Food Stamps Demand SoarsThirdAge(AP Photo/Michael Sohn) The number of people using food stamps is now at a record high, a new Department of Agriculture report shows. According to CNN, food stamps now feed one in seven Americans. However, food stamps alone don't feed the record 45.8 … More: continued here
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Read More »FedEx Express Donates Two Aid Supply Flights to UNICEF in Response to Famine in Somalia
In response to the famine in Somalia, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, delivered yesterday approximately 91 metric tons of high-nutrient food to Nairobi, Kenya. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closures not the solution – The Hill (blog)
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Read More »Show Recaps: High Places at the Old Post Office Plaza – Riverfront Times (blog)
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Read More »eBay CEO to Keynote Open Mobile Summit: Record registrations in August
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESSWIRE)– The mobile industry’s leading conference, The Open Mobile Summit, returns to San Francisco November 2-4 for the 4 th year. eBay’s CEO, John Donahoe, is Keynoting this year, … More: continued here
Read More »eBay CEO to Keynote Open Mobile Summit: Record registrations in August – Virtual-Strategy Magazine
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Read More »FedEx Cup Playoffs: Charl Schwartzel to Skip the Barclays to Begin the Playoffs
With the Wyndham Championship over and the Top 125 field in the FedEx Cup standings set heading into the PGA Tour’s playoffs, No. 21 in the standings, Charl Schwartzel, has decided to skip the first round of the playoffs at the Barclays this week. The Barclays, played at Plainfield Country …
Read More »Universal, Royal Caribbean expand partnership to include Tampa cruises
Universal Orlando and Royal Caribbean International are expanding a two-year-old partnership to include cruises out of Tampa. More: continued here
Read More »Police witness appeal after Carlisle crash
Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash involving a Royal Mail van and a cyclist in Currock on August 12. More: continued here
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