House Republicans Dropping Food Stamps From Farm BillHuffington PostGOP leadership released a smaller version of the five-year bill late Wednesday, dropping a controversial section of the legislation that would have made small cuts to the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program. Republicans are divided on how big cuts … More: continued …

House GOP drops food stamps from massive farm billModesto BeeWASHINGTON — House Republican leaders hoping to quickly recover from an embarrassing defeat on the House floor last month are preparing to split a massive farm bill in two and put it up for a vote as early as Thursday. GOP …

Britain’s Royal Mail, a traditional part of British life that can trace its history back 500 years to the days of Henry VIII, is to be privatised. More: continued here

Baptist Memorial repurposing prominent spot on Midtown artery for medical offices. More: continued here

Royal Mail IPO Could DeliverWall Street Journal (blog)A heavily unionized utility in the snail-mail business hardly seems an ideal float candidate. Add in a mélange of politics—inevitable in what will be the U.K.'s biggest privatization in more than 20 years—and an initial public offering of Royal Mail… More: continued here

US House Said to Consider Farm Aid Without Food StampsAgWebJuly 9 (Bloomberg) — U.S. House leaders have decided to split food stamps and other nutrition programs from farm subsidies and bring an agriculture-only bill up for a vote before the August recess, a Republican leadership aide said. Such a move …

House GOP drops food stamp cuts from farm billYahoo! NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders hoping to recover from an embarrassing defeat on the House floor last month are preparing to split a massive farm bill in two and put it up for a vote as early as Thursday. The GOP …

Toddler Accidentally Buys Car on eBayBetabeatHere's yet another piece of evidence to suggest that digital natives who're barely out of diapers will soon be bossing us all around: KPTV reports that recently, thanks to the miracles of intuitive app design, a toddler barely a year old managed to use … …

Baby bidder: Toddler buys car on eBay with dad's phoneQ13 FOXAfter verifying the purchase, he realized that his young daughter, who really enjoys playing with daddy's smartphone, had logged into the eBay app which can be used to instantly make a purchase. “Tap, tap, tap and now I own a …

A post office in Kentfield has closed with no scheduled reopening date after an 83-year-old man drove into the building Saturday, smashing through the front doors and damaging the structure. More: continued here