Costco to accept food stamps (The Washington Times)

PORTLAND, Ore. | With many families suddenly struggling to feed themselves, the big warehouse clubs known for king-size packages of steak and jumbo boxes of Cheerios are increasingly competing with grocery stores for the 36 million Americans now on food stamps. Costco Wholesale Corp. said Wednesday that it would start …

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ebay Bids Start At $500 For ‘DWI Recliner’ – NPR

The Wichita Eagle ebay Bids Start At $500 For 'DWI Recliner'NPR… about last week — which a Minnesota man was motoring down the road in when he was charged with driving under the influence — is now for sale on ebay. …Infamous Motorized La-Z-Boy Hits eBayWired NewsMotorized La-Z-Boy Chair Used …

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Post Office roof shuts down business – WTNH

NECN Post Office roof shuts down businessWTNHGales Ferry (WTNH) – A Connecticut Post Office was damaged when its roof collapsed. Postal workers in Gales Ferry are now struggling to do their work in …Roof Of Gales Ferry Post Office CollapsesWFSBLedyard post office roof collapsesHartford CourantHeavy Rains Collapse Post Office RoofNBC …

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Amazon’s PayPal-Killer Is Impressive, But Small Time (AMZN, EBAY) – The Business Insider

Straits Times Amazon's PayPal-Killer Is Impressive, But Small Time (AMZN, EBAY)The Business InsiderAmazon (AMZN) today launched PayPhrase, a payments product that let's shoppers checkout on third party e-commerce sites using an Amazon ID authenticated …Amazon Launches PayPhrase — Will It Be Easy To Game?TechCrunch (blog)Amazon.com rolls out shortcut for paying …

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