Bishop joins Post Office protestBlackpool Gazette, UK –24 minutes agoThe Rt Rev Nicholas Reade expressed his concern over the proposed Post Office closures and is demanding their six week review be a "genuine consultation". … More: continued here
The number of households on food stamps more than doubled since 2000 as did the amount of money spent on the federally funded food assistance program, state officials said. More: continued here
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CANOGA PARK – Police are offering a $50,000 reward after a post office worker was robbed last week at gunpoint. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. reportedly is in talks to buy all or part of Deutsche Post AG’s DHL delivery business in the U.S., in a deal that would help it challenge larger rival United Parcel Service Inc. More: continued here
Clever smugglers are cloning FedEx, WalMart, Department of Transport and even US Border Patrol vans, filling them with dope, people, and cash, and driving ’em around with near impunity: Savvy criminals are using some of the country’s most credible logos, including FedEx, Wal-Mart, DirecTV and the U.S. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. reportedly is in talks to buy all or part of Deutsche Post AG’s DHL delivery business in the U.S. in a deal that would help it challenge larger rival United Parcel Service Inc. More: continued here
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