House to consider $2B-per-year cuts to food stampsKearney HubWASHINGTON (AP) — A 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 …
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Royal Mail workers have voted in favour of boycotting competitors’ mail and have massively rejected the Government’s controversial plan to privatise the company. More: continued here
Read More »Limit food stamps for sodas, 18 mayors ask government – CBS News
CBS News Limit food stamps for sodas, 18 mayors ask governmentCBS NewsNEW YORKSugary drinks, which have been linked to health risks, should not be bought with government-assistance food stamps, mayors of major U.S. cities said in a letter Tuesday urging the government to evaluate approaches to limiting the purchases.Mayors Push …
Read More »Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants sugary drinks exempt from food stamps – The Courier-Journal
Examiner.com Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer wants sugary drinks exempt from food stampsThe Courier-JournalFischer and the other mayors said in the letter they believe the food stamp program, formally the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, can “do more to address the pressing challenges of obesity and diet-related disease.” Obesity, the letter …Louisville …
Read More »Augusta Hosmer of Rome named Stamps Leadership Scholar by Mercer University
Mercer University named Colleen “Augusta” Hosmer of Rome one of nine Stamps Leadership Scholars as part of the University’s participation in the prestigious Stamps Scholars Program. In addition to … More: continued here
Read More »David Sarasohn: House goes after food stamps, and those who get them – OregonLive.com
David Sarasohn: House goes after food stamps, and those who get themOregonLive.comThis week, the U.S. House of Representatives, trying once again to pass a five-year farm bill — it couldn't manage last year — is set to pass a measure that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food …
Read More »Three men facing charges over Lima post office burglary – Lima Ohio
Three men facing charges over Lima post office burglaryLima OhioLIMA — Three men face charges in connection with the burglary at the main post office in downtown Lima. Shawn Severt, 27, of Celina; Cole Cotter, 21, of Lima; and Austin Trenkamp, 20, of Lima; have been linked to the crime. …
Read More »Deputies: Intruder Breaks Through Post Office Wall – WNCT
Deputies: Intruder Breaks Through Post Office WallWNCTPitt County Sheriff's Deputies tell 9 on your side someone smashed a hole through the Post Office in Stokes. It's unclear at this point whether anything was taken. Deputies were on the scene Wednesday morning investigating. This isn't the first time …FIRST ON WITN: …
Read More »FedEx Delivers Growth—Especially on the Ground
FedEx reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings before the bell. Ex-items, the shipping company posted earnings of $679 million, or $2.13 a share, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.96 per share. The outperformance came as a result of increased business, as well … Continue reading → More: continued here
Read More »FedEx shares dip on growth concerns
FedEx Corp said on Wednesday it was cutting its capacity between the United States and Asia, sending its shares lower on concerns about future growth, even as the world’s biggest air-freight company posted a stronger-than-expected profit. More: continued here
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