eBay investing $45M on expansion at Riverport locationThe Courier-JournalThe eBay Enterprise expansion at Riverport will involve a $45 million investment that includes construction of a structure linking two newly purchased buildings. The expansion of the former GSI Commerce, which eBay bought in 2011 and renamed eBay …eBay Enterprise adding more than …
Read More »House OKs $40B Cut in Food Stamps Over 10 Years – Fox Business
House OKs $40B Cut in Food Stamps Over 10 YearsFox BusinessThe Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. Majority Leader Eric …
Read More »House Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp Program – NPR (blog)
NPR (blog) House Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp ProgramNPR (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to slash $40 billion from the federal food stamp program. GOP lawmakers cited what they said was widespread abuse of the program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition … More: continued here
Read More »House passes GOP plan to slash food stamp funding – Washington Post
House passes GOP plan to slash food stamp fundingWashington PostThe House narrowly approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's food-stamp program Thursday that would slash food aid to about 4 million Americans over the next few years and shift a greater burden of taking care of the poor to state …
Read More »House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cuts – Chicago Tribune
House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cutsChicago TribuneWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. Majority …
Read More »House approves plan to cut food stamps – Politico
Politico House approves plan to cut food stampsPoliticoThe House narrowly approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut billions from food stamps by tightening eligibility rules and ending state waivers that have allowed able-bodied workers to continue to get help when unemployed for more than three months. More: continued here
Read More »Huddersfield TUC to stage Royal Mail sell-off protest meeting – Huddersfield Examiner
Huddersfield Examiner Huddersfield TUC to stage Royal Mail sell-off protest meetingHuddersfield ExaminerA meeting to protest at plans to sell-off Royal Mail will be held in Huddersfield next week. Simon Midgley, a postman and Communications Workers Union representative, will speak at the meeting, which takes place at 7pm next Tuesday at …
Read More »House and Senate face deep divide over food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate over the role of the government in helping the nation's poor. More: continued here
Read More »MP’s reassurances over Royal Mail ‘scare stories’ – Shetland Times Online
Shetland Times Online MP's reassurances over Royal Mail'scare stories'Shetland Times OnlineMP Alistair Carmichael has again moved to reassure concerned islanders that the rural postal service will be protected following the partial sell-off of Royal Mail. The coalition government last week unveiled plans for a £3 billion privatisation in the … …
Read More »Found on eBay: 1973 BMW 3.0 CS – AutoWeek
Found on eBay: 1973 BMW 3.0 CSAutoWeekIt's no secret that we're fans of classic BMWs, and this week there's one on eBay that appears to tick all the right boxes. This 1973 BMW 3.0 CS Coupe for sale out of New York City's northern suburbs has stylish Alpina wheels and …
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