Christian Science Monitor "All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep.Christian Science MonitorA DeSoto County lawmaker apologized Tuesday for saying that in the town where he used to be mayor, "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' Rep. Gene Alday, R-Walls, delivered his apology in…
Japan's post office has agreed to buy a leading Australian transportation company in a $5.1 billion deal that will give the Japanese company an Asian distribution network. The board of Melbourne-based … More: continued here
TOKYO – Japan's post office has agreed to acquire a leading Australian transportation company in a 6.5 billion Australian dollar ($5.1 billion) deal. More: continued here
Rep. Gene Alday, Republican from Mississppi, has come under fire for racist remarks involving welfare. More: continued here
Reuters Billionaire Carl Icahn added 446000 eBay shares in fourth quarterReutersA year ago, Icahn pushed eBay to separate its fast-growing PayPal payments unit. The company rejected him at the time but in September announced it would spin off PayPal after all. Last month, Icahn signed a settlement with the company to give him a …Icahn Boosts…
All clear given at Montgomery Post OfficeWSFAThe Montgomery Police Department says that the suspicious package situation at the Post Office on the Eastern Boulevard is now over. A Montgomery Fire Department hazmat unit responded to the call of a suspicious package at the Post Office building near …and more » More: continued here
Billionaire activist Carl Icahn slightly boosted his exposure to eBay Inc by roughly $25 million in the fourth quarter, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Icahn added about 446,000 shares in the quarter, about a 1 percent increase in his overall position, nearly 46 million shares. More: continued here
WYSO Book Nook: A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris WestWYSOChris West began collecting stamps when he was a boy in England. A couple of years ago West published a collection of essays inspired by various British stamps. Each essay was a reflection upon the British history evoked by a particular stamp….
NorthJersey.com Clifton man sentenced to 3 years for selling stolen appliances on eBay, AmazonNorthJersey.comA Clifton man was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for selling $275,000 worth of stolen appliances on eBay and Amazon. Abraham Baruchov, a 49-year-old father of nine and grandfather of seven, wept and pleaded for leniency while ducking …New Jersey Man…
FAMILIES have launched a campaign to save their village post office, which they fear may permanently close.Tean Village Post Office will close temporarily after today following the postmaster's decision to resign. But villagers are worried the High Street branch will never re-open – meaning they will be forced to make a five-mile round trip to…