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Hesperia Couple on Food Stamps Accused of Starving, Torturing 3 Young Kids …KTLAAn investigation was underway into two Hesperia residents who were arrested after allegedly torturing and starving three young children, authorities said. Erik Flores, the father of the kids, and his girlfriend, Mariah Sugg, were arrested back in June …

Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series lineup announced for fallMLive.comPenny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series lineup announced for fall. deveare.jpeg. Actress, playwright and educator Anna Deveare-Smith will give the first Penny Stamps lecture this fall. (YCBA). Print · Jenn McKee | jennmckee@mlive.com By Jenn McKee … More: continued here

Why UK Mail Group PLC Is A Better Bet Than Royal Mail PLCYahoo Finance UKWhen Royal Mail (LSE: RMG) went public at the end of last year, a key selling point of the company was the group's exposure to the UK parcel delivery market. As more and more consumers do …

Independent Online R2.1bn Post Office scandalIndependent OnlineJohannesburg – Senior executives at the South African Post Office (Sapo) have been branded “a bunch of incompetent and greedy fat cats” fiddling around while the entity continues to crumble. As Sapo reels from a fresh wave of crippling strikes, The …Post Office blows …

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New astronomy stamps from the Isle of ManEarthSkyOn September 1, 2014, Isle of Man Stamps and Coins in collaboration with Dark Sky Discovery released these beautiful new astronomy stamps, showing some of the constellations clearly visible throughout the year from this location. The Isle of Man now … More: continued …

Royal Mail PLC Receives Underperform Rating from Credit Suisse (RMG)WKRB NewsRoyal Mail PLC logo Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG)'s stock had its “underperform” rating restated by equities researchers at Credit Suisse in a research report issued on Wednesday. They currently have a GBX 360 ($5.97) target price on the stock. Credit …and …

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NBCNews.com Facebook and eBay suffer interruptionsFortuneFor a few minutes on Wednesday, Facebook users had to do without seeing updates about their friends' babies and snapshots of their dinners. An outage took down the service for many people starting at around 3:40 ET. It was restored after about 20 …eBay, Facebook, …