House to consider $2B-per-year cuts to food stampsKearney HubWASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm …and more » More: continued here
Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of boycotting competitors’ mail and have massively rejected the Government’s controversial plan to privatise the company. More: continued here
CBS News Limit food stamps for sodas, 18 mayors ask governmentCBS NewsNEW YORKSugary drinks, which have been linked to health risks, should not be bought with government-assistance food stamps, mayors of major U.S. cities said in a letter Tuesday urging the government to evaluate approaches to limiting the purchases.Mayors Push to Ban Soda Purchases With…
Examiner.com Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants sugary drinks exempt from food stampsThe Courier-JournalFischer and the other mayors said in the letter they believe the food stamp program, formally the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, can “do more to address the pressing challenges of obesity and diet-related disease.” Obesity, the letter …Louisville Mayor wants to ban use…
Mercer University named Colleen “Augusta” Hosmer of Rome one of nine Stamps Leadership Scholars as part of the University’s participation in the prestigious Stamps Scholars Program. In addition to … More: continued here
David Sarasohn: House goes after food stamps, and those who get themOregonLive.comThis week, the U.S. House of Representatives, trying once again to pass a five-year farm bill — it couldn't manage last year — is set to pass a measure that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, by $21 billion over…
Three men facing charges over Lima post office burglaryLima OhioLIMA — Three men face charges in connection with the burglary at the main post office in downtown Lima. Shawn Severt, 27, of Celina; Cole Cotter, 21, of Lima; and Austin Trenkamp, 20, of Lima; have been linked to the crime. Two of the men, Severt…
Deputies: Intruder Breaks Through Post Office WallWNCTPitt County Sheriff's Deputies tell 9 on your side someone smashed a hole through the Post Office in Stokes. It's unclear at this point whether anything was taken. Deputies were on the scene Wednesday morning investigating. This isn't the first time …FIRST ON WITN: Intruder Smashes Hole In Stokes…
FedEx reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell. Ex-items, the shipping company posted earnings of $679 million, or $2.13 a share, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 per share. The outperformance came as a result of increased business, as well … Continue reading → More: continued here
FedEx Corp said on Wednesday it was cutting its capacity between the United States and Asia, sending its shares lower on concerns about future growth, even as the world’s biggest air-freight company posted a stronger-than-expected profit. More: continued here