Vermont to get $8.9 million grant to train food stamp recipientsBarre Montpelier Times ArgusThe federal government provides the money for food stamps, and states administer the distribution. Regulations vary from state to state. The pilot program will use a variety of approaches, including skills training, work-based learning and support … …

Re/code Tinder Swipes Right on Its New CEO: Former eBay Exec Chris PayneRe/codePayne joined eBay in 2009 after a software startup called Positronic that he founded was acquired by the company. Before that, he worked for 13 years at Microsoft, including heading its search unit, which was then called Windows …

UK Post Office wins EU okay for 640 million pound state aidYahoo! Maktoob NewsBRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union regulators approved on Thursday a British proposal to grant 640 million pounds in aid to the UK Post Office ltd over the next three years for providing a wide range of public …

An eBay user is selling an "extremely rare" copy of a high school yearbook from 1972. The kicker? The yearbook contains this CEO's senior photo. More: continued here

Outsider Artist Gets Stamp of ApprovalNew York Times (blog)But Mr. Ramírez counts as a highly unusual choice not only because he was Mexican-American and schizophrenic, but also because folk art stamps are rare. Anna Mary Robertson Moses, better known as Grandma Moses, is one of the few who come to …

NPR (blog) Both Parties Agree The Food Stamp Program Needs To Change. But How?NPR (blog)When it comes to the food stamps— or SNAP benefits as they're now called — there are few areas where Republicans and Democrats agree. But getting some of the 46 million people now receiving SNAP into …

Conman who sold stolen luxury caravans on eBay ordered to pay £10000 or …Manchester Evening NewsJoseph Cochrane, of Milton Road, Stretford, sold £34,000 worth of motor-homes to buyers through eBay. One of his unlucky victims was left £8,400 out of pocket when the vehicle he had purchased was recovered and …

Rock Hill Herald States to test ways to send food stamp recipients to workU.S. News & World ReportWASHINGTON (AP) — Ten states will test new ways to get food stamp recipients back to work, using Agriculture Department grants aimed at helping some of the 46 million Americans who receive benefits …

Conman who sold stolen luxury caravans on eBay caught out by Google street …Manchester Evening NewsJoseph Cochrane, of Milton Road, Stretford, sold £34,000 worth of motor-homes to buyers through eBay. One of his unlucky victims was left £8,400 out of pocket when the vehicle he had purchased was recovered and …

Critics say the benefit program discourages people from seeking jobs. The Obama administration is announcing grants to 10 states to find a better way to get recipients back to work. More: continued here