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Food-stamp program worked as designedAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)To hear conservatives describe it, the increasing number of Americans relying upon food stamps couldn't be explained by the fact that we were facing the largest economic crisis in 80 years, putting millions of Americans out of work and out of their homes. …

CROSS Hills Post Office will next week move into the village’s Spar mini-market. More: continued here

CINCINNATI (AP) – Authorities say an 86-year-old World War II veteran is recovering after being beaten outside a southwest Ohio hospital where he was visiting his ailing wife. WCPO-TV reports that Paul Browning was outside Good Samaritan Hospital when the attack happened Sunday. More: continued here

Kentucky’s A.J. Stamps makes a tackle on Tennessee Martin’s Kevin Anderson in the Wildcats’ 59-14 win Saturday at Commonwealth Stadium. Stamps had eight tackles and a one-handed interception. More: continued here

Police issue a description of a robber who took cash and injured a worker at a Borders post office. More: continued here

Islington Gazette Post on Sunday as Royal Mail open Islington and Stoke Newington delivery …Islington GazetteNick Landon, managing director of Royal Mail Parcels, said: “We are continuing to be more customer responsive and provide more options for people to receive items they have ordered online. “I am delighted to pilot …

Today in media history: Pierre Omidyar starts eBayPoynter.orgHe wrote the code in his spare bedroom and posted it on his personal home page, which had the whimsical domain name www.ebay.com. Omidyar wanted to create a perfect market, something economists had only imagined, where everything sold for its … More: continued here

Profit climbed 7 percent to 209.8 million pounds ($345.4 million) in the 12 months through June from 195.2 million pounds a year previously, the Bristol, England-based company said in a statement today. The total dividend increased 8 percent to 32 pence a share. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail sell-off helps Hargreaves Lansdown make record profitsThe GuardianThe founders of Hargreaves Lansdown have reaped more than £68m in annual dividends after Royal Mail's flotation boosted business at the investment company. Peter Hargreaves, who owns 32.18% of the firm, will make £45.7m while Stephen Lansdown, …Hargreaves Lansdown Shows …

President Pranab Mukherjee released a set of eight commemorative postage stamps on Indian musicians at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. More: continued here