A federal judge in St. Louis has denied a request by FedEx Corp. to reconsider his September ruling permitting a group of former FedEx Ground Package System drivers to seek damages based on the company’s misrepresentation that they were independent contractors. More: continued here

Media Matters for America (blog) Oregon is especially hard hit by food stamp cutsUSA TODAYA temporary boost to food stamps— formally, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — ended Nov. 1. That means about $40 less each month to feed a family of four. The average eligible household in Oregon received …

A man who stole a FedEx truck is on custody after a police chase that went from east Kansas City across the state line into a Kansas suburb. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail And Union Reach Deal On PaySky NewsA proposed deal has been agreed between the Royal Mail and union leaders on pay, pensions and other issues linked to the privatisation of the postal group. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) had been threatening industrial action in the run up …

A brewing debate over stampsChicago TribuneWASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general is seeking public opinion about the recently released Harry Potter stamps as a test of how Americans feel about a new commercial direction for postage. Inspector General David Williams is asking …and more » More: continued here

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — What started as an early morning auto theft turned into extended and wild police chase of… More: continued here

Window service at the Sutersville post office will be cut to four hours each weekday morning next year, but the U.S. Postal Service has yet … More: continued here

Sutersville post office service reduction to begin in 2014Tribune-ReviewWindow service at the Sutersville post office will be cut to four hours each weekday morning next year, but the U.S. Postal Service has yet to determine when the hours will be reduced at the small facility. The Postal Service will notify …

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GOP Proven 100% Wrong About Food StampsAlterNetHilary Hoynes is a University of California at Berkeley economist who wrote a particularly notable paper last year. Instead of increasing dependency, as conservative critics have repeatedly claimed, Hoyen's paper showed that, for mothers, food stamp…and more » More: continued here