The House took up a bill on Wednesday that funds a 14 percent increase for food stamps as more and more people become eligible for the program because of rising unemployment. More: continued here

Bosses of auction Web site eBay have launched a crackdown after sellers tried to sell tickets for Michael Jackson’s memorial service. More: continued here

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What's at Stake If Ovington Post Office ClosesBrooklyn Daily EagleThe union has been distributing flyers at many of Brooklyn post offices to alert the public about the looming actions. At the Ovington Post Office, … More: continued here

Three-day post strike hits London deliveriesReuters UKBut Royal Mail countered: "It is nothing more than an attempt, backed up by strike action, to halt the modernisation process which is crucial to the … More: continued here

UNION leaders claim Royal Mail intended sending millions of York letters to Leeds for sorting this summer – but has now abandoned the plans. More: continued here

Royal Mail Delivers Dolly Parton's Imagination Library to Children …SYS-CON Media (press release)Royal Mail has made a very special delivery on behalf of music legend Dolly Parton, by delivering her Imagination Library to children in the remotest …and more » More: continued here

US food stamp tally up 1.2 million in two monthsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – Enrollment in the major US antihunger program, food stamps, grew by 1.2 million people in two months and stands at …and more » More: continued here

Two eye-catching roadside attractions based north of 60 – one in the Yukon and one in the Northwest Territories – are featured on Canada Post stamps that went on sale this week. More: continued here

In previous cases, when a post master has retired Canada Post has chosen to go to a community mail box system, meaning the post office itself closes in that area. More: continued here