Fast-Food Worker Returns $185000 CheckThe Associated Press –1 hour agoDamone, who receives food stamps and works at McDonald's, said he didn't think twice about trying to cash it. Instead, the 47-year-old took a bus Monday …Fast-Food Worker Returns $185000 CheckThe Associated Pressall 112 news articles More: continued here
Police seized 13 passports of various countries, including Pakistan and Afghanistan, bear ing names with immigration se curity stamps believed to be fakes. More: continued here
WASHINGTON — A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office this year, it’s those Bette Davis eyes. More: continued here
From postage stamps to dollar billsMiamiHerald.com, FL –12 hours agoBY ELIZABETH FOX Everybody likes money. We like getting it and spending it. Except to counterculture antimaterialists, it's a universal object of adoration. … More: continued here
TODAY'S ARTICLE: Food for ThoughtTimes of India, India –40 minutes agoShould we disband it and issue food stamps to the poor, as is debated in policy circles? Just as we have a thriving racket in fake ration cards, … More: continued here
Philatelic expo to feature rare stampsHindu, India –3 hours agoCHENNAI: “Penny Black,” the world’s first postal stamp, “Scinde Dawk,” India’s maiden stamp, and a set of four stamps on Mahatma Gandhi printed in … More: continued here
Sustainable Giving: First CD-ROM Postage Stamp TechnologyEarthtimes, UK –3 hours agoThe tiny nation, whose national credo is "Gross National Happiness," uses innovative postage stamps to support its economic development-and to preserve its … More: continued here
THIS was the year Bill Gross said his stamps had outperformed his bond fund, Stanley Ho beat Damien Hirst in bidding for a truffle, and Amazon.com paid 39 times estimates for a book of JK Rowling stories. Among the mishaps, Marie Antoinette’s pearls and a Van Gogh painting didn’t sell. More: continued here
Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — This was the year Bill Gross said his stamps had outperformed his bond fund, Stanley Ho beat Damien Hirst in bidding for a truffle, and Amazon.com Inc. paid 39 times estimates for a book of J.K. Rowling stories. More: continued here
Who: Fred Gresch, 88, Hampstead, N.H. Background: In 1930, the Camden, N.J., native was playing tag with childhood friends when he decided to jump roughly 3 feet to the ground from the Delaware River Bridge. More: continued here