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The Atlantic Report: 15% of Americans on food stampsNBCNews.com (blog)With 22.4 million households using food stamps, fully 15 percent of the American population is on the program. The costs, at $6.025 billion for the month, are just off the all-time record though the average monthly benefit per person has declined …

After another round of analyst upgrades, the logistics leader continues its downward slide. More: continued here

Hollywood Reporter Producer Joel Silver buys former US post office in VeniceLos Angeles TimesJoel Silver, producer of movie franchises "The Matrix," "Lethal Weapon" and "Sherlock Holmes," has bought the former U.S. post office in Venice and plans to refashion it as the new home of his Silver Pictures. The red-tile-roofed …

Hollywood Reporter Joel Silver Finalizes Purchase of Former Venice Post OfficeHollywood ReporterThe Matrix producer is plannig a renovation of the Art Deco building, which was built in 1939 as part of the Federal Works Progress Administration. It is expected to be completed in 2014. The post office includes Edward Biberman's …

FedEx curtailed its first quarter of fiscal 2013 outlook citing uncertain global economy. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. ( FDX ) has curtailed its first quarter of fiscal 2013 outlook citing uncertain global economy. The company reduced its earnings estimates to the range of $1.37 to $1.43 per More: continued here

eBay founder donates US$500000 for UNHCR's South Sudan operationTrustLawSource: Content partner // UNHCR. WASHINGTON, DC, United States, September 5 (UNHCR) – eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam have donated US$500,000 to UNHCR's emergency operation for tens of thousands of refugees in South Sudan.and more » More: continued here

The secret history of the St. Louis Post Office and its amazing pneumatic tubeBoing BoingIn 1905, the St. Louis post office built a two-mile pneumatic tube system to deliver mail between the train station and the post office. It was expensive to maintain ($17,000 per year per mile of tube) …

Residents begin receiving disaster food stampsWAFB.comThis time around, FEMA has set up a computerized system where eligible folks can apply online before showing up at one of the locations to get their food stamp credits. Workers are serving people whose last names begin with the letters A through C.and more » …

This is Nottingham Royal Mail delivery office is saved from closure after long campaignThis is NottinghamA ROYAL Mail delivery office which was set to close has been saved, a Nottingham MP has revealed. The Royal Mail launched a consultation with the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on whether to close Bulwell …