WASHINGTON (AP) –The increased use of ethanol could cost the government up to $900 million for food stamps and child nutrition programs, a congressional report says. More: continued here

Bernard Madoff is still making a market – at least his Citi Field seats are. The two tickets for Monday’s Citi Field opener owned by Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were bid up to $1,925 by noon EDT Friday on eBay Seats 5-6 in the eighth row in section 11, …

The Post Office has apologised to customers who were unable to get their benefits paid after branches across Northern Ireland ran out of money. More: continued here

FedEx lays off 74 in Bath Township More: continued here

eBay Motors, Pep Boys, AutoTrader Hold Fraud SummitAuctionBytes Blog, MAeBay Motors, AutoTrader.com, Cars.com, Mota.com and Pep Boys are forming an alliance to address the growing problem of fraud in the online used-car marketplace. FAIR (Fraud Abatement through Industry Response) will host a first one-day roundtable event …Auto Industry Leaders Unite to …

Two charged with food stamp fraudWTOC, GABy WTOC staff SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – The US attorney for the southern district of Georgia says two people have been indicted on charges of food stamp fraud after officials say the suspects tried to get thousands of dollars in food stamp benefits. … More: …

County considers buying old Wailuku Post OfficeMaui News, HIBy ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer WAILUKU – The county is considering buying the old Wailuku Post Office for $1.5 million and converting the building into new office space. Mayor Charmaine Tavares said she proposed the purchase after a study of county … More: …

Councillors call for postbox U-turnJohn O’Groat Journal, UKBy Noel Donaldson WICK community councillors saw red when discussing the town's postbox controversy this week, and they are to protest to the Royal Mail. The row broke out last month after the postal organisation closed the postbox adjacent to the post … More: …

BBC News Post Office apologises after branches run out of moneyBelfast Telegraph, United KingdomA spokeswoman for Post Office Ltd today apologised for any inconvenience caused by the cash shortages and said a number of outlets would be open over the holiday period to help alleviate the situation. Many on low incomes …

eBay Catalog Update Includes Digital Picture FramesDigital Picture Frame Review, OHeBay has just made it much easier to sell digital picture frames through their marketplace. In an update to their catalog database, they’ve added roughly a few hundred digital frames to their database which will make it much easier to list …