CHARLESTON, W.Va.–Fifty years ago this Sunday, an out-of-work coal miner from McDowell County became the first American to receive food stamps.Alderson Muncy of Paynesville received $95 in stamps for his family of 15: his wife, Chloe, himself and the 13 c… More: continued here

A post office in Rochester is honoring the men and women who died serving our country… More: continued here

Poor weather hits Royal Mail targetsPost and ParcelRoyal Mail blamed poor weather and last year's volcanic ash crisis as it missed a number of its delivery targets for the 2010-2011 period. Due to “disruption to air, road and rail services”, the delivery performance of First Class stamped and meter …UK …

Sydney Morning Herald Kate Middleton's Obama-meeting £175 Reiss dress is eBay hitMetroThe £175 Reiss dress Kate Middleton wore to meet Barack and Michelle Obama has been selling on eBay for up to £600, and now Tesco is launching its own version of the beige Shola number. The Duchess of Cambridge's …

Reuters PayPal sues Google, Amazon challenges Apple and cheap Android usersGood Morning Silicon Valley (blog)PayPal, a unit of eBay, filed suit Thursday against Google, claiming it misappropriated trade secrets, Bloomberg News reports. PayPal claims Osama Bedier and Stephanie Tilenius, both Google execs who previously worked at PayPal, shared confidential …PayPal, …

eBay Imposes Selling Limits on Seasoned SellerAuctionBytes Blog (blog)I have been an eBay Seller since September 2000 and maintained 100% positive feedback and a DSR average of 4.8. Never having had (or created) any major problems selling on eBay, maintaining a reasonable (however diminished lately) sales rate and having … …

Globe and Mail Google opens mobile wallet and is sued by eBayInformation AgeJust as Google announced the new service, auction giant eBay and its online payment subsidiary PayPal filed a lawsuit against the company about mobile payments. The suit accuses Google of "misappropriating" trade secrets relating to mobile payments …Google …

VILLAGERS in Hart are gearing up for a battle to save a delivery office in Hook. More: continued here

Have-a-go hero tackles armed raiders with a spade at post office in UnsworthManchester Evening NewsA have-a-go hero was violently attacked after challenging armed robbers at a post office. The 47-year-old was a customer at a post office on Pole Lane, Unsworth, Bury, when he witnessed a robbery. He went outside …

Bury post office armed robbers attack manBBC NewsA man was violently attacked as he tried to stop a gang of armed robbers who were fleeing from a raid on a post office in Greater Manchester. Four masked men, armed with crowbars and hammers threatened and attacked staff at the shop …