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Post Office managers are to take their first industrial action in 34 years in a dispute over pay. More: continued here

New domestic threat: Food-stamp riotsWND.comWASHINGTON, D.C. – With 20 percent of all American households on food stamps, amounting to 23.1 million households and 47.6 million individuals in July, an across-the-board cut in food-stamp benefits is scheduled to go into effect in November, even …and more » More: continued here

AFTER four years of coping with an inadequate service, villagers in Tynedale could be in line for a brand new mobile post office van. More: continued here

Shanghai (AFP) – Sweden's injury-hit Henrik Stenson will step up his bid to clinch a unique European Tour and FedEx Cup double at this week's BMW Masters in Shanghai as Rory McIlroy aims to end his season on a high. More: continued here

Ebay buys same-day courier serviceFinancial TimesEbay is acquiring a same-day courier service based in London and overhauling its own website as it seeks to compete against Amazon and Walmart and give itself a social media edge. The Californian ecommerce group is buying Shutl, a four-year-old … More: continued here

UK's Osborne defends Royal Mail sale priceChicago TribuneLONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne hit back on Tuesday at criticism that the government sold a chunk of postal service operator Royal Mail too cheaply. Osborne, speaking at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, said initial public … More: continued here

Royal Mail privatisation: Secret hedge fund owns £290million of sharesMirror.co.ukLabour's Ian Murray said: “David Cameron's Royal Mail fire sale has seen the vast majority of shares going to big money investors in the City while the taxpayer is left shortchanged.” Meanwhile, George Osborne yesterday insisted the Royal Mail sale had … …

Power Retail eBay adds Pinterest-like wanted lists and more same-day delivery locationsThe VergeeBay wants to make its marketplace a cleaner, neater, and more personal place to shop, and it's doing that today by launching a series of social features built around curation. The new features primarily allow users to build …

'Locust' bites off biggest chunk of Royal MailThe Times (subscription)The Government has been forced on to the defensive after shares in Royal Mail soared from 330p, when it floated 12 days ago, to as high as 530p, prompting criticism that it had been sold too cheaply. Vince Cable, the Business …

The Missouri Times Food stamp cuts to affect local food banks and pantriesWBIR-TVFederal cuts to the food stamp program are set for November 1 and local food banks said it will hit them during their busiest time of the year. Heidi Wigdahl, WBIR 11:53 p.m. EDT October 20, 2013. Food …