artnet News Dodgy eBay Sellers Peddle Tall Tales and Fake Artartnet NewsSeveral online art sale scams recently uncovered on eBay have underscored the need for buyers to be vigilant when shelling out money for works online. Stories invented whole cloth about the provenance, or ownership history, of a work, right …
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Faced with losing its post office, tiny Livelong, Sask., has vowed to not let it die. More: continued here
Read More »How One Mom Ended Up Picking Up Food Stamps in Her Mercedes – PopSugar.com
How One Mom Ended Up Picking Up Food Stamps in Her MercedesPopSugar.comMortgage payments, twins on the way, and absolutely no income. While this may sound like the plot of a movie, it was reality for Darlena Cunha. In 2008, things were running smoothly for the then television producer. Her boyfriend …
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Read More »Four San Francisco residents charged with defrauding food stamps program – San Francisco Examiner
Four San Francisco residents charged with defrauding food stamps programSan Francisco ExaminerThe District Attorney's Office has charged four San Francisco residents with defrauding the local food stamps program out of over $480,000. The charges allege that the four defendants conspired to defraud the program, known as CalFresh Benefits, …Four arrested in …
Read More »Wendell fights post office hour cuts; plan affects nearly 50 post offices in … – MassLive.com
Wendell fights post office hour cuts; plan affects nearly 50 post offices in …MassLive.comAccording to a story from 22 News, more than 100 residents showed up at a meeting with the United States Postal Service Tuesday night, voicing their disapproval for a plan to cut hours. The USPS preliminary list …
Read More »Woman describes what it’s like to get food stamps in a Mercedes – al.com
Woman describes what it's like to get food stamps in a Mercedesal.comfood stamps.JPG Food stamps are a hot topic. One woman wrote to explain why getting food stamps in a Mercedes was a difficult experience. (File). Darlena Cunha, a writer and a mother, took to the medium that she knows …
Read More »Former head of post office sentenced for writing money orders to himself – WISC Madison
Former head of post office sentenced for writing money orders to himselfWISC MadisonNichols was the officer-in-charge at the Cobb Post Office from July 2012 until April 25, 2013, according to the release. A comparison of money orders issued between October 2012 and April 25, 2013, revealed at least 70 money …
Read More »Post Office hopes for stamp of approval by launching its own mobile network
Well here's one we weren't expecting: the Post Office is hoping to shake up the market by launching its own mobile service, which will run on EE's network. Promising to offer "great value for money and transparency in a market dominated by complex offers", the Post Office says it'll offer …
Read More »Cable orders review of privatisations in wake of botched Royal Mail sale
The Business Secretary accepts demands by the National Audit Office for a review of Government IPOs as MPs prepare to publish fresh report into the controversial privatisation More: continued here
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