The U.S. is preparing its bid for soccer’s biggest event; Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium among possible sites. More: continued here

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A record number of Americans now rely on food stamps. Nearly 38-million people, or one in every eight citizens, received federal benefits to help buy groceries at latest count. More: continued here

LONDON (SHARECAST) – Footsie ended the day firmly in the red with low commodity prices helping to offset positive broker coverage. With the oil price below $80, oil titans Royal Dutch Shell and BP found themselves on traders’ sell lists. More: continued here

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Otago Daily Times Owners of rare stamps soughtThe PressPolice would like to track down the owners of a collection of rare and valuable stamps found in Dunedin. The two stamp albums – that include a number of …Police seek to solve stamp mysteryStuff.co.nzPolice seek owner of valuable stamp collectionsRadio New …

The United States has more poor children now than it did a year ago. As the number of recession-hammered families increases, more are using food stamps to feed their kids, according to a study by the Brookings Institution and First Focus, a bipartisan child advocacy group. More: continued here

Late Monday night, an eBay user in the UK wrote on the discussion boards about a problem he was having with his mobile account. “Almost every-time I log-in to my Account using my Mobile phone I keep getting logged in to other peoples Accounts. More: continued here