It may look like an average credit card, but the Michigan Bridge Card has replaced paper checks and traditional food stamps for Michigan welfare recipients with the intent of a more secure, efficient emergency aid system for the poor. More: continued here

Royal Mail brand director Tom Hings is leaving the postal service after seven years. It is not known whether he has a job to go to. More: continued here

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RALEIGH — The Democrats running for U.S. Senate agree on an awful lot. During a forum last week, their biggest differences seemed to come over who their favorite past or present U.S. senators might be. read more More: continued here

(11:58 AM) MULING nagbabala ang Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sa lahat ng mga eskwelahang pribado o pampubliko sa buong bansa na magbayad ng kaukulang P15 documentary stamp tax (DST)… More: continued here

HYANNIS — Three Barnstable women, including a mother and daughter, have been arrested and charged with stealing $20,000 worth of merchandise from local stores, then selling it illegally on eBay. More: continued here

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A SHAW schoolboy has won first prize in regional young letter writers’ competition run by the Royal Mail. … More: continued here

ROYAL OAK — Gretchen Greenwood was doing dishes, looking out her kitchen window when something caught her eye. More: continued here

ROSELAND – Saleem Robinson, 21, of Morristown was arrested along with his alleged accomplice Joshlyn Bracy, 21, of Parsipanny on Saturday, Jan. 9, after a robbery at knifepoint at Fedex/Kinkos, 41 Eisenhower Parkway, said Chief Richard McDonough. More: continued here