As holiday packages pile up on doorsteps, most consumers will likely think very little about how much their shipments weigh and, in turn, how much major deliverers may be picking their pockets, a Putnam Valley online retailer claims. More: continued here

Thamesmead Morrisons shopper puts 'one in billion' perfectly round egg on eBayNews ShopperForklift truck driver Mark Cameron, 45, is now hoping the discovery could be eggs-actly what his bank account needs and has put it up for auction on eBay, describing it as a "one in a billion find". Mr …

State: Nearly 1 in 5 use food stamps in ArizonaKSWT-TVPHOENIX (AP) – State officials say nearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps. The Arizona Republic reports (http://bit.ly/Z1Pycn) that food-stamp enrollment has doubled in Arizona in four years, to more than 1.1 million people. The state …and more » …

The Hindu Monthly philately meet displays stamps on ChristmasThe HinduWith Christmas a fortnight away, the season's sentiments were reflected in the stamps on display at this month's Sunday exhibition by the Dakshina Kannada Philately and Numismatic Association (DKPNA) in Pandeshwar Head Post Office. Two members had …Thematic stamps welcome Christmas …

Chatawa Post Office operations suspendedWDAM-TVU.S. Postal Service spokesman Enola Rice of Mississippi tells The Enterprise-Journal (http://bit.ly/SKYmhH ) operations at the post office have been indefinitely suspended because of structural damage it received from flooding from Hurricane Isaac. She … More: continued here

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Chatawa Post Office operations suspendedSan Francisco ChronicleU.S. Postal Service spokesman Enola Rice of Mississippi tells The Enterprise-Journal (http://bit.ly/SKYmhH ) operations at the post office have been indefinitely suspended because of structural damage it received from flooding from Hurricane Isaac. She …and more » More: continued here

1.1M use food stamps in AZArizona Daily StarNearly one in five Arizonans now rely on food stamps, a statistic that – depending on your point of view – proves that either the state's poverty level is too high or the government program is too generous. The number of Americans who …

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Women charged after fake pot found at post officeRapid City JournalSIOUX FALLS | Two South Dakota women have been charged in connection with synthetic marijuana found at a post office. Sioux Falls police spokesman Sam Clemens says dog alerted a postal inspector to the package. Authorities found two bags of …