Utah charities that provide food to low-income families say food stamp use grew 5 percent between March and April to more than 78,700 households. More: continued here
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Read More »Former eBay Executive Writing Book (New York Times)
Meg Whitman, the former president and chief executive of eBay, is writing a business book for Crown Business. More: continued here
Read More »Rare Audrey Hepburn Stamp Goes To Auction (WJXT Jacksonville)
A rare special stamp featuring late British actress Audrey Hepburn will be auctioned Tuesday and is said to be worth more than 30,000 Euro (US$40,000). In 2001, the German government printed the Audrey Hepburn stamps as part of a series featuring movie stars, but they were destroyed after Hepburn’s son, …
Read More »A Fresh Break For the Needy Market Vouchers Aid Families on Assistance – Washington Post
A Fresh Break For the Needy Market Vouchers Aid Families on AssistanceWashington Post, United StatesNeedy families are flocking to the market thanks to an innovative program, coming soon to the Washington area, that doubles the value of food stamps and fruit and vegetable coupons for low-income mothers and senior citizens. Between …
Read More »Post-recession pessimism rife among young adults, study finds – guardian.co.uk
Post-recession pessimism rife among young adults, study findsguardian.co.uk, UKThe Post Office Financial Services report found that nearly 50% of the young people surveyed believe they will reduce their use of credit as a result of the crunch. Doug Strachan, head of consumer insight at Post Office Financial Services, said: "These … …
Read More »Group against Liberty plant collects 4,303 names on petition (The Record Gazette)
Photo for Record Gazette by Traci Kratzer TO THE excitement of members of Citizens Against Toxic Sludge, Banning City Clerk Marie Calderon stamps 4,303 ballot measure signatures collected by the group for verification after they were presented to her on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Car slams into Kiln post office (WLOX-TV Biloxi)
KILN, MS (WLOX) – The folks at the Kiln post office got quite a scare Tuesday afternoon. Just before 1pm, a car with two people inside went hurling into the building. More: continued here
Read More »The Scrap Value of a Hacked PC – Washington Post
The Scrap Value of a Hacked PCWashington Post, United StatesStolen eBay credentials often are used to abuse the victim's good reputation and used to list non-existent or stolen items for auction. Compromised Paypal records can aid in these bogus auctions as well, or drained of its funds. … More: continued here
Read More »Mother's anger with Royal Mail – The Oxford Times
Mother's anger with Royal MailThe Oxford Times, UKMother-of-two, of Prescott Close, Banbury, had used the Royal Mail's recorded delivery service and on posting the item was asked if the value was more than £39. She said no, paid the extra sum for special delivery, and expected her sister to receive … …
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