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Royal Mail seeks injunction against workers' delivery boycottFinancial TimesRoyal Mail is seeking a high court injunction against the Communication Workers Union after postal workers voted by a large majority to boycott deliveries of rivals' mail and oppose privatisation. In a consultative ballot of 112,000 delivery, sorting … More: continued here

Deputies are investigating who caused gaping hole at a Pitt County post office. More: continued here

Lawmakers are debating major cuts to the food stamps program and mayors across the country are pushing to restrict what items can be bought.  More: continued here

100 Plymouth Royal Mail workers stage wildcat strikeBBC NewsChris Webb of the CWU said Royal Mail had agreed to a review of working practices which the union claims have led to increased workload and unpaid extra hours. He also said no workers at West Park would lose their jobs as …

Byline: Support the RNLI’s eBay auction by offering unwanted Christmas gifts Page Content: An eBay auction is being held by the RNLI’s Eastern region to raise money for the volunteer lifeboat men and women who are available 24/7, 365 days a year, for those in peril out at sea. RNLI …

Two-liter bottles of soda (file/credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)CBS LocalThe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the food stamp program, declined to comment on Tuesday's letter. Representatives for Republican House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, to whom the letter was addressed, … More: continued here

ROYAL Mail workers are on a collision course with the Government over privatisation plans as they overwhelmingly backed plans to boycott handling competitors’ mail.         More: continued here

Raw Story Congressman Claims People Struggling To Survive On Food Stamps Are …ThinkProgressIn response, more than 26 members of Congress are taking the “SNAP Challenge,” living off a food stamp budget for a week to draw attention to the inadequacy of the average benefit of $4.50 per day. Forty-seven million …

Yahoo! Sports (blog) Walter McCarty's 1996 national championship rings are for sale on eBayYahoo! Sports (blog)McCarty's comments make it more surprising that his new ring and the one he received from the NCAA 17 years ago are both apparently up for sale. A photo of them at a Boston pawn …

NEW YORK (AP) — Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has joined mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities to revive a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional leaders on Tuesday, the mayors say …