Number of food stamp recipients upMartinsville Bulletin, VA –2 minutes agoBy MICKEY POWELL – Bulletin Staff Writer The number of households receiving food stamps through Henry-Martinsville Social Services surged past 5000 in … More: continued here

ITN Bargain hunters hit the internetThe Press Association –5 hours agoThe Post Office Broadband predicted 60% of people in the UK would go online at some point on Tuesday. And one in five Christmas Day internet surfers would …Online shopping pre-empts salesBBC NewsLogging on to the sales becomes a new Christmas …

Calls have been made for a commemorative set of stamps to be issued to mark Glasgow’s victory in securing the 2014 Commonwealth Games. More: continued here

Polk, Yamhill counties eligible for FEMA fundsStatesman Journal, OR –16 minutes agoPeople who live or work in Polk County and do not get food stamps can apply for the Disaster Food Stamp Program. They must have experienced damage to their … More: continued here

The Internal Revenue Service has ordered FedEx Corp. to pay $319 million in back taxes, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing. (FDX) More: continued here

(The Grove) — If you didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas, you still have a chance to own a complete Texas museum town. The Grove historic district is listed on eBay. More: continued here

CNN-IBN Brits send Christmas cards via IndiaDaily News & Analysis, India –15 hours agoBritons in India have found that the Indian postal service is cheaper and more reliable than the Royal Mail. While travelling to India many Britons brought …Britons sending Christmas cards via IndiaGulfNewsall 11 news articles More: continued here

'The $100 laptop' now a $600 eBay itemUSA Today –22 minutes agoSo why did people pay as much as $600 for them on eBay, when that kind of money is enough to buy a much more powerful machine? "That's not a lot of money to …Novelty value of new XO laptop …

Mail box’s better postic Wales, United Kingdom –2 hours agoPensioners raised concerns about the village post-box, which was re-sited following the closure of Bryn Post Office, during the Older Person’s Council’s … More: continued here

The XO laptop is supposed to be a low-cost computer targeted at children in the developing world. It is low on computing power by modern standards, low on memory, has no hard drive and runs on Linux, the open-source operating… More: continued here