The Atlantic Wire Senate passes farm bill; food stamp fight looms in HouseReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program and rejects sweeping cuts in food stamps for the poor being pursued in the House …
Read More »EBay to open ‘shoppable windows’ in New York
By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc(EBAY.O) is launching virtual stores called “shoppable windows” this month that the e-commerce company hopes will help retailers generate more … More: continued here
Read More »The Soviet Union’s space-themed stamps will make you love Cosmonauts – io9
The Soviet Union's space-themed stamps will make you love Cosmonautsio9A week ago, we featured a fresh, visually stunning Hungarian music video by Kerekes Band. The creator of this well animated video used Soviet stamps, postcards and posters from the 60s and 70s to create good-looking vintage space scenes. To show …
Read More »Meetings set on cutting Wayne, Woodhull post office hours – Elmira Star-Gazette
Meetings set on cutting Wayne, Woodhull post office hoursElmira Star-GazetteMeetings will be held later this month to discuss reducing window hours by half at the Wayne and Woodhull post offices. A meeting to discuss the possibility of having Wayne's window hours reduced from eight hours to four hours daily will …
Read More »FedEx Sees $100 Million Charge to Park Older Jets
FedEx Corp. (FDX) , already in the midst of a $1.7 billion restructuring, will accelerate plans to park 86 fuel-guzzling older aircraft to further reduce operating costs as economic expansion falls short of its forecasts. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail launch ‘Click and Collect’ service
According to the Royal Mail, 99% of the population of the U.K. lives within just three miles of a Post Office. Using the Post Office’s extensive network, Royal Mail is set to launch a ‘Click and Collect’ service later this year to help retailers give online shoppers greater control over …
Read More »Post office services now available in 4S Ranch – Pomerado Newspaper Group
Post office services now available in 4S RanchPomerado Newspaper Group4S Ranch residents no longer have to travel to Rancho Bernardo when they need to go to a post office. A Village Post Office, known as a VPO, is now open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays at …
Read More »At Northfield Post Office, It’s ‘Crickets Chirping’ As Residents Wait for Closure – Patch.com
At Northfield Post Office, It's 'Crickets Chirping' As Residents Wait for ClosurePatch.com“In the meantime, the post office is still open, it's still doing its day-to-day business, but it's almost like there's a cloud hanging over it,” she told the Star Tribune. “We got the big notification, and the big 'for …
Read More »New photos, road changes and food stamps
From new photographs to new road improvements and food stamps that are finally delivered, Action News is getting results to the problems you asked us to investigate. More: continued here
Read More »eBay set to launch touchscreen ‘shoppable windows’ to high-street stores
EBay is trialling touchscreen ‘shoppable windows’ later this month on the front of closed shops in New York to help boost flagging high-street sales. The screens will sell 30 items from fashion brand Kate Spade Saturday. More: continued here
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