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New York City’s Independent Budget Office says nearly 1.6 million residents are on food stamps — a pace of growth not seen since the early years of the program in the 1970s. From January 2008 to August of this year, the food stamp enrollment grew by… More: continued here

Guernsey Press and Star Post competition could provoke strike actionGuernsey Press and StarBy Juliet Pouteaux Today is the first day of a 48-hour national stoppage by Royal Mail workers in a row over job security and conditions and Communication …and more » More: continued here

Apirus and US Post office work together to "stamp out" breast cancerWAOWWAUSAU (WAOW) — Apirus and The US Post office are working together to "stamp out" breast cancer. Aspirus parked its Mobile Mammography … More: continued here

CBC.ca Stamps host Esks in final home game of seasonCBC.caThe Stamps are aiming for a repeat performance of that 32-8 victory on Labour Day when they play the Eskimos in their final home game of the regular season …Stamps FB makes rare trip to end zoneCalgary HeraldStamps QB settles inSLAM! …

Ken Holder, Britain's first one-man cycle-courier postal serviceTimes OnlineBusiness has never been brisker for the first cycle courier to win a licence from the Royal Mail to deliver ordinary letters. Ken Holder, 39, spends 12 … More: continued here

Royal Mail Mallusk staff join industrial actionBelfast TelegraphAround 700 workers at the main Royal Mail sorting office in Mallusk staged a walkout during the first day of strike action yesterday. … More: continued here

Times Online Disruption to mail will be worse todayScotland Courier“The advice we are giving to customers is updated regularly on our website and we would advise them to only post any letters at a Post Office branch, …In Pictures: UK Postal StrikeBBC NewsThey couldn't manage a mail service in a …

RPost Helps Businesses Avoid Disruption During UK Royal Mail Postal Strikes …Earthtimes (press release)While Royal Mail is treating its Special Delivery(TM) and Royal Mail Tracked(TM) parcels with priority, it is not guaranteeing their delivery during the … More: continued here

PC World Amazon.com Set to Break Dot-Com Record as Profit Tops EstimatesBloombergAmazon.com's growth prospects look “as impressive as ever” and the company will continue to take sales from rivals such as EBay Inc., said Fred Moran, …Amazon earnings surge in third quarter, beating targetsMarketWatchAmazon's Early Holiday CheerBusinessWeekAmazon Wins Big With …