First-time Applicants Spur Huge Increase In Food StampsBristol Herald Courier, TN –14 minutes agoBy George Jackson A record 30-million Americans will turn to the government for food stamps this year, two-million more than the previous record set after … More: continued here

AT&T CEO: Tech Investment Should Be A Priority Under ObamaCNNMoney.com –1 hour agoStephenson said that AT&T's own investment in its broadband network helped give birth to Internet giants Google Inc. (GOOG), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and eBay… More: continued here

Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Anglo American Plc have delayed plans to develop a A$5 billion ($3.2 billion) project in Australia to convert coal into clean fuels, citing higher costs. More: continued here

Dire economic conditions are forcing a record number of Tennesseans to use food stamps. A state official said “it’s the highest it’s ever been, and it’s people we’ve not seen before.” More: continued here

Royal Mail misses delivery targets across West MidlandsBirmingham Post, UK –2 minutes agoA spokesman for Royal Mail said although it had not reached targets for the first half of the year in Birmingham, combined figures for the last three months … More: continued here

All seven counties in East Tennessee handed out more food stamps this year, the most dramatic spike in Greene at nearly 10-percent. More: continued here

The three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the U.S. Post Office in Bartley pleaded not guilty in Red Willow County District Court Monday. More: continued here

The Memphis Tigers and Marist Red Foxes will collide at FedEx Forum tonight in non-conference action. More: continued here

A BITTER war has broken out between a hardware shop on Rutherglen Main Street and the Post Office branch next door. Superbuys, which has operated in Rutherglen for nearly two decades, has been advertising stamps at one pence cheaper than Royal Mail rates in a bid to lure customers into …

Three enter not guilty pleas in post office break-inMcCook Daily Gazette, NE –3 hours agoThe three suspects in the Oct. 30 break-in at the US Post Office in Bartley pleaded not guilty in Red Willow County District Court Monday. … More: continued here