Paralympic hero Josef Craig honoured as Jarrow postbox repaintedJournal LiveRoyal Mail painters arrived at Grange Road in Jarrow on Saturday to paint it gold. Josef and his parents will see it when they arrive back on Tyneside tomorrow. The excited 15-year-old, who was born with cerebral palsy, said from London's …

Lawmakers return to Washington with key objective: kick the can down the roadOrlando SentinelThe food and farm legislation has bedeviled House leaders because many GOP conservatives want deeper cuts to food stamps than Democrats, whose votes are needed to pass the measure, are willing to go for. In all likelihood, …

Stamped on the Sidewalk: Median Income DataPatch.comThey're almost too easy to miss, with their black letters set against the grooved and spotted gray pavement. But, these sidewalk stamps are quite telling, if you stop long enough to read them. The next time you're standing on the southeastern or … More: …

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Postal Service honoring Flight 93: Stamp cancellation will be availableThe Tribune-DemocratPictorial cancellations commemorating special events are as popular with philatelists as stamps. A few thousand cancellations are requested from the Shanksville Post Office each year. Also proposed to honor the heroism of the Flight 93 passengers and …and more » More: …

Stamps, videos and museum can help defend Diaoyu Islands claimPeople’s Daily OnlineStamps, videos and museum can help defend Diaoyu Islands claim. By Liang Fang (Global Times). 08:51, September 10, 2012. It was reported by the Japanese media on September 5 that the Japanese government has reached an agreement to buy …

Food stamp use reaches new high in Tampa areaTbo.comFood stamp use among Tampa-area households hit a new peak this summer, with nearly 500,000 people in the region relying on federal food aid as of July. More than half of those cases, 267,207, were in Hillsborough County. The rest were split …

Taobao, the e-commerce steam engine of the Alibaba Group. The company's chief strategy officer said this weekend it will likely post sales greater than Amazon and eBay combined this year. There is a certain beauty of having a virtual monopoly in China online retail. Your sales can be bigger than …

EBay, Expedia See Mobile Bookings Gaining on Purchases Via PCsBusinessweekExpedia Inc. (EXPE), Fandango Inc. and EBay Inc. (EBAY) are among online retailers benefiting from surging mobile sales, as on-the-go consumers increasingly use wireless devices to book hotels and buy event tickets. Expedia, operator of a travel …and more » More: continued …

ITV News Royal Mail issues David Weir's fourth Gold Medal stampITV NewsRoyal Mail issues David Weir's fourth Gold Medal stamp. Last updated Mon 10 Sep 2012. Sport · Tweet. David Weir's fourth Gold Medal stamp. Credit: Royal Mail. London's wheelchair racer David Weir, who won his fourth gold medal in …