AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EDTThe Associated Press___ EBay, GM to start trial program to sell new cars through online marketplace SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of General Motors' California dealers will let …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Lawsuit filed over delayed Texas food stamps (KSWO Lawton-Wichita Falls)
Associated Press – August 10, 2009 7:25 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A recent lawsuit filed to get food stamps to more Texans during the recession comes as additional workers are hired to process… More: continued here
Read More »Drinkers forced to wait in Post Office-style queue in crackdown on bars selling cheap alcohol (Daily Mail)
Drinkers will be forced to form a Post Office-style queue at bars selling cheap alcohol, under tough new measures to combat a massive spike in drink-fuelled violence. More: continued here
Read More »More than four million letters a day held up as Royal Mail strikes bite (Daily Telegraph)
Millions of first class letters a day are failing to arrive on time as strikes by postal workers spread across Britain. More: continued here
Read More »It's state license time again – Houston Chronicle
It's state license time againHouston Chronicle1 and the Labor Day weekend, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department begins selling 2009-10 licenses and special-use stamps this Saturday, Aug. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »ebay's Bill Me Later could be hit if CIT files for bankruptcy – Bizjournals.com
ebay's Bill Me Later could be hit if CIT files for bankruptcyBizjournals.comebay's Bill Me Later could be paralyzed temporarily if CIT Group Inc. doesn't stave off a feared bankruptcy, the online auctioneer warned investors in a … More: continued here
Read More »General Motors, eBay test selling new cars online (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
General Motors Co and eBay Inc are launching a test program in California that will allow consumers to negotiate with dealers and buy new vehicles online, the companies said on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Woman charged with illegally receiving food stamps – Albany Times Union
Woman charged with illegally receiving food stampsAlbany Times UnionBALLSTON SPA – A 30-year-old Mechanicville woman faces multiple felony charges for taking $8432 in food stamps she was not … More: continued here
Read More »GM to sell new cars, trucks on eBay (AFP via Yahoo! News)
General Motors and eBay announced Monday that the US automaker, which emerged from bankruptcy protection a month ago, will begin selling new cars and trucks on the online auction site. More: continued here
Read More »The NFL And The Summer Of Soccer (US National Soccer Players)
By Clemente Lisi – LANDOVER, MD (Aug 10, 2009) USSoccerPlayers — Jim Lofton and his 13-year-old son Jeremy had been to FedEx Field to see their beloved Washington Redskins numerous times over the past two years. On Sunday afternoon, Lofton and his son drove from their suburban Virginia home in …
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