Examiner.com U.S. Postage Rate Increase: First-class Stamps to Cost 49 Cents Jan. 26Patch.comA temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp has been OK'd bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the 2008 economic …

The most rancid and bizarre music memorabilia ever sold on eBay A shopping …GigwiseA shopping list for the most filthy fans only. Britney Spears' farts: Perhaps one of the weirdest and most disgusting pieces that has ever been up for sale on eBay, a seller opened a bidding war for …

"Man stole brains, sold them on eBay."io9There are so many questions here, but mostly a.) how does one arrive at the conclusion that selling jars of human organ tissue is the best way to make money, b.) who buys human brain samples on eBay, and c.) what does that eBay …

Don't Buy Those Brains For Sale On eBay— They're Probably StolenThe ConsumeristAre you in the market for some nice braaaaaaains? Er, brains? If you see some jars of human brains for sale on eBay, it's probably best not to purchase them. Police in Indianapolis say a man had been breaking …

FedEx is pulling off all time highs this morning, and the options action is solidly bullish. Volume surged in the April 130 calls and the April 140s, with more than 5,700 contracts trading at each strike. … More: continued here

Washington Post Gift from Obama family mistakenly delivered to Illinois womanlegal Insurrection (blog)A special gift from the Obama family intended for the godmother of the president's daughters was mistakenly delivered to an unsuspecting recipient in Illinois, after a post–office mix-up. From ABC News: A woman in the Chicago suburbs got …

Historic Fort Worth post office to be soldFort Worth Star TelegramFORT WORTH — The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward with plans to sell the historic downtown post office and relocate their services, according to a letter sent to Mayor Betsy Price. Now, residents have until Jan. 30 to protest …

Collector finds rare sheet of stampsWaterbury Republican AmericanBUFFALO, N.Y. — A collector credits a hunch with helping him land one of just 100 sheets of stamps recently issued by the United States Postal Service featuring a corrected version of its rare and famous error, the 1918 "inverted Jenny." Art Van …

Apparently the post office even makes mistakes with mail from the White House.On New Year's Eve, an Illinois woman finally received a package her brother-in-law had sent to her family for Christmas. More: continued here

Gloucester Citizen Stamp of approval for Quedgeley's new, bigger Post OfficeGloucester CitizenQuedgeley people have given the stamp of approval to plans to turn the area's Post Office into a bigger branch with longer opening hours. While many post offices have been closed in recent years, residents were pleased to hear …