WGN-TV Steak and lobster? Not with food stamps, says lawmakerWGN-TVALBANY, NY — No you can't have your steak and eat it too, if a new bill comes into effect. A New York state lawmaker wants to stop people from using food stamps to buy luxury items like steak and lobster. …
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Patch.com Elderly Driver Hits Pleasanton Post OfficePatch.comElderly Driver Hits Pleasanton Post Office. PLEASANTON, CA – An 81-year-old motorist on Monday afternoon suffered a medical emergency and hit the Pleasanton post office on Black Avenue, according to police. The Pleasanton Police Department said that …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Elderly woman hospitalized after crashing car into Pleasanton post office – Contra Costa Times
Patch.com Elderly woman hospitalized after crashing car into Pleasanton post officeContra Costa TimesThe 81-year-old lost control of the vehicle around 2:26 p.m. on Monday while driving through post office parking lot in the 4300 block of 4300 Black Avenue, Pleasanton police Sgt. Joe Leonardo said in a statement. Police believe …
Read More »Convenience Store Owner Defrauds Food Stamps For $6.5M – Daily Caller
Convenience Store Owner Defrauds Food Stamps For $6.5MDaily CallerA Georgia convenience store owner was sentenced to four years and three months in prison Monday for illegally trafficking $6.5 million in food stamps. Tessema Lulseged was able to scheme the system by allowing his customers to exchange food stamp … More: continued …
Read More »Copper thief ordered to pay post office $123K – fox5sandiego.com
fox5sandiego.com Copper thief ordered to pay post office $123Kfox5sandiego.comSAN DIEGO — A man who broke into the Midway Post Office and stole thousands of pounds of copper wire was sentenced Tuesday. James Stephen Dudley, 40, was charged last October with theft of government property and other counts in connection with …Copper-Wire …
Read More »Fitch Affirms eBay at ‘BBB’; Outlook Stable – Reuters
Fitch Affirms eBay at 'BBB'; Outlook StableReutersFitch has also assigned a 'BBB' rating to eBay's $750 million 40-year senior unsecured notes issuance. Pro forma for the issuance, Fitch's actions affect $9.5 billion of total debt including the $2 billion undrawn revolving credit facility (RCF). The …and more » More: continued here
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Seeking Alpha eBay Floundering AgainSeeking AlphaeBay's recent results were unimpressive, and concerns about its ability to deliver loom large again. Right now, the market is not happy with the results, and the stock fell 14% post the results announcement. EBAY would need to do a lot more to convince …eBay …
Read More »Nicholson man indicted on charges of stealing mail at Commerce post office – Online Athens
Online Athens Nicholson man indicted on charges of stealing mail at Commerce post officeOnline AthensA Jackson County grand jury returned a 137 count indictment last week against a Nicholson man accused of stealing goods from mail while he worked at the U.S. Post Office in Commerce. Brian Scott Neely, 36, …
Read More »Saudi Arabian Stamps – Better Than Oil – Forbes
Forbes Saudi Arabian Stamps – Better Than OilForbesIt's refreshing to see there are countries that still consider stamps as purposed for postage and not just as a way to publicize the people in power, promote a cause or exploit collectors. In 2005 Saudi Arabia issued only 10 stamps, 18 in …
Read More »Royal Mail workers threaten strike over sacked postman – Herald Scotland
Herald Scotland Royal Mail workers threaten strike over sacked postmanHerald ScotlandRoyal Mail staff are threatening strike action across Scotland after management refused to reinstate a sacked postal worker despite being ordered to do so by an employment tribunal. 57-year-old Dave Mitchell, from Cupar in Fife, has more than 27 years' …and …
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