U.S. Postal Service officials say an employee died when he tumbled into a storm drain while searching for his cell phone. More: continued here

TODAY the Bridgwater Mercury is calling on the people of the town to unite behind a clear message to bosses at Post Office Ltd – The temporary post office in Bridgwater is a disgrace. More: continued here

More than one in three Americans lived in households that received Medicaid, food stamps or other means-based government assistance, according to a new report. More: continued here

Help us improve Bridgwater's post officeBridgwater MercuryTODAY the Bridgwater Mercury is calling on the people of the town to unite behind a clear message to bosses at Post Office Ltd – The temporary post office in Bridgwater is a disgrace. For six months the people of Bridgwater have been forced …

Omaha Time Capsule: Cigarette tax stamps hereOmaha World-Herald7, 1946: Four million cigarette tax stamps arrived at the City Hall. Finance Commissioner Carl Jensen and Comptroller Charles Stenicka announced, "Cigarette tax stamps are now on sale." The 2-cent-per-package question, however, was: Would the stamps… More: continued here

First look at eBay's use of Hunch data: infographicEconsultancy (blog)eBay released the infographic below this morning, as covered by Richard Brewer-Hay on the official eBay Ink blog. Following the acquisition of recommendation engine Hunch for $80m in November of last year, eBay has been working quietly on using the … …

Drug suspect arrested at Burlington post officeBurlingtonFreePress.comWilliam G. "Swiff" Parker, 34, of Burlington will remain in federal custody on drug trafficking charges after two Burlington police officers, with their guns drawn, arrested him following an altercation inside the post office on Elmwood Avenue last … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk The Royal Mail unveils special Dickens stampsDeadline NewsBy Guest IN CELEBRATION of the life and works of Charles Dickens, the Royal Mail today revealed a sneak preview of two stamps – officially launching in June – to celebrate the bicentenary of the novelist's birth. The two stamps feature illustrations …

Time To Deliver – Help us improve Bridgwater's post officeBridgwater MercuryTODAY the Bridgwater Mercury is calling on the people of the town to unite behind a clear message to bosses at Post Office Ltd – The temporary post office in Bridgwater is a disgrace. For six months the people of …

Police are searching for two men who, in under a minute, robbed a Russian Post branch of 7.3 million rubles ($240,000), cash that was at first reported to be earmarked for doling out pensions and state benefits but that the postal service later declared was for daily operating activity. More: …