FedEx Corp. (FDX) , the world’s largest cargo airline, sees full-year earnings rising as much as 13 percent as it reduces costs and jobs to counter customers’ preference for less expensive international shipping services. More: continued here
eBay has a new search engine powering the results on its site, and from the sound of it, it’s a huge step up from the search experience of years past. It’s called Cassini, and we first heard about it a … More: continued here
The Atlantic The Crazy Republican War on Food StampsThe AtlanticThe farm bill failed in the House last week after conservative Republicans revolted over what they thought were too-small cuts, and liberal Democrats did over what they thought were too-big cuts to food stamps. As Josh Barro of Business Insider points … More: continued here
UPI.com House to consider cuts to food stampsLas Vegas SunA wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill could depend …Time To Split Food…
Philly.com Pennsylvania lags in food-stamp approvalsPhilly.comAlready under scrutiny for taking too long to process unemployment checks and home-energy assistance claims, Pennsylvania is also too slow in approving food-stamp applications, compelling the federal government to order the state to improve its …Washington's hunger gamesSocialist Worker Onlineall 4 news articles » More: continued here
Hours reduced, but officials say there are no plans to close post office More: continued here
KUALA LUMPUR, June 26 (Bernama) — Pos Malaysia Berhad will issue a new collection of stamps and philatelic items on the ‘Corals of Malaysia’, featuring various types of unique and beautiful corals that can be found in Malaysian seas, on Friday. More: continued here
Fla. gets $8 million bonus in food stamp programCharleston Post Courier (subscription)TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida is getting an $8 million bonus from the federal government over how the state is running its food stamp program. The Department of Children and Families announced that the federal government has awarded the state a bonus … More: continued here
Postal concerns in KanevilleKane County ChronicleThe window hours at the Kaneville Post Office recently were cut, with window service provided from noon to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday. Some in Kaneville worry that the post office eventually might be closed, but … More: continued here
Idaho Farmers Market Association Encourages Vendors to Accept Food StampsTwin Falls Times-NewsOne goal of IFMA is to increase the number of farmers markets accepting food stamps in Idaho-good for low-income people, local economies and healthy communities, Layman wrote. “Farmers markets are an important player in the fight for food equality,” …and more » More: continued here