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Working-age people are now the majority recipients of food stamps, overtaking the share who are children and seniors, the traditional beneficiaries of the program, according to a new analysis from The Associated Press and University of Kentucky economists. The report comes as Democrats in Washington, in particular, are pushing income …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail boosted by online shopping boomTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail said it delivered the equivalent of 417,000 parcels every hour on December 18, the busiest day in the run up to Christmas and a 115m parcels in December. The company said it was still the biggest carrier in the UK having …

Thieves armed with toy weapons who dug a tunnel into a post office in Florence stole $A110,210. More: continued here

Tucson's Kino Post Office moves north on Oracle RoadArizona Daily StarAfter 44 years of offering mailing services from a building off 13th Avenue, west of North Oracle Road, the Kino Post Office has packed up and moved about three miles north. Residents with Post Office Boxes at the former facility …

Heading to the post office today? It's going to cost you more to mail a letterkfor.comOKLAHOMA CITY – If you are a little late sending those 'thank you' cards for Christmas presents, you're going to have to pay for your procrastination. Beginning immediately, it will now cost you more to …

A POST Office branch is to close and the services move into a shop. More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Extremely rare Nintendo game sells for $100000 on eBay – but buyer claims it …Mirror.co.ukAn extremely rare Nintendo video game has sold on eBay for $100,000 – but the buyer claims the winning bid was a MISTAKE. The game, NES Nintendo World Championship is a "Holy Grail" for game …

KMOV.com Cuts on Food Stamps Said to Be 20% of What Republicans Sought in Farm-Bill …BusinessweekFree groceries at the Food Bank For New York City on Dec. 11, 2013. Need increased in November when 47 million low-income people nationwide saw their food stamps cut as the federal SNAP program expired. …

After 44 years of offering mailing services from a building off 13th Avenue, west of North Oracle Road, the Kino Post Office has packed up and moved about three miles north.  More: continued here

EBay Founder Previews New Media VentureReason (blog)"'First Look Media' is a marriage between a technology company and a new kind of newsroom," Omidyar, the founder of eBay, announces in the video. "Our goal is to experiment, innovate and overcome existing obstacles to make it easier for journalists to …Pierre Omidyar: First …