ABC News 2nd Child Shot by Mom in Texas Welfare Office DiesABC NewsTimothy Grimmer was shot by his mother after she was denied food stamps in Texas. (Courtesy Jamie Rodriguez/AP Photo) A 10-year-old son of a woman who shot her two children and then killed herself during a police …Second …

Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc. saw “robust growth” in the first seven days of December, with eBay helped by sales of holiday gift items that were sold out elsewhere and Amazon seeing strong third-party sales, a Jefferies analyst said Friday. More: continued here

ThinkProgress Rick Santorum Doesn't Understand Food Stamps or PovertyGather.comWhile speaking in Iowa on Monday, the presidential wanna-be offered up this brilliant solution: food stamps should be eliminated because so many Americans are already obese. That's right folks, Santorum thinks the government should create a starvation …Santorum: We Don't Need Food …

Save our postman!This Is HampshireFor the best part of 29 years, Brian Porter has delivered mail to villagers in Rotherwick and Newnham Green. But villagers say he might be moved to Mattingley in the new year as part of a Royal Mail reshuffle at the Hook delivery office. … More: …

Save our postman!Basingstoke GazetteFor the best part of 29 years, Brian Porter has delivered mail to villagers in Rotherwick and Newnham Green. But villagers say he might be moved to Mattingley in the new year as part of a Royal Mail reshuffle at the Hook delivery office. …and more » More: …

Owens: Merge Threatened Post Offices with Rural BusinessesNewzjunky.comWilliam L. Owens, D-Plattsburgh, has proposed a bill aimed to help communities maintain or reopen closed post office locations following more expected closures from the United States Postal Service as the agency faces possible bankruptcy. … More: continued here

Royal Mail double-dip billing bug enrages stocking-filling bizRegisterRoyal Mail apologised on Thursday for the resurgence of technical problems that have bedevilled the website over recent weeks. The SmartStamp and Online Postage applications are both playing up at the worst … More: continued here

Post Office wins contract to take snaps of foreignersRegisterBy Guardian Government Computing • Get more from this author The Post Office has won a contract to take photographs and fingerprints of foreign nationals seeking biometric residence permits (BRPs). Immigration minister Damian Green announced the plan …Online verification of BRPs launchedSecurity …

Royal Mail Bulwell closure branded 'unfair'myHermesNational delivery company Royal Mail's plan to close an office in Bulwell, Nottingham has been called unfair by the area's Labour MP. The postal service has twice denied having plans to shut down the delivery hub but has now launched a consultation to …Think again …

Royal Mail digs up postboxYellow AdvertiserA Royal Mail spokesperson revealed last week that the postbox had been taken away because it was technically on private land and the owner had ordered its removal. A local business owner, who asked not to be named, said: “People were posting their … More: …