Report questions food stamps' nutritional value

A report by a panel of experts released on Thursday questioned whether the U.S. government's food stamp program adequately provides for healthy diets for the more than 47 million low-income people who rely on the benefit. More: continued here

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S&P 500 at five-year high with boost from data, eBay – Reuters

iStockAnalyst (press release) S&P 500 at five-year high with boost from data, eBayReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks climbed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 advancing to a five-year intraday high on signs of strength in the housing and job markets and on better-than-expected results from online marketplace eBay (EBAY.O). The …

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New stamps to feature Massachusetts apple

Bay State philatelists, rejoice: New postcard stamps issued by the US Postal Service feature artwork by a Massachusetts resident — and a Massachusetts apple. The four 33-cent stamps in the Apples series feature artwork by West Barnstable’s John Burgoyne, and include Massachusetts’ own Baldwin apple, said postal service spokesman Mark …

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Report questions food stamps’ nutritional value – Chicago Tribune

Report questions food stamps' nutritional valueChicago TribuneDuring and following the 2007-2009 recession, demand for food stamps soared, with middle-class families who found themselves homeless and jobless pushing enrollment to a record 47.7 million people by September 2012. Even during the recovery, …and more » More: continued here

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EBay, Intel among gainers as techs rise – MarketWatch

EBay, Intel among gainers as techs riseMarketWatchEBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares rose more than 3% to a multiyear high of $54.89 after the company's earnings report late Wednesday. For its 2012 fourth quarter, eBay said it earned $751 million, or 57 cents a share, on $4 billion in revenue. Excluding one …eBay, …

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Thursday Roundup: Post Office Meetings – Daily Yonder

Thursday Roundup: Post Office MeetingsDaily YonderCharlottesville Tomorrow Before reducing hours are more than 6,000 post offices, the Postal Service is holding local meetings. People are given a choice: close the post office entirely, or accept reduced hours. Here is a meeting held at an Episcopal … More: continued here

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