Car hits post office on tax day (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)
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2 Indicted In Plot To Steal $682,000 In Stamps (CBS 13 Baltimore)
A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a plot to steal more than $682,000 worth of stamps from the Postal Service. More: continued here
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Legal Skirmish a Hurdle for eBay’s Skype Plans (New York Times)
While analysts appeared to applaud eBay ’s plans to spin off Skype in an initial public offering aimed at the first half of 2010, there’s still one kink that has to be worked out before eBay can unload its Internet calling division, The New York Times’s Brad Stone writes. More: continued here
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Fedex to trim fleet (AME Info)
FedEx has announced plans to permanently remove 10 Airbus A310s and four Boeing MD10s from service by May 31, as part of a plan to reduce capacity amid the economic downturn. More: continued here
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Local church offers coffee, pastry and stamp for "Tax Day" – Daily Press
Local church offers coffee, pastry and stamp for "Tax Day"Daily Press, VAVolunteers from Sixth Mount Zion Church in Hampton are out at the post office at Aberdeen and Briarfield roads handing out postage stamps, along with coffee and pastries, to people filing their income tax returns today. A spokeswoman for the church … More: continued here
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Leno Bill to Help Families Receive Food Stamps Passes First Hurdle – California Chronicle
Leno Bill to Help Families Receive Food Stamps Passes First HurdleCalifornia Chronicle, CASACRAMENTO – Legislation authored by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) that would improve access to food stamps cleared its first hurdle, passing the Senate Health and Human Services Committee with a 3-1 vote. Senate Bill 718 would end California´s … More: continued here
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Food stamps bureaucracy hinders healthful eating – Florida Times-Union
Food stamps bureaucracy hinders healthful eatingFlorida Times-Union, FLTo receive food stamps, you must live in Florida and be a US citizen. What restrictions are there? Able-bodied adults, 18 to 50 years old, who do not have dependent children, can only get food stamps for 3 months in a 3-year period if they are not … More:…
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eBay Will Spin Off Skype and Make an IPO in 2010. (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
On Wednesday, eBay put an end to speculation about the fate of Skype. eBay will spin off the Internet VoIP telephone service and make an initial public offering in the first half of 2010. More: continued here
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Post office raider’s fire threat (BBC News)
Staff were threatened with the building they were in being set on fire during an armed robbery at a post office in Cornwall. More: continued here
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EBay to say goodbye to Skype (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictment of former CEO Meg Whitman’s acquisition strategy. More: continued here