Post Office Troubles Mount With $5.2 Billion Quarterly LossNew York TimesSenator Thomas R. Carper, Democrat of Delaware, and a co-sponsor of the Senate bill, said the post office's financial decline should prompt lawmakers to act. “I'm not sure how much more evidence leaders in the House of Representatives need before …

Agriculture Department unveils new steps to penalize food stamp abusers …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that now covers …

Pyongyang, August 9 (KCNA) — The State Stamp Bureau of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued stamps in commemoration of the 4th Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the 66th anniversary of the Korean Children's Union (KCU). More: continued here

ITV News Jade Jones gets Olympic gold medal stamp after taekwondo winWalesOnlineJade Jones' Olympic gold medal has been marked with a new stamp which will be available later today. Jade sparked celebrations across Wales when she beat world champion Hon Yuzhou in last night's women's taekwondo. The stamp is the …

Daily Mail Olympic-Love the London 2012 atmosphere? Buy it on eBayReutersEnterprising vendors, some offering a small percentage of any takings to charities, are seeking to cash in on the success of London 2012 by offering bottled 'atmosphere' on auction website eBay. "So you weren't one of the lucky ones, unable …

Wylam Post Office on course for full-time reopeningJournal LivePost Office Ltd, working with the parish council, has appointed a temporary sub-postmaster while interviewing candidates for the full-time post, allowing former sub-postmaster Fred Voase and his wife Rosa, both 70, to fulfil their wish to retire after … More: continued here

The Age Ex-soldier Riad Barbour jailed for murdering post office manager over cigarettesHerald SunThe ex-Syrian soldier waited until the post office was closed and, while Mr Nguyen was packing cigarettes, bashed him with a wooden truncheon and then proceeded to stab him multiple times on the floor. Herald Sun Digital …

Washington Times Proposal targets eligibility, fraud in food stamp programWashington TimesFood-stamp fraud, generally in the form of store employees buying food stamps from recipients for cash at 50 cents on the dollar, is widespread in urban areas, with one in seven corner stores engaging in such behavior, according to a …

USDA unveils steps to fight food stamp fraudKVUEThe Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) has seen participation climb from 28 million at the start of the recession in 2008 to 46 million today. The department says food stamp fraud already is at record lows due to increased … More: continued …

A former Syrian soldier who murdered a Melbourne post office operator has been jailed for 23 years. More: continued here