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Mindlessly Gutting Food StampsNew York TimesAmong the many scars of the recession, the most intolerable should be the pangs of chronic hunger that still assail a stunning 14.5 percent of the nation's households, according to the Department of Agriculture's latest survey. A decade ago, that … More: continued here

Royal Mail to recruit extra workers for festive periodThe StarThe seasonal positions will support Royal Mail's permanent 124,000 postmen and women during the busiest time of the year for the postal service. Royal Mail's Managing Director of Operations and Modernisation, Mark Higson, said the festive period was … More: continued …

Ashaiman Main Post Office Must Be Restoredspyghana.comMr Charles Huno, an opinion leader in the Ashaiman Municipality, has called on the municipal authorities to restore the Ashaiman Main Post in order to facilitate the flow of information and enhance productivity. He said since 2010, when a court ejected … More: continued …

msnNOW Rare Japanese Pokemon card up for grabs on eBayPolygonA rare Japanese Pokemon card featuring franchise poster creature Pikachu is up for sale, according to the item's listing on eBay. The "Pikachu Illustrator" card was originally distributed in very limited quantities as a promotional item in the late 90s …You …

Rare Pokemon card attracts record-breaking $50k offers on eBayYahoo! News Canada (blog)While eBay user Scott Pratte — a prolific seller whose two card-collecting passions include Pokémon and hockey — is aware that his item won't likely fetch that enormous amount, he's already received a legitimate offer of $47,000. He expects …

Everyone chasing Henrik Stenson in the FedEx Cup standings has to be glad that the PGA granted them a week off. That is just more time for Stenson to lose his insanely hot swing.  Stenson surged to the top of the FedEx Cup leaderboard after his win at the  Deutsche …

Box Office: 'Riddick' Defies Post-Labor Day Slump With $18.7 Mil, Knocks …VarietyVin Diesel helped light up what is usually a dark post-Labor Day box office period, with Universal's franchise pic “Riddick” scoring a solid estimated $18.7 million domestically. Get Lee Daniels The Butler News and alerts free to your inbox. …

East Anglian Daily Times Ipswich: Royal Mail staff in strike threat over sorting office closureEast Anglian Daily TimesA spokeswoman for Royal Mail said that the consultation on the future of the Ipswich sorting office, which started in November last year, was continuing. However the current thinking of the company was …

Royal Mail creating 50 temporary jobs in Shrewsbury for Christmasshropshirestar.com… early January 2014. The peak of the additional temporary work will be in December. Royal Mail's managing director of operations and modernisation Mark Higson said: “Every Christmas, we make a substantial financial commitment in additional resources … More: continued here

Ending food stamps for adults who aren't working but are physically able to will either push the most vulnerable people deeper into poverty or give them an incentive to lift themselves out of it, depending on who you ask. More: continued here