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Court rejects secrecy for food stamp numbersPolitico (blog)A federal appeals court has rejected the Obama Administration's attempt to keep secret the government's data on how much individual retailers take in from the food stamp program. In a ruling Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit turned …and …

CNN Farm bill ends subsidies, cuts food stampsCNNThe changes to food stamps would trim $8 billion from the program over the next 10 years, according to congressional aides. That's less than the $39 billion that Republicans had wanted to cut from the program, but double what Democrats had suggested. More: …

The developers who purchased the massive U.S. Post Office and Custom House Tower on Kellogg Boulevard plans to ask for public assistance to redevelop the riverfront building into a hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a parking ramp. More: continued here

Farm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 Percent – ABC NewsABC NewsFarm Bill Deal Would Cut Food Stamps by 1 Percent. WASHINGTON January 28, 2014 (AP). By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press. Associated Press. Farm-state lawmakers are pushing for final passage of the massive, five-year farm bill as …

Beset by the revolution in electronic communications and the increasing market share of private-label package delivery services like FedEx, the U.S. Postal Service has been struggling financially for many years. The price of a stamp may have just gone up by three cents, but with fewer and fewer Americans sending …

The Guardian Jurassic Park velociraptor cage proves meaty fare for eBay usersThe GuardianThe eBay auction has another eight days to run and has already been viewed more than 380,000 times. Spielberg's science fiction action movie became the highest-grossing film of all time when it was released in 1993, though its …

The agreed-upon cuts to food stamps are significantly less than what the House had requested, but double what the Senate had proposed. The compromise could be introduced on the House floor Wednesday. More: continued here

CNET 'Jurassic Park' velociraptor cage for sale on eBayCNETThe original prop used in the opening scene of the 1993 film is apparently up for sale on eBay from a seller called Theme Park Connection, which specializes in purchasing and reselling original film props. The crate itself comes with a full-size …

The developers who purchased the massive U.S. Post Office and Custom House Tower on Kellogg Boulevard is asking for public assistance to redevelop the riverfront building into a hotel, apartments, a restaurant and a parking ramp. More: continued here

Police were investigating Tuesday after burglars struck a local post office. More: continued here