Sanders: VA fix won't be paid for with food stamp cutsThe Hill (blog)Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said he and his House counterpart had a “productive” meeting before the weeklong recess in an effort to produce a conference report to address the VA healthcare scandal. But added …

New Report Details Louisiana's Spending On Food Stamps…To Deceased PeopleDaily CallerLouisiana mistakenly gave state benefits to 3,938 deceased people during that four-year period, but the auditor only reviewed the records of single people who had died. The auditor found that the state budgeted a total of $1.08 billion for food …

WVEC.com Car crashes into Chesapeake post office, hits customerWAVY-TVThe crash happened in the 1400 block of Battlefield Boulevard. WAVY News' crews on scene said a white Honda Civic drove into the building. Kelly O'Sullivan with the Chesapeake Police Department said the crash happened just after 8 a.m. when the driver …Customer, …

Post Office attempts to grow its services portfolio in the telecoms sector by launching an MVNO venture More: continued here

The Independent Man offered six stamps after Royal Mail loses his passportThe IndependentHowever, Royal Mail said that they could not reimburse "unlimited liability for costs incurred" unless extra "consequential loss cover is also purchased at the time of posting". Instead, the Royal Mail offered to pay for Mr Keynes' passport …

It plans to compete with well-established rivals by offering simple tariffs and value for money. It will launch initially in 50 Post Office branches in the autumn, before rolling out the service nationally. More: continued here

A group of family members and friends are jailed for running a "highly organised" criminal enterprise using eBay. More: continued here

RT eBay real estate: Entire Alpine village on sale for under $335kRTAn Italian Alpine village went up for sale on eBay, with 14 houses by the Gran Paradiso National Park now up for grabs for just 245,000 euro ($333,000). But, there is a catch — the village will need substantial …

A Suffolk post office clerk who stole more than £27,000 to fund a gambling addiction has been jailed for 18
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£25,000 reward on offer to those who help identify criminals behind burglaries and raids on transit vans More: continued here