Online auction site eBay pulled the plug Wednesday on the sale of a Barack Obama bobblehead doll seemingly pickled in urine by a flamboyant right-wing US talk show host. More: continued here
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The number of American households receiving food stamps jumped nearly 10% in 2011. More: continued here
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One sheriff's office wants to warn you about bogus emails claiming to be from the post office or other shipping companies. More: continued here
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The U.S. Postal Service is anticipating delivering 18 billion pieces of mail between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year. Postal officials say Hawai`i residents and businesses should be sure to mail first class and priority cards and packages to the mainland by December 18, to ensure delivery in time for Christmas. …
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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah truck driver alleges FedEx fired him because of his Russian accent, even though he offered to appear before corporate higher-ups to demonstrate his English-speaking abilities. Ismail Aliyev has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Memphis, Tenn.-based shipping company and the long-haul contractor that …
Read More »Pasadena Artist’s Work Graces 2012 Holiday Stamps – Pasadena Now
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Its museums are crammed with priceless works of art and its wealth pours in from the Catholic faithful around the world, but even the Vatican is feeling the pinch of austerity. More: continued here
Read More »Glenn Beck is Outraged that eBay Pulled His Masterwork, “Obama in Pee Pee.” – Dallas Observer (blog)
AFP Glenn Beck is Outraged that eBay Pulled His Masterwork, "Obama in Pee Pee."Dallas Observer (blog)We generally don't actively want to write about Glenn Beck, for more or less the same reasons we don't go around touching other people's cold sores. But sometimes, up there in his Southlake media fortress, …
Read More »Royal Mail bans postmen from estate over health and safety fears – as uneven paving stones are the excuse
Two roads in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent, have been declared no-go zones by the Royal Mail after officials carried out a risk assessment and ruled the pavement was a potential hazard. More: continued here
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