ABC News (blog) China's Scary-Looking Dragon Stamp Sparks DebateABC News (blog)5 every year in China, a commemorative stamp of the corresponding year's Chinese Zodiac character is released to celebrate the coming lunar New Year. It is an event not unlike the unveiling of new pair of Air Jordans. “People started lining up outside …Chinese dragon…
SPLENDIFEROUS new stamps honouring legendary Bucks children’s author Roald Dahl will be released by Royal Mail next week. More: continued here
Memphis-based FedEx has agreed to pay a civil penalty over the shipping of technology banned under anti-terrorism measures. More: continued here
Fire companies responding to blaze at Newburgh post officeTimes Herald-RecordTOWN OF NEWBURGH – A huge fire is ripping through the Algonquin Plaza on South Plank Road, and several fire companies are trying to control the flames before they reach a US Post Office. Reporters on scene say the fire has already destroyed a dry …and…
Daily Mail Daughter, 15, on Royal Caribbean cruise 'raped by 2 men in a private room'Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter A 15-year-old girl vacationing aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise liner for Christmas has accused two fellow passengers of raping her on the ship. Luiz Scavone, 20, and a 15-year-old male are accused of luring the…
eBay issued a press release on Thursday announcing its new jobs site. The timing couldn’t be more awkward, coming one day after eBay announced it would be looking to fill the top slot at PayPal after Scott Thompson made the surprise announcement he was stepping down to head Yahoo. More: continued here
Cincinnati.com (blog) Gingrich calls Obama “food stamp president”Cincinnati.com (blog)Gingrich called Obama “the best food stamp president” and promised that he would be “the best paycheck president.” I found his remark, “I am prepared to go into every ethnic neighborhood and say that you are better off with a paycheck than with food …Rick Santorum and…
Ky high school band director suspended, school instruments sold on eBayThe RepublicA central Kentucky high school band director has been suspended while school and law enforcement officials investigate the sale of musical instruments on the popular Internet auction site eBay. Jessamine County Superintendent Lu Young says East …Jessamine band director suspended; authorities investigate sale of…
Fox News Gingrich slams media for distorting his comments on food stampsCBS NewsFormer House Speaker Newt Gingrich slammed the "elite" national media for distorting what he said about blacks and food stamps. "You guys have distorted what I said," Newt said on CBS' "The Early Show" Friday, denying that he said blacks should be …Food…
American Press Number of state residents on food stamps continues to riseAmerican PressThough by all accounts the slump in Louisiana's economy hasn't been nearly as severe as in some regions of the country, the number of state residents on food stamps continues to rise. Nearly 20 percent of Louisiana's 4.5 million residents receive … More:…