Soda, GMOs and food stamps: The biggest food stories of 2013Yahoo News (blog)The House version, for example, excludes food stamps from the farm bill and proposes $40 billion worth of cuts to the program. A Senate version would cut about one-tenth of that. Whatever happens, "it's clear there will be …

Is Royal Mail PLC Still A Buy After Its 2013 Bull Run?Interactive InvestorAlthough the FTSE 100 has slipped back from the five-year high of 6,875 it reached in May, it is still up 8% this year, and is 52% higher than it was five years ago. As Christmas approaches, I've …

East Mississippi Community College cornerback A.J. Stamps signed Wednesday with the University of Kentucky football team, picking the Wildcats over Ohio State and providing UK with a possible 2014 starter at a position of need. More: continued here

FedEx Corp posted a 14 percent rise in quarterly profit on Wednesday on stronger margins and cost cuts, but results missed Wall Street estimates, which overshadowed the company's confident forecast for the holiday shopping season. Wall Street analysts expressed disappointment at the slight dip in revenue at the express delivery …

Sunday Parcel Pickup Available At Some Post Office BranchesCBS LocalThree dozen post offices around Connecticut and another six in western Massachusetts will be open this Sunday, December 22, for limited service, for parcel pickup. Those customers who have received notices that there are packages waiting for them at … More: …

WPTV George Zimmerman eBay painting for sale, bids near $100000 report saysWPTV(CNN) — George Zimmerman can now add "painter" to his resume after the former neighborhood watchman purportedly listed an original painting on eBay. The 18-by-24-inch canvas features a blue, waving American flag with the words, "God, one nation, with … …

GOODNA’S Royal Mail Christmas Party is sure to rock your stocking off. More: continued here

No One Said Owning A $1000 eBay Lotus Eclat Would Be EasyJalopnikBuy an obscure classic Lotus Eclat off eBay for a song, they said. It will be fun, they said. Actually, FortyOneSix editor Chris-R has plenty of fun with his Eclat, but he'll be the first to tell you it's …

Royal Mail's Christmas Party to rock your stocking offThe Queensland TimesHIGH ENERGY: Marshall Okell and The Pride will be performing at The Royal Mail Hotel this weekend. Contributed. GOODNA'S Royal Mail Christmas Party is sure to rock your stocking off. The festive celebration takes place this Saturday at the Royal …

Although the percentage of food stamp money lost to fraud is small, any amount is bad publicity for a program already under scrutiny. More: continued here