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Pregnant, jobless and faced with rising food costs, Paula Arndt says that food stamps have never seemed so valuable. Her $162 monthly allotment doesn’t stretch very far, especially given the spike in costs at the grocery store. More: continued here

While Yahoo staves off a takeover bid from Microsoft — and Microsoft braces for life after Bill Gates — another high-tech pioneer is at a digital crossroads. As eBay readies for the post-Meg-Whitman era, and new CEO John Donahoe takes over, it faces fierce challenges in a Web 2.0 era …

British detectives are investigating claims by a Russian former double agent of an assassination attempt against him, police told The Mail on Sunday newspaper. More: continued here

As Michigan struggles to increase the amount of venture capital in the state, experts say it sorely needs a major venture success story to attract potential investors from other parts of the country. More: continued here

Brighton Plans to Improve Orndorf Near Post Office, LibraryWHMI, MI –2 hours ago4/6/08 – The city of Brighton has plans for a project costing up to $1.2 million to improve the area on Orndorf Drive from West Grand River in front of the … More: continued here

Government officials say more people are applying for and receiving food stamps in Maine, bringing the state’ enrollment in the federal program to 176,000 people. More: continued here

DESPERATE home owners are using eBay to sell their multi-million dollar properties and to avoid paying real estate agent’s fees. More: continued here

Struggling with rising prices and a stalled economy, growing numbers of Bay Area families are turning to food stamps. More: continued here

When Boston officials rolled out their ambitious plans for a citizen complaint tracking system like the ones that are commonplace in cities across the country, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced, “The city’s changing, and my administration has to change, too.” More: continued here

Mathieu Sprengers, the president of the Royal Netherlands Football Association and member of the UEFA Executive Committee, has died at the age of 69. More: continued here