Chicago Tribune Deadly drive-by shooting near S. Side post officeABC7Chicago.comPolice say it happened around 5 pm There appears to have been three victims shot right in the middle of the intersection at 46th and Cottage Grove in front of a post office. Police said two of the wounded victims were …
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Providence Journal Cumberland residents rally in support of their 'little post office'Providence JournalThe US Postal Service is expected to make a decision in 30 to 60 days on the future of the Valley Falls post office, above, in Cumberland. CUMBERLAND –– One after another, they spoke in defense of their …
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The transformation of the former Alcoa-Reynolds Aluminum plant property into the home of a FedEx Ground distribution center in Troutdale was recognized this week as the country’s most impressive brownfield redevelopment project in 2010. The Port of Portland, Alcoa and FedEx received the … More: continued here
Read More »Pacific nation’s William and Kate stamps raise eyebrows – Auction Central News
Financial Times Pacific nation's William and Kate stamps raise eyebrowsAuction Central NewsWritten by AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) – The Pacific nation of Niue has printed unusual commemorative stamps for Britain's royal wedding: an image of Prince William and Kate Middleton with perforations that split the couple down the middle. …
Read More »Merced man pleads guilty to counterfeiting stamps – San Jose Mercury News
Merced man pleads guilty to counterfeiting stampsSan Jose Mercury NewsA Merced man is facing up to 20 years in prison after admitting to making and selling counterfeit postage stamps. As part of a plea deal, federal prosecutors say David Bigelow Jr. pleaded guilty Friday to counterfeiting postage stamps and mail …
Read More »More Aspen-Area Residents Using Food Stamps – KMGH Denver
More Aspen-Area Residents Using Food StampsKMGH DenverThe number of Aspen-area residents in the federal food stamp program has quadrupled since 2008. The Aspen Daily News reports 119 Pitkin County residents were using the food assistance program as of January, up from 28 in 2008, before the economic … More: continued …
Read More »Trucker Convicted of eBay Extortion Plot Loses Appeal – Wired News (blog)
Trucker Convicted of eBay Extortion Plot Loses AppealWired News (blog)By David Kravets A Tennessee trucker who posted an eBay auction offering sensitive personal information Las Vegas casinos kept on high-rolling clients has lost a bid to overturn his four-year prison term and conviction. Ruling 2-1, a three-judge panel … More: …
Read More »Royal Wedding Stamp Tears Kate Middleton and Prince William Apart – YourTango
CBC.ca Royal Wedding Stamp Tears Kate Middleton and Prince William ApartYourTangoThe stamp features the royal couple's engagement photo, and it can be torn in half and used as two stamps. (When used separately, Kate's half costs $2.4 where as Prince William's costs $3.4). Hugh Jefferies, editor of Gibbons …Royal watchers …
Read More »Courtney Love Is Selling Her ‘Couture’ On eBay – Styleite
Racked National Courtney Love Is Selling Her 'Couture' On eBayStyleiteby Verena von Pfetten | 3:49 pm, April 8th, 2011 In spite of paying out over $430000 in a Twitter defamation suit, Courtney Love continues her inexorable takeover of all things online with a newly opened eBay store called (somewhat inaccurately), …
Read More »Open Wide for William and Kate Pez Dispensers on eBay – WalletPop
Open Wide for William and Kate Pez Dispensers on eBayWalletPopExpect to open your wallets and your mouth wide for the coolest royal wedding souvenir: William and Kate Pez dispensers, now being auctioned off on eBay for charity. Riff-raff need not apply. Bidders must be pre-qualified and the current bid is …
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