Utahns won't see further cuts in food stampsSalt Lake TribuneThe farm bill passed by Congress earlier this week trims $8.5 billion over the next decade in food-stamp benefits, but the cuts likely will not impact low-income Utahns. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that administers food stamps… More: continued here
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Royal Mail was valued £1.5billion more than it was eventually sold for …Daily MailInvestment banks valued the Royal Mail at up to £1.5 billion more than it was eventually sold for – costing the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds in lost revenue, it emerged last night. Amid growing concerns …
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Pharrell's Ebay Hat Collection: How To Know Which One's For YouMTV.comSome people are just not hat people. (Just ask Coolio.) Grammy-winning producer Pharrell is, to say the least, not one of them. His 20-gallon hat stole the show at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, sparking a mob of memes, its …
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CNET (blog) NSA foe Greenwald, eBay's Omidyar to launch digital magazine next weekCNET (blog)… digital magazine next week. Journalism effort backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and involving Glenn Greenwald — the man to whom Edward Snowden leaked many of his NSA documents — plans to launch its first pub …
Read More »Judge: Confession In Post Office Murders Can Be Used – wreg.com
Judge: Confession In Post Office Murders Can Be Usedwreg.com(Memphis) A Federal judge has ruled the confession of a man charged with killing two post office workers can be used in his trial. Judge Jon P. McCalla released his decision Thursday afternoon. At the end of January, McCalla ruled prosecutors may …
Read More »Senate panel signs off on guns on Post Office grounds — but not in buildings – Washington Times
Senate panel signs off on guns on Post Office grounds — but not in buildingsWashington TimesA Senate committee unanimously passed a measure Thursday to allow people to carry guns on postal service property, but killed a broader push to let gun owners carry their firearms into actual post office buildings. …
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THE PERPETUALLY-STRUGGLING U.S. Postal Service has bankers in a tizzy after floating a plan to branch into what it called 'non-bank financial services' — that somehow sound a lot like what lenders do. FLASHBACK: Unions threaten protests, boycotts over Postal Service's Staples outlets VIDEO: Would you do your banking at …
Read More »Digital magazine from eBay's Omidyar and NSA foe Greenwald due next week
New journalism venture backed by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and involving Glenn Greenwald — the journalist Edward Snowden entrusted many of his NSA documents to — plans to launch its first publication early next week. [Read more] More: continued here
Read More »Catshill residents consulted on Post Office move
RESIDENTS are being urged to have their say on the proposed move of Catshill Post Office on Meadow Road. Customers and interested parties can leave their comments during a six-week public consultation, which runs until March 14. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation row reignites – Financial Times
Royal Mail privatisation row reignitesFinancial TimesRoyal Mail Group Ltd. Distribution Center Ahead Of Possible IPO ©Bloomberg. A range of investment banks valued Royal Mail last spring at up to £1.5bn more than it was eventually sold for, according to data obtained under a freedom of information request. More: continued here
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