KGO-TV Post office closed after workers find white powderKGO-TVSAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco post office was evacuated late this morning after five employees found a mysterious white powder on their clothing and walked to the nearby Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, according to a city health official and the …Hazmat scare at SF post officeSan…
1/3 Population of Puerto Rico Gets Food Stamps from US Gov't — $2 Billion in 2012CNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) – The federal government spent more than $2 billion to provide food stamps to Puerto Rico in 2012, up to 25 percent of which is untraceable because it is distributed in cash and there is “no way to verify…
Wisconsin bill to limit use of food stamps for junk food would restrict …PolitiFactPeople who apply for and receive food stamps — known as FoodShare in Wisconsin — would be restricted in their use of food stamps under a bill pending in the Legislature. State Rep. Dean Kaufert said he was after things like soda…
The Post Office Wants Your Non-PerishablesPatch.comOn Saturday, postal carriers will be collecting more than just letters. As part of Island Harvest's 21st annual Stamp Out Hunger Campaign, which aims to provide food to the needy, postal carriers will be gathering non-perishable food items left in the …and more » More: continued here
Short Sellers Move on Zynga, Retreat from eBayBenzingaAmong the social media players, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) saw the biggest swings in short interest between the April 15 and April 30 settlement dates. Other social media companies based in the …and more » More: continued here
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Some 47.6 Million Received Food Stamps in FebruaryWall Street JournalThe number of recipients in the food stamp program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), reached 47.6 million, or nearly one in seven Americans. Illinois was the only state to see a double-digit year-over-year jump in …and more » More: continued here
Columbia Police say an unattended FedEx package caused them to shut down a portion of Main Street near the State House. More: continued here
The Nation. (blog) Post office had $1.9 billion second quarter lossMiamiHerald.comWASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $1.9 billion over the last three months and warned that losses would continue to mount without help from Congress. The loss for the financial quarter ending March 31 was narrower than a $3.2 …A Petition…
Royal Mail driver held after Wargrave crash biker deathBBC NewsThe driver of a Royal Mail van has been arrested following a crash in which a motorcyclist died. The 41-year-old bike rider died at the scene of the collision between the van and motorbike on the A321 at Wargrave in Berkshire on Thursday. The 25-year …Reading…