TERROR AS GANG RAIDS POST OFFICELeicester Mercury, UK –2 hours agoBY ALISON CURTIS A gang of masked men armed with a gun and baseball bats held up a post office in a terrifying raid. The robbers shouted at customers to lie … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Flooded with Ledger Memorabilia – ABC15.com (KNXV-TV)
eBay Flooded with Ledger MemorabiliaABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZ –25 minutes agoMore than 1600 Heath Ledger-related items were for sale on eBay just two days after the Australian actor died unexpectedly in New York, it was reported. … More: continued here
Read More »What future for Morpeth Post Office? – Morpeth Herald
What future for Morpeth Post Office?Morpeth Herald, UK –2 minutes agoThe Post Office says it is working to find a new partner to take over the branch, but fears remain about its future in an area soon to undergo major … More: continued here
Read More »Senators poised to extend stimulus – Baltimore Sun
Senators poised to extend stimulusBaltimore Sun, United States –4 hours agoDemocrats gave up calls to extend unemployment benefits and spend more on food stamps. House Minority Leader John A. Boehner of Ohio, a key negotiator, …Congress Moving for Swift Passage of StimulusNew York TimesBush and House in Accord for $150 Billion StimulusNew …
Read More »EBay’s New CEO to Get $900,000 Salary (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
John Donahoe, who replaces Meg Whitman as president and chief executive of eBay Inc., will receive an annual salary of $900,000 and a target annual bonus of about $1.1 million, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay ranked top online retailer in UK (Digital Media Europe)
eBay was the most popular online retailer in the UK this Christmas, says a study by market research firm Nielsen Online. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Crash (WTAJ-TV Altoona)
CAIRNBROOK, SOMERSET COUNTY — For the second time in less than a year a Somerset county post office is hit by a car. It was business as usual Friday at the Cairnbrook post office, but on Thursday it was a much different story. More: continued here
Read More »City criticizes effort to move post office (The Florida Times-Union)
JACKSONVILLE BEACH – Plans to move the U.S. post office to a shopping plaza on Beach Boulevard are on again following massive confusion over the site’s suitability. More: continued here
Read More »Number of Iowans on Food Stamps More Than Doubles (KWWL Iowa)
The number of Iowa households on food stamps has more than doubled since 2000, and so has the amount of money spent on the federally funded food assistance program. More: continued here
Read More »In the News: Post office big success (The News-Press)
A mobile post office that has been operating at Gateway for the past six weeks has been a big success. More: continued here
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