FedEx is scheduled today to donate more than $5 million and a new MD-10 jetliner frame that that will serve as a new “Flying Eye Hospital” operated by Orbis International. More: continued here
Boca Raton detectives track stolen $5000 Rolex Submariner to PeruOrlando SentinelWhen the man who bought the Rolex Submariner on eBay found out Boca Raton police detectives were looking for it, he called them up and agreed to send it back from South America. Now Boca Raton police are looking for the …Boca Raton police track…
AFP Village Should Get Its Post Office BackHartford CourantEverything was going swimingly until February, when the US Postal Service closed the Tariffville post office. The post office was on the first floor of an older Main Street building with an apartment on the second floor. On Feb. 2, as I have the story, …USPS Nearing…
Military lightning gun parts sold on eBay, probably built in someone's garageEngadgetTechnologist Cody Oliver was digging through eBay for parts to build a robot car that Elon Musk could drive around Burning Man, when he came across surplus equipment from defense contractors Omnitech Robotics and Ionatron. … More: continued here
This is Money Asia gives its stamp of approval for veteran firm Stanley GibbonsThis is MoneyBy This Is Money Reporters Veteran stamp-collecting firm Stanley Gibbons posted higher first-half profits, boosted by a growing love of philately in Asia. The company is opening a new office in Hong Kong this September to cash in on the…
ABC News A record 45.8 million American using food stampsChicago TribuneProgram managers conduct a shopping experiemnet at an inner-city neighborhood market, using $30 to see what food stamp items can be purchased. (Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/MCT) Nearly 15 percent of the US population relied on food stamps in May, …Poverty, Food Stamp Use Hits Record…
Where the post office is the townWashington PostThere is a US post office. It's across the street from Roberts Chapel Baptist Church and a mile down the road from Willis Hare Elementary School, which doubles as the polling station on Election Day. Along with the cemetery, these things in Pendleton, … More: continued here
Blumenthal and Himes Advocate to Keep Glenbrook Post Office OpenPatch.comSenator Richard Blumenthal and Representative Jim Himes today joined local officials at the Glenbrook Post Office in Stamford to advocate keeping the office open, as well as encourage the community to voice their support for the branch. …Blumenthal, Himes call on citizens to rally in support…
Food stamps recipients nearly double in Lower Hudson Valley since 2005The Journal News | LoHud.comThe number of Lower Hudson Valley residents on food stamps has nearly doubled in the past six years as more have turned to public assistance in tough economic times. In fact, more Americans than ever are on food stamps, according to…
NS&I post officeFinancial Times“It's a less clean process than that of other online banking products and I think it should be available at the Post Office.” NS&I said that it had expected to see a high demand for the certificates when they were released and had hired extra help to … More: continued here