ABC News Second child shot by mother dies after food stamp office standoffNational Post (blog)By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO — A 10-year-old boy shot by his mother in a standoff at the state food stamp office in Laredo, Texas, earlier this week died after his estranged father chose to take him off life support, Laredo…
ABC News Second child dies after Laredo food stamp office shootingReutersBy Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A 10-year-old boy shot by his mother in a standoff at the state food stamp office in Laredo, Texas, earlier this week died after his estranged father chose to take him off life support, Laredo police said on…
Brooklyn Daily Blast off! Space stamp creator sends PS 261 kids into orbitBrooklyn DailyCommercial illustrator Donato Giancola (left) and Cadman Plaza Post Office Manager Frank Adams show off Giancola's postage stamps, celebrating 50 years of US space exploration, to students at PS 261 in Boerum Hill. Recipients' email addresses (Up to … More: continued here
Report: Food Stamps Boost EconomyVillage Voice (blog)9 2011 at 9:34 AM About one third of the people who can get food stamps do not, meaning many US states have lost out on a steady source of cash, Bloomberg reports. According to the news service, people on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, …and more » More: continued…
Each December, a sleepy one-man post office in rural Indiana roars to life as thousands of holiday greeting cards arrive from around the world, each seeking the outpost’s unique red-inked imprint that pays homage to the hamlet’s biblical name. More: continued here
Beijing's space post office to put mail into orbitSmartPlanet.com (blog)BEIJING –- China's space program is renowned for its secrecy, but a newly opened “space post office” provides an enticing glimpse into the future, and a lot of novelty stamps. “As far as I know, … More: continued here
A boy shot by his mother during a standoff over food stamps at a Texas welfare office dies one day after his sister succumbed to her injuries. More: continued here
'Tis the Season of Sweet Savings: eBay Debuts Hourly Flash Sale for the …MarketWatch (press release)SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — eBay, the world's largest online marketplace and a leader in mobile commerce, announces its first-ever hourly flash sale for the holidays, with four new, exceptional deals every hour on the hour…
Moneywise Magazine Royal Mail confesses to postage blundersInquirerBRITISH PAPER MOVING BUSINESS the Royal Mail has apologised for problems its online users have experienced with its services. The organisation, along with its technology provider Capgemini, have posted an apology on its web site and the …Royal Mail double-dip billing bug enrages stocking-filling bizRegisterFaulty Royal Mail website…
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Apple, eBay, Amazon, AT&T and Exxon MobilPR Newswire (press release)E-commerce giant eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) sold four iPads every two minutes on Cyber Monday. As per Nielsen Co., iPad has topped the list of most-wanted holiday gifts for the second year in a row, and has garnered massive popularity among…