Rally, meetings, planned Monday for bus and post office shut downsNJ Blog, New Jersey –31 minutes agoby Amy Sara Clark Not willing to lose their bus lines and post office without a fight, residents of the Greenville-area in Jersey City area are planning a … More: continued here
Read More »Heath Ledger memorabilia floods eBay (EARTHtimes.org)
More than 1,600 Heath Ledger-related items were for sale on eBay just two days after the Australian actor died unexpectedly in New York, it was reported. Memorabilia ranging from autographed pictures and posters to Heath Ledger R.I.P. wristbands were u… More: continued here
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2008-01-25 08:12 GMT: German Cartel Office says new rules will help Deutsche Post ‘cement’ monopoly (Interactive Investor)
FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) – The minimum wage in the German postal-services industry and plans to maintain a sales tax exemption for Deutsche Post AG will help the company “cement” its monopoly, the head of the German Cartel Office told Sueddeutsche Zeitung. More: continued here
Read More »No more food stamps. You’ve eaten enough (Salon.com)
The fiscal stimulus deal ignores those who will need help the most. Is it because food stamps make people fat? More: continued here
Read More »Report: FedEx in talks for DHL purchase (Memphis Business Journal)
FedEx Corp. is attempting to buy the U.S. express division of rival DHL from its parent Deutsche Post World Net, according to a Reuters story that cites German newspaper Financial Times Deutschland. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Post office learns its fate (Eastbourne Today)
THE Post Office has ignored the pleas of hundreds of people to keep a village branch open. (25/01/2008 07:00:00) More: continued here
Read More »Woman Reportedly Attacked In Line At Post Office (Des Plaines Journal)
A 63-year-old Des Plaines woman who was standing in line at the downtown Post Office branch was the victim of an “unprovoked attack” by a 215-pound Monee, Ill. man Tuesday morning, according to police. More: continued here
Read More »EBay sees weaker 2008 – Toronto Star
Edmonton Journal EBay sees weaker 2008Toronto Star, Canada –Jan 24, 2008SAN FRANCISCO–EBay Inc. announced yesterday the planned departure of long-serving chief executive Meg Whitman as it warned that revenue for the first …EBay wavers after 4Q reportBusinessWeekEBay shares fall after soft forecast; Symantec risesMarketWatchEBay warns of weaker 2008 resultsReuters UKReuters – Bizjournals.comall …
Read More »Merced flea markets eligible to take food stamps (Modesto Bee)
Low-income families can now use food stamps to buy fruits and vegetables at Merced County flea markets. More: continued here
Read More »4th Circuit Delivers FedEx a Loss in Disability Case (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The 4th Circuit unanimously affirmed on Wednesday a jury award of $100,000 in punitive damages against FedEx for discriminating against a former package handler who is deaf. The appeals court rejected FedEx’s arguments that the punitive damages were excessive and that FedEx managers had made good-faith efforts to comply with …
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