Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY), on Thursday, dropped $50 million, the first tranche of a $250 million investment, into his ambitious new journalism venture launched with Glenn Greenwald — the former Guardian journalist who broke several stories on surveillance programs carried out primarily by the U.S. …
Read More »Lord Mayor visits Royal Mail delivery office – Portsmouth News
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Read More »Hearing delayed again for Lansdale man accused of assaulting girlfriend in post office parking lot
A preliminary hearing for a Lansdale man accused of beating up his girlfriend in a post office parking lot in August was delayed for a third time Dec. 10 — this time because the alleged victim is currently behind bars in county jail for failure to pay child support and …
Read More »The difficult life choices for those on food stamps – Washington Post
The difficult life choices for those on food stampsWashington PostDecember 8th,” concerning the plight of an impoverished woman and her family as they face cuts in their food stamp allotment. It poignantly illustrated the difficulty this 41-year-old woman with six children faces in buying the meager amount of … More: …
Read More »Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way hit by mail thieves – Federal Way Mirror
Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way hit by mail thievesFederal Way MirrorThe Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way was the apparent victim of mail theft, after police discovered that unknown suspects tampered with an exterior mail drop-off box sometime between Saturday, Dec. 14 and Monday, Dec. 16. A …
Read More »Chairman of SKDC takes a tour of Grantham’s Royal Mail sorting office – Grantham Journal
Grantham Journal Chairman of SKDC takes a tour of Grantham's Royal Mail sorting officeGrantham JournalHe said: “It was great to meet the dedicated, hard-working Royal Mail postmen and women at Grantham delivery office and to see first-hand just how much effort they put into delivering for people at this time …
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Read More »Local post office branches open on Sunday – KARE
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Read More »‘Elves’ at Raleigh post office help turn it into North Pole substation – News & Observer
News & Observer 'Elves' at Raleigh post office help turn it into North Pole substationNews & ObserverRALEIGH — In a back room in a post office off Westgate Road, two elves are running a North Pole substation to ensure that St. Nicholas receives all the letters that North Carolina children …
Read More »Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way hit by mail thieves
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