Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government’s food stamp list. But authorities said a Detroit store supplied them during a series of illegal deals. More: continued here

Royal Mail was on last night reported to have lost a £25 million contract with Amazon, its second largest customer, as a national strike looms over the crucial Christmas period. More: continued here

eBay Australia celebrates its tenth anniversary today after selling more than 173 million items at a rate of one every 1. More: continued here

As you are reading this, I’m on vacation. />Turns out, a bunch of other people had a similar idea, because a lot of my usual question-answerers are on vacation this week. More: continued here

After a very brief deliberation, the six-person jury in the case of a FedEx driver accused of vehicular homicide in Raynham delivered a verdict of not guilty. More: continued here

Anger over Royal Mail strike planFinancial Times… workers' union announced on Thursday that 121000 Royal Mail staff had voted overwhelmingly for national strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions. … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Argos and ebay ready to desert Royal Mail as union votes for strikeguardian.co.ukRetailers are preparing to ditch Royal Mail after postal workers voted for a national strike. Photograph: Johnny Green/PA Argos joined a growing band of …Alternatives to the Royal MailBBC NewsAmazon eyes wander as Royal Mail strike loomsRegisterAmazon …

BBC News Worcestershire post office killing trial hears of 'ferocious violence'The Birmingham PostCraig Hodson-Walker was killed during the robbery at the post office and general store in Fairfield, Worcestershire, in January. …Post Office murder trial beginsBarry and District NewsFour in court on murder chargeexpressandstar.comSon died defending his parents, court toldguardian.co.ukBBC …

Go-To-Gal gets lowdown on drug stamps, bridgeNewton KansanA. If you read the daily record stuff, you probably see people being charged with no drug tax stamp (or similar wording). Basically, I would call it a way … More: continued here

BBC News Brothers behind post office raidBBC NewsA jury has found Ryad Morgan, 28, guilty of the raid on the Briton Ferry branch office near Neath in May. His brother Richard Morgan had already admitted …'I didn't do robbery with my brother' – Briton Ferry Post Office trial co-accusedSouth Wales …