Octuplets’ Mom Gets Food Stamps, Disability (FOX 5 Las Vegas)
The California mother of octuplets doesn’t think her food stamps and disability payments add up to welfare. More: continued here
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16000 postal jobs at risk – if we don’t fight – Socialistworker.co.uk
16000 postal jobs at risk – if we don’t fightSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoPostal workers woke up to shocking newspaper headlines last week that talked of 16000 job losses at Royal Mail. Our CWU union says it has seen evidence that … More: continued here
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FedEx to Lay Off 900 (The Lakeland Ledger)
FedEx’s freight unit says it will lay off 900 employees, saying that sluggish demand has declined further so far this year. FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said the unit is not gaining market share fast enough to offset the steep declines in customer demand. A company spokesman said the unit will cut jobs…
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FedEx Freight Cutting Jobs (TruckingInfo.com)
2/10/2009 FedEx Corp. is cutting 900 jobs at its FedEx Freight unit, about 2.6 percent of the less-than-truckload unit’s 35,000 employees, according to widely published reports. More: continued here
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As EBay Bid For Rock Classic '867-5309/Jenny' Skyrockets – Top40-Charts.com
Wall Street Journal Blogs As EBay Bid For Rock Classic '867-5309/Jenny' SkyrocketsTop40-Charts.com, NY –2 hours agoLOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Alex Call Official Website) – Few songs immediately take you back to the early '80s (and the early days of MTV) as well as the …Sale of '867-5309' Pulls in Almost $200K on eBayInternetNews.comEbay Selling Collects $186000 for…
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2,300 jobs to go at Royal Bank of Scotland (Business Times (Malaysia))
LONDON: The Royal Bank of Scotland announced yesterday that it would slash up to 2,300 jobs in Britain because of the economic crisis. That represents about 2 per cent of the bank’s 106,000-strong UK workforce, the company said. More: continued here
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New Lincoln Stamps Unveiled (FOX Champaign)
Four new Lincoln stamps were unveiled at the Old State Capitol as part of the year long Bicentennial celebration of his birth. Story provided by ABC Newschannel 15. More: continued here
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Now book railway tickets at post office (The Times of India)
The commuters will not have to face this hassle any more with the postal department expediting the work to provide facility of the ticket reservation at post office. More: continued here
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Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Checking in on eBay for Barbie’s 50th birthday (Market Watch)
Therese Poletti looks for vintage Barbie offerings on eBay, and it’s clear that the site has changed. Interviews with some individual sellers, a few of whom drastically reduced their presence there, confirm that eBay has changed its attitude toward the small sellers of unique and collectible items, and that those changes are not for the…
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Whitman’s eBay Legacy Could Help, Haunt Bid (InternetNews.com)
By the numbers, the former eBay CEO’s tenure was a resounding triumph — but the auction site is not the darling of the Web that it once was. More: continued here