Business Insider Yahoo appoints former eBay CEO Maynard Webb as new chairmanComputer Business ReviewJoining Yahoo's board in February 2012, Webb has been serving as its interim chairman since April 2013, and had worked as chief operating officer of eBay. Yahoo has executed a series of management and board changes in …
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The Coming Food Stamp CutsSlate MagazineHere's a snappy little chart from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities about the level of SNAP benefit cuts that poor families can expect coming this winter, with downstream economic consequences for food retailers. Sometimes in life a government … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office: USPS halts Saturday delivery due to George W. Bush edict – Stabley Times
Post Office: USPS halts Saturday delivery due to George W. Bush edictStabley TimesThe United States Postal Service has announced it will end Saturday home delivery of postal mail as of this August. The move is the latest cost cutting effort on the part of the USPS, following a cutback in …
Read More »California discourages needy from seeking food stamps
WASHINGTON — It was not surprising that Texas held out. For years, Texas was among a handful of states that required every resident seeking help with grocery bills to first be fingerprinted, an exercise typically associated with criminals. Even though Gov. More: continued here
Read More »Scammers Fool eBay Sellers with Fake PayPal Emails – Better Business Bureau (blog)
Better Business Bureau (blog) Scammers Fool eBay Sellers with Fake PayPal EmailsBetter Business Bureau (blog)Thinking about selling electronics or other valuables on eBay? Be sure to watch out for this scam. Using a few tricks, scammers fool sellers into shipping goods without receiving payment. Phishing Scammers Fool eBay Sellers with …
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Smith On Post Office Closingskwbe… money than closing more than 3-Thousand rural post offices. Congressman Adrian Smith insists he doesn't want to micro-manage the Post Office, but he says there must be other ways to stem its bleeding of red ink than a massive closing to rural offices.and more » More: …
Read More »Stop Worrying about Food Stamp “Fraud” – The American Prospect
Stop Worrying about Food Stamp"Fraud"The American ProspectOver at the Weekly Standard blog, Jeryl Bier raised an alarm on Friday about the rise of food stamp (aka SNAP) fraud. The howler in the piece is that although the headline says food stamp fraud is up 30 percent, you soon realize that …
Read More »FBI denies eBay merchandise used to wiretap mobster 'Whitey' Bulger
BOSTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) — The FBI has denied claims that devices listed on eBay were used to tap the phones of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger during the years he was in hiding. More: continued here
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Read More »Summer Reading Winner | Food Stamps Cuts – New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog) Summer Reading Winner | Food Stamps CutsNew York Times (blog)Christopher Gregory/The New York Times From left, Representatives Tim Murphy, Mark Sanford, Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Sean P. Duffy, all Republicans, after the House approved an agriculture bill that stripped out the food stamp program. Go to …
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