INCREASED competition, the credit crunch and the Post Office’s decision to close its sub branch in a popular local shop on the outskirts of Shaw has led to its closure. More: continued here

Food Stamp participation increased in '08MADISONet.com, SD –40 minutes agoBy CHUCK CLEMENT, Staff Reporter Participation in the federal Food Stamp program among Lake County residents increased by 13 households during fiscal year … More: continued here

Hornby O Gauge Early 4-wheeled Goods WagonsAuction Central News, NY –5 hours ago(4) As this is a live auction and will take place in either Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or British Summer Time (BST), Ebay's time remaining stamp will not be … More: continued here

Brisbane, Jan 7: Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga recovered from a horror start to impose his game on fighting Finn Jarkko Nieminen for a 0-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (7-5) win into the quarter-finals of the Brisbane International Wednesday. More: continued here

DALLAS—-FedEx Office, an operating company of FedEx Corp. , today released the results of its national “Finding Better Balance” survey, a pulse check on full-time, U.S. workers’ views towards work/life balance moving into the New Year. More: continued here

Temperatures in Britain dropped so low Tuesday that waterfalls in the Lake District and fountains in Trafalgar Square froze solid.Thousands of drivers were stranded, most of them with dead batteries, the Daily Mail reported. The Royal Automobile Club and AA reported calls for assistance at levels they had not seen …

Man arrested in theft at Flagstaff post officeKVOA.com, AZ –2 minutes ago(AP) – Police have arrested a Mesa man who confessed to getting drunk, breaking into downtown Flagstaff's post office, opening hundreds of packages and … More: continued here

Two U.S. senators have upped the stakes of the FedEx BCS championship game Thursday in Miami with promises to croon for the other’s constituents. More: continued here

(By JULIET WILLIAMS, Associated Press Writer) Former eBay executive Meg Whitman brings intrigue and a big bank account to California’s beleaguered Republican Party. And her likely entry into the 2010 governor’s race gives the party a candidate with a corporate resume to match the political experience of any of the …

Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) — Meg Whitman , the former chief executive officer of EBay Inc. , plans to run for governor of California and may announce her candidacy as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter. More: continued here