Food stamps may face deep cutsGreenville NewsThe challenge takes place the week before the planned asset test for food stamps goes into effect in Pennsylvania, which critics say will disqualify thousands of low-income families from food assistance. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) / Matt Rourke/AP … More: continued here
Two workers at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport post office were exposed to phosphoric acid Sunday from a package that originated from China, a law enforcement official said. More: continued here
New York Times (blog) AP's Coverage of Congress's Proposed Food Stamp'Cuts' Has One Telling …NewsBusters (blog)House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years. [1]. The measure would reduce…
The Guardian UK's Royal Mail sell-off promotion plan angers postmastersReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Plans to use Britain's post offices to promote a sell-off of the Royal Mail delivery service drew an angry backlash from branch managers on Monday, creating a new headache for ministers keen to start the privatization. The state …Royal Mail: subpostmasters urged not…
Business lost 4,000 staff through retirement or redundancy but said it was still producing only 'skinny' profit margins Royal Mail has reported a fivefold surge in annual operating profits to £211m just weeks after getting rid of its pension liabilities to the government and introducing major increases in stamp prices. The state-owned business, which is…
The head of the Philippinesâ most influential business group has thrown its support behind Federal Express after the Court of Appeals voided one of the international cargo forwarding giantâs permits t ….. More: continued here
Federal food stamp cuts to hit 250K Utah residentsMiamiHerald.comSALT LAKE CITY — About 250,000 Utah residents relying on food stamps will see their monthly benefits shrink in November unless Congress intervenes. Congress increased the benefits by about 13 percent in 2009 as part of the federal stimulus law, but …and more » More: continued here
By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Plans to use Britain's post offices to promote a sell-off of the Royal Mail delivery service drew an angry backlash from branch managers on Monday, creating a new headache for ministers keen to start the privatisation. The state-owned Post Office, a branch network that sells stamps and other services,…
[WATCH] California surfer uses food stamps to buy sushi and avoid workRed Alert PoliticsThat was the attitude displayed by Jason Greenslate, a 29-year-old California surfer and musician, interviewed by Fox News' John Roberts during “The Great Food Stamp Binge,” Friday night special. Though he's trained as a recording engineer, Greenslate … More: continued here
AS expected, defending champions Southwestern University Cobras (SWU) whipped the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats with an emphatic 91-63 win in the 2013 Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation Inc. (Cesafi) basketball tournament at the Cebu Coliseum last night. More: continued here