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The State In carrot vs stick approach, carrot winning in SC food stamp programThe StateA pilot program approved by the state Legislature last year to double the value of food stamps used to buy fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers markets is expected to be up and running this summer. …

West Virginia MetroNews Boone man arrested in post office break-inWest Virginia MetroNews–A Boone County man is custody after he allegedly broke into the post office at Nellis Friday. Boone County Sheriff's Dept. Cody Javins. Boone County sheriff's deputies arrested Cody Javins, 21, of Nellis, and charged him with breaking and …

Royal Mail warns of service threatexpressandstar.comOfcom is investigating a complaint from TNT over Royal Mail's decision to change conditions and increase the prices it charges to deliver post collected and pre-sorted by its competitors. Ms Greene called for "timely regulatory action" to prevent the … More: continued here

The Guardian UK data watchdog considering eBay investigation over cyberattackThe GuardianThree separate states have already started investigations into the data breach at eBay in the US, as well as the US Federal Trade Commission which is described as having "eye-watering powers to deal with American companies" by Graham. “We have … …

EBay Inc. (EBAY) faces possible probes by the Luxembourg and U.K. data-protection authorities into a cyber-attack that exposed passwords and personal information, adding to investigations in U.S. states. More: continued here

SFGate Harvey Milk stamp's debut celebrated in SF, DCSFGateSamantha Power, the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, led Thursday's dedication ceremony for the "forever" stamp, featuring a black-and-white image of Milk and a slice of the rainbow flag. President Obama, who posthumously awarded … More: continued here

Parcels boost Royal Mail profitsGlasgow Evening TimesAs the Universal Service provider, Royal Mail is required to provide access to competitors such as TNT for final mile deliveries. Ofcom is investigating a complaint from TNT over Royal Mail's decision to change conditions and increase the prices it … More: continued here

eBay: How not to handle a security breachInquirereBay is not the only firm to have suffered at the hands of hackers, and nor is the breach the worst financially or by the amount and type of data that was compromised. But what made this incident stick out from the norm …

Watershed post Car, meet post office (again)Watershed postThe Hurley post office, after a pickup truck crashed into its front window. Photo by Tania Barricklo/Daily Freeman. Used with permission. It's not easy being a little post office in the rural Catskills. The U.S. Postal Service is forever threatening to … More: …

Re/code Yes, Google Punished eBay for Bad SEO PracticesRe/codeThere has been a lot of speculation over the past few days about whether Google dropped the hammer on some of eBay's search engine optimization tactics as part of its most recent “Panda” update. A report from Marketing Land, for example, shows …