A record number of Montana households are relying on food stamps. More than 1 in 11 Montanans now use food stamps to help cover their grocery bills. At the start of April, they received a record $10.6 million in food stamp benefits. More: continued here
Online marketplace operator eBay Inc. reports its first-quarter results Wednesday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst commentary related to the period. More: continued here
Spotted in New York, we think this particular FedEx truck’s license plate is indicative of a driver tired of the $8.3 million in parking tickets company trucks rack up in the city each year. (Hat… More: continued here
Sheep farmer celebrates 6 sets of quadrupletsChicago Tribune, United StatesShe also works at the US Post Office in Waupun. Salas says she was told to start with good stock when she got into the business eight years ago. She says she hasn't bought any sheep since, except for a few rams to breed.Multiple births a boon…
Ministers warned against Royal Mail sell-offThe Herald, UKTaxpayers will lose hundreds of millions of pounds if the government presses ahead with its plan to part-privatise Royal Mail, ministers have been warned. Compass, a leading left-wing pressure group, says a financial analysis it has carried out on the … More: continued here
SC allows insurance officials to buy stamps from any part of countryIndlaw.com, IndiaThe Supreme Court has rejected the contention of the state of Uttar Pradesh by making insurance companies, including LIC, free to purchase insurance stamps from any part of the country. A bench comprising Justices SP Sinha and Mukundakam Sharma while … More: continued here
Union organizers have their eye on the soon-to-open FedEx Express Mid-Atlantic hub, but the odds they could successfully penetrate the facility in the least-unionized state in the country could depend on legislation now pending in Congress. More: continued here
Lincoln Stamp Collection Fetches Close to Two Million DollarsLuxist, CAThe stamps came from a collection by a retired executive from accounting and consulting firm KPMG. William Ainsworth inherited his father's stamp collection more than 40 years ago. Until 1977, he paid it little mind, but a meeting with a former … More: continued here
Warren Fondrie pleaded guilty in Moore County Superior Court on April 16 to selling counterfeit, brand-name golfing gear on eBay, according to a statement issued Monday by the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Office. More: continued here
Courier Mail Queensland stamps itself as heartland of rugby leagueCourier Mail, AustraliaCROWD favourite … Mat Rogers and son Max enjoy another win with Gold Coast fans at Skilled Park. / The Courier-Mail QUEENSLAND has become the heartland of rugby league and even the Sydney Daily Telegraph has conceded as much. Paul Malone reports. … More: continued…