be Featured on Booklet of Postal Stamps – WRGB
WRGB Local War Hero to be Featured on Booklet of Postal StampsWRGBSELKIRK – The United States Postal Service will release a commemorative World War II Medal of Honor Stamp on Monday. Featured on the stamp booklet will be Sgt. Frank Currey of Selkirk, New York. Sgt. Currey was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1945…
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Cut in Food Stamps Forces Hard Choices on Poor
With reduced benefits starting this month, many recipients are buying fewer groceries and planning visits to food pantries to tide them over. More: continued here
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Is This Rainbow Rudolph Shirt Too Gay For eBay? – Huffington Post
Is This Rainbow Rudolph Shirt Too Gay For eBay?Huffington PostA lesbian couple was surprised to learn that eBay had removed their clothing designs depicting cartoon Christmas characters like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The reason? The items had been labeled "gay interest" and allegedly violated the auction …and more » More: continued here
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White Xbox One sells for £5000 after eBay auction gets cut short – Inquirer
White Xbox One sells for £5000 after eBay auction gets cut shortInquirerIt did make big money in its early days, but all was not what it seemed on the eBay auction and Gamesaid pulled it offline and then put it back up for sale again, with some conditions. Information on the ended listing, which when…