Fewer needy mothers using federal child nutrition programPlain DealerBy McClatchy-Tribune News Service WASHINGTON — More Americans are collecting food stamps than ever before, but fewer needy mothers are using another federal government program that offers free baby formula and food for young children.and more » More: continued here
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Watauga Democrat Hagan: Extend post office closure moratoriumWatauga DemocratKay Hagan and 41 other senators joined Wednesday in asking the US Postal Service to extend its moratorium on post office closures, a step that could prolong the life of the downtown Boone location. In a letter to Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, …
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Kansas City Star Babe Ruth recording on eBay traced to thiefSan Francisco ChronicleWashington — When J. David Goldin saw the recorded interview of baseball great Babe Ruth for sale on eBay he knew something was wrong. There was only one original record of that 1937 interview of Ruth on a …
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GigaOM eBay to Open Large Tech Office in NYCMashableeBay announced its plans to open a large office in New York City Thursday, making it the latest Silicon Valley-based company to bring new tech jobs to the Big Apple. eBay will open a technology center located at 625 6th Avenue in …
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Chicago Tribune Fox Lake's Mineola Hotel up for auction on eBayChicago TribuneIt can all be had on eBay with a starting bid of $2 million. Located on the shores of Fox Lake, the Mineola once drew Al Capone and other mobsters among the throngs of Chicagoans who flocked there for …
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Fiverr Secures $15 Million for Bid to Become 'eBay of Services'Wall Street Journal (blog)Despite its name, more than 30 percent of Fiverr transactions today are greater than the site's starting price of $5, we're told. Kaufman in a statement says the idea is to turn Fiverr into the “eBay for …
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Mail van chargesThis is PlymouthAN 18-YEAR-OLD has been charged with stealing a Royal Mail van and driving dangerously. Adam Johnson faces six charges in connection to the theft of a van in Saltash on Tuesday. Johnson, of Home Park, Landrake, near Saltash, appeared in Bodmin …Royal Mail van theft accused …
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The Government could achieve savings of close to €80m by outsourcing their payments and transactions to the post office network, the consultancy firm Grant Thornton has claimed. More: continued here
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A team that produced the fewest quarterback sacks in the Canadian Football League last season drafted a player on Thursday who is among the all-time leaders in quarterback sacks at his school. More: continued here
Read More »I-Team 10 Investigation: Pressured parolees say shelter took their food money – News 10NBC
News 10NBC I-Team 10 Investigation: Pressured parolees say shelter took their food moneyNews 10NBCParolees say they were forced to turn over their food stamp money to a local shelter. But the practice stopped this week after I-Team 10 began asking questions. We talked with parolees who say they risked being …
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