Changes for Food Stamp ProgramWSETDanville, VA – If you use food stamps, you may notice a few small changes, starting Thursday. The program will now be called "SNAP" or Supplemental … More: continued here
Read More »Gun drawn in Shellharbour post office robbery attempt (Illawarra Mercury)
Detectives are investigating an attempted armed robbery at Shellharbour Village Post Office yesterday. More: continued here
Read More »Brandeis, Frankfurter on new stamps (J Weekly)
The images of Jewish Supreme Court justices Louis Brandeis and Felix Frankfurter are included in a new series of postage stamps. The series of 44-cent stamps released by the U.S. Postal Service also includes 19th-century Justice Joseph Story and Justice William Brennan from the 20th century. More: continued here
Read More »EBay gains favor on Wall Street (Market Watch)
After spending more than a year in Wall Street’s doghouse, eBay Inc. has managed to win back favor from investors and analysts in recent weeks, as data has shown improvements in the company’s core online auctions business. More: continued here
Read More »New district Post Office to reopen (West Cumberland Times & Star)
A POST office in Maryport which closed in February is set to reopen in new premises later this month. More: continued here
Read More »Old Post Office deal not sealed and delivered yet (Chicago Sun-Times)
The sale of the Old Chicago Main Post Office remained a muddled affair Wednesday after the buyer who won it at auction missed a deadline to close the deal. Bill Davies, a globe-trotting investor who pledged $40 million at the Aug. 27 auction for the vacant hulk that spans the …
Read More »eBay Lays Off 40% of German Workforce (AuctionBytes)
eBay is laying off 400 of its 1,000 workers in Germany, its second-largest market after the U.S. The move comes after eBay laid off 700 workers in Vancouver, Canada, effective last month. More: continued here
Read More »Pepper Plan: LPGA needs its own version of FedEx Cup (Golf Magazine)
As interim commissioner of the LPGA, Marty Evans has been a stabilizing influence, but as we get closer to the announcement of a full-time replacement for Carolyn Bivens, I have one really big idea I think he or she should consider: an LPGA version of the FedEx Cup. More: continued …
Read More »neosaej Raises $1.7 Million For ebay-Style Banking Marketplace – paidContent.org
neosaej Raises $1.7 Million For ebay-Style Banking MarketplacepaidContent.orgneosaej, an online auction tech startup, has raised $1.7 million worth of a proposed $3.1 million round of funding, per an SEC filing. The Burlington, Mass. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »WALTHAM FOREST: Royal Mail managers help sort post as crisis deepens – Guardian Series
WALTHAM FOREST: Royal Mail managers help sort post as crisis deepensGuardian SeriesROYAL Mail managers in East London are volunteering to help keep the post moving as the crisis caused by an ongoing industrial dispute … More: continued here
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