KQED (blog) Congessmembers Take "Food Stamp Challenge," Eating On $4.50 A DayKQED (blog)The number of Californians receiving food stamps jumped 11.5% between August 2010 and August 2011, according to a reportreleased Tuesday by the US Department of Agriculture. Actually, they're not “food stamps” any more, but debit cards, and the …

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People in one Evans County town learned this week they’ll lose their post office at the end of the year. Meanwhile, residents in another town in that county still wait to learn if they’ll lose their’s or not. More: continued here

Where do you turn when your package absolutely has to be there overnight? The Phoenix Zoo turned to FedEx for help with an unusual and rather large same-day delivery. More: continued here

CNET Augmented realityCNET (blog)The difference is that Flow is more real-time and more fun to use than other apps, including the Amazon app and eBay's RedLaser. Just point it at a boxed item and it will recognize it and pop up a "buy" link. If you do nothing, the link …

WZZM Michigan changes food stamp rules tied to car's valueUSA TodayIn an about-face, Michigan says it will provide food stamps to applicants who own a car worth more than $15000, the Associated Press reports. The change means needy residents can keep two cars to get to work, school and job …

AFP Notorious eBay hacker gets 3-year suspended sentenceRegisterVladuz, the Romanian hacker who repeatedly accessed off-limits parts of eBay's website and then publicly taunted company officials over the security lapses, has been handed a suspended three-year sentence, according to news reports. …Romania eBay hacker gets suspended sentenceAFPeBay Hacker Vladuz Gets Suspended …

WTHI Food Stamp Challenge asks people to try living on $31.50 a weekFox 28It's called the Food Stamp Challenge. Anti-hunger organizations want people to try living on $31.50 a week. That's the average weekly amount of food stamps people get. The Food Bank said the challenge should give people a …

Indiana’s NewsCenter 15% of National Population Now on Food StampsIndiana’s NewsCenterINDIANA (Indiana's NewsCenter) – While unemployment is trending down in the Hoosier state the use of food stamps has increased. 13.8-percent of the state's population is enrolled in the program, climbing 4.9-percent since last year. …and more » More: continued here

Madera Post Office has closed temporarilyClearfield ProgressMADERA – Residents of Madera and the surrounding area were shocked yesterday to learn that the Madera Post Office has closed. According to an official with the postal service, who asked not to be named, yesterday was … More: continued here