Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail: Cable faces questions on privatisation – as it happenedTelegraph.co.ukMinisters refuse to accept that Royal Mail was sold off too cheap. 11.11 Cable and Fallon are sticking to their guns. Both say they think the Government will look back on the sale as professional and well-managed. "We categorically …

Food stamp cuts, holidays stress food banksUSA TODAY… as millions of Americans struggle to put holiday meals on their tables. For those who help the hungry, 2013 is looking a lot like the years since the recession began—with the added challenge of a $5 billion cut in food stamp benefits, …

The Independent Royal Mail shares rally as profits more than double in first results as …The IndependentOverall Royal Mail's pre-tax profits hit £1.6 billion for the year to October but, stripping out the windfall from new pension accounting, profits jumped from £94 million last year to £233 million. Revenues inched …

WOSU Public Media 134000 Ohioans Must Meet Work Requirements to Get Food Stamps Next YearideastreamAs families prepare to gather around the table for Thanksgiving, state policymakers are urging the governor to change requirements for food assistance. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports some lawmakers say there's disparity across the state …Tavares seeks …

NBC4 Washington eBay Starts The Black Friday Deals Early In 2013Huffington PosteBay is releasing 4 deals at 8 AM PST each morning from Thanksgiving day through Cyber Monday, and more sale items will be added as old ones sell out. Each purchase comes with free shipping, and all of the …

BBC News Royal Mail reports jump in profitsBBC NewsRoyal Mail has seen half-year profits rise, driven by higher revenue from its parcel business, in its first results since its partial privatisation. Pre-tax profits were £233m for the six months to 29 September, up from £94m a year earlier, excluding …Vince …

Britain's sale of the Royal Mail postal service, its biggest privatisation in decades, would have been put at "considerable risk" if it had tried to raise the price at the last minute, ministers said on Wednesday. Last month's Royal Mail selloff has grabbed headlines, with unions and opposition MPs criticising …

Morehead City Post Office Shut Down From Storm DamageWITNThe possible tornado that hit Morehead City has damaged their post office, which is now closed to the public. Postal officials are onsite assessing the damage, but for now access is restricted. Postmaster Ed Hoffman says carriers will still be able to …

This Thanksgiving, people getting by on food stamps are being hit by a double whammy: On top of recent cuts to the federal assistance program, the holiday comes late in the month, so people have fewer dollars left to get a turkey for their table. More: continued here

Senate Resolution 796 — which would rename the postal facility at 302 E. Green St., C, for James R. Burgess Jr. — remains stuck in the House Committee on Oversight and Government, shelved along with a number of other simple resolutions to rename post office buildings around the United States. …