Chicago Sun-Times Police: Machete-Wielding Man Held Mom Hostage Over eBay PurchaseNBC ChicagoA man threatened his mother with a machete and later held her hostage in a west suburban police station parking lot because she refused to buy him $4,000 worth of basketball cards and a costume mask on eBay, according to police. “This is one…
eBay Inc.'s (EBAY) existing payment platform, PayPal has acquired Paydiant, a mobile payment startup, in a bid to compete efficiently against Google's (GOOGL) Wallet and Apple (AAPL) Pay. More: continued here
Chicago Sun-Times Police: Machete-wielding man held mom hostage over eBay purchaseChicago Sun-TimesA man threatened his mother with a machete and later held her hostage in a west suburban police station parking lot because she refused to buy him $4,000 worth of basketball cards and a costume mask on eBay, according to police. “This is one…
IFC (blog) Vanessa Bayer Goes Postal on PortlandiaIFC (blog)On this week's Portlandia, Vanessa Bayer heads to the depths of hell a.k.a. The Post Office. While Dante may have skipped that particular circle on his tour of the inferno, as anyone who has ever tried to pick up a package at the post office and faced…
Post office hour changes set at Gifford, Potomac, Thomasboro facilitiesRantoul PressPost offices in three towns in the Rantoul Press coverage area — Gifford, Potomac and Thomasboro — will have their hours changed. The offices will have their lunch hours reduced from two hours to one hour. “The Postal Service is not reducing the … More:…
Fires set in Solana Beach post officeU-T San DiegoSOLANA BEACH — A 38-year-old man was arrested early Monday after sheriff's deputies checking out a burglar alarm at the Solana Beach post office found five fires set inside the building. Deputies called out by a report of a ringing alarm at the post… More: continued here
Royal Mail beats delivery targetsLancashire TelegraphRob Jenson, Operations Director, Royal Mail said: “Royal Mail's target for next day delivery of First Class is challenging and our postmen and women work exceptionally hard in the PR postcode area to deliver to these demanding targets, which are some …and more » More: continued here
Miami New Times (blog) The astonishing state-by-state rise in food stamp relianceWashington Post (blog)The share of households on food stamps has more than doubled since 2000, a new Census Bureau report finds. From 2000 to 2013, the share of households receiving aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has grown from 6.2 percent to …Mother: Surviving…
Deputies found five small fires had been set inside the post office in Solana Beach. More: continued here
Food stamps need healthful restrictionsColumbus DispatchPerhaps the experts should start with eliminating these items from the SNAP program, aka food stamps, altogether. It's absurd that the same government that freely provides these products to our poorest also pays for their health care. In this instance … More: continued here