San Francisco Chronicle Too many Californians left without food stampsSan Francisco ChronicleThe House of Representatives jolted the country in June when it refused to renew the nation's food stamp program as part of the Farm Bill. Passage of the Farm Bill is usually a bipartisan, uncontroversial matter, but little is …
Read More »Armed robber holds up Yeadon Post Office – Delaware County Daily Times
Armed robber holds up Yeadon Post OfficeDelaware County Daily TimesThe U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering an award of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect who carried out an armed robbery at the Yeadon Post Office this morning. An unidentified individual robbed …
Read More »EBay offers discounts for auto dealer-listing subscriptions – Crain’s Detroit Business
EBay offers discounts for auto dealer-listing subscriptionsCrain’s Detroit BusinessThe consumer Web site offers three- and 12-month subscriptions ranging from five to 100 listings a month at discounted prices depending on the subscription length and number of listings, says Bryan Murphy, general manager of eBay Motors, eBay's … More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service updated study called flawed as Gretna rallies to save downtown … – NOLA.com
NOLA.com Postal Service updated study called flawed as Gretna rallies to save downtown …NOLA.comChallenging the U.S. Postal Service's assertion that shuttering Gretna's downtown post office would save $1 million over a decade, city officials made a last effort to stave off closure at a rally Friday. The crowd was sparse, …
Read More »Food stamp cuts coming soon, sponsored by Democrats (You read that correctly) – Plain Dealer
Boise State University The Arbiter Online Food stamp cuts coming soon, sponsored by Democrats (You read that correctly)Plain DealerBut the biggest share was actually from SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, with cuts this November of $36 for a household of four that receives the maximum allocation, $29 for …
Read More »Former Santa Monica Post Office At 5th/Arizona May Gain Historic Status – Santa Monica Mirror
Former Santa Monica Post Office At 5th/Arizona May Gain Historic StatusSanta Monica MirrorAfter the Post Office on Fifth Street shut down June 29 at the direction of the U.S. Postal Service, city officials are looking for ways to preserve the building at 1248 Fifth Street in the downtown core. When …
Read More »eBay Outage Followed by Technical Issues Friday Morning – EcommerceBytes (blog)
eBay Outage Followed by Technical Issues Friday MorningEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay experienced an outage in which users were unable to sign in to the site, and users say they continue to have problems with certain features this morning. Sellers are concerned about the loss of income the outage and resulting glitches are …
Read More »Royal Mail scam saw car parts dealer claim free postage
A CAR parts dealer exploited a credit scheme operated by the Royal Mail to claim £16,486 worth of free postage over a period of more than three years. More: continued here
Read More »UK Said to Start IPO for 3 Billion-Pound Royal Mail Next Month – Businessweek
UK Said to Start IPO for 3 Billion-Pound Royal Mail Next MonthBusinessweekThe U.K. government is targeting September to start the sale of a majority stake in Royal Mail Group Ltd., the 360-year-old postal service, according to three people with knowledge of the matter. Royal Mail may announce the intention to …
Read More »Reward Offered For Information On Suspect Who Robbed Yeadon Post Office – KYW Newsradio
Reward Offered For Information On Suspect Who Robbed Yeadon Post OfficeKYW Newsradio(CBS) – Police are searching for a suspect they say robbed the Yeadon Post Office on Friday morning. The robbery occurred at 709 Church Lane in Lansdowne, Pa. around 10 a.m.. Officials describe the suspect as a black male …
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