DSS extends Medicaid, food stamps for 15500 householdsThe Connecticut MirrorThe state Department of Social Services announced Thursday that it would extend medical and food benefits for about 15,500 poor households at risk of losing them Sept. 1. The move is intended to prevent people from losing Medicaid or food stamps …

Eastern Ky. post office burnsLexington Herald LeaderSTOPOVER, Ky. — The U.S. Postal Service says a post office in eastern Kentucky has been destroyed by fire. The fire happened early Friday in Stopover, Ky., in Pike County. The Postal Service says officials were still trying to determine the cause …and more » …

Fayetteville's Historic Old Post Office Back In Business5newsonline.comAn online boot-seller's first retail store opened Friday in the the heart of the Fayetteville square, saving the historic Old Post Office, one of the city's oldest landmarks. The Old Post Office has been sitting vacant since 2009 after the restaurant … More: …

United States Post Office in flamesWKYT“The inside of the building was full of flames, smoke everywhere,” said Volunteer Fire Chief Ronald Vaughan. That was the image that greeted him as he arrived on the scene of a United States Post Office around 1:30 Friday morning, alongside several … More: continued …

Fire Destroys Post Office in Pike County, Ky.WSAZ-TVSTOPOVER, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says a post office in eastern Kentucky has been destroyed by fire. The fire happened early Friday in Stopover, Ky., in Pike County. The Postal Service says officials were still trying to determine the cause.and …

Apple's iPhone Exchange Launches, eBay's PayPal Initiative, and 3 More Hot …Wall St. Cheat SheetApple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL): Apple has informed CNBC's Jon Fortt that the company's iPhone trade-in program rolls out nationwide Friday. Separately, the release date of Apple's iPhone 5S and 5C models may have been confirmed by an …

Santa Monica City Council Delivers Vote To Preserve Shuttered Post OfficeSanta Monica MirrorSanta Monica's recently shuttered Post Office on the corner of 5th and Arizona is now on a path to become a historic landmark, thanks to a 5 to 1 vote in favor of a preservation covenant Tuesday night. …

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UPS and Atlas Air win contracts nearly as large — $171 million apiece.         More: continued here

POLICE are investigating a brazen daylight robbery at a Post Office in a southern suburbs shopping centre. More: continued here