U.S. Postage Increase: First-Class Stamps Increasing to 49 CentsPatch.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 downturn. Courtesy USPS/PRNewswire. Loading. …

NBC4 Washington Target Hack Compromises Data of Virginia Department of Social ServicesWRICRICHMOND (WRIC) – The Virginia Department of Social Services is reporting that the data breach which occurred at Target between November 27 and December 15, 2013 has affected EPPICards used at Target during that time period. These cards may …Target …

How Cutting Saturday Post Office Delivery Could Affect Your PortfolioTheStreet.comEven before private companies like UPS (UPS) and FedEx (FDX) dropped the ball, e-commerce companies like eBay (EBAY) continued rely on the post office to deliver up to 85% of their products. And yet the US Postal Service is still facing …

PC Tech Magazine eBay's PayPal likely to launch own virtual currencyIndia TodayThe application states that the tokens would be for giving gifts, but in theory, they could serve as a currency that can be used for purchases outside of eBay and PayPal and would be a competitor to Bitcoin, dogecoin …

Royal Mail PLC : CLASSIC CHARACTERS ON STAMPS4-traders (press release)A NEW Set of Royal Mail stamps for 2014 will feature characters from classic children's television shows. Twelve popular characters will appear on stamps, with each decade since the 1950s represented. The line-up includes Andy Pandy , Ivor the Engine, … More: …

Mirror.co.uk 60 years of children's TV classics celebrated in new Royal Mail Special Stamp …The DrumRoyal Mail is celebrating over 60 years of classic children's TV with a new stamp collection, kicking off its Special Stamp programme for 2014. A total of 12 favourites will feature in the set including …

The car park at the rear of the former Dunedin chief post office building in central Dunedin has been cleared in anticipation of the start of construction of a multilevel parking building on the site. read more More: continued here

Columbus Dispatch Post–office complaintsColumbus DispatchFinan isn't the only person who has reported problems with the Bexley post office, which serves customers in the 43209 ZIP code, including Columbus neighborhoods Eastmoor and Berwick. Last month, Bexley Mayor Ben Kessler met with a local post office … More: continued here

Man accused of stealing human brain samples; allegedly sold on eBayQ13 FOXCourt documents said some jars were sold on the auction site eBay by a middleman, despite a company policy against listing “humans, the human body, or any human body parts or products.” Attempts to reach Charles on Thursday were …

Salem Four Corners post office closes abruptlyNorwich BulletinThe post office, known as a Contract Postal Unit, was in the Four Corners Country Deli, in a plaza at the Salem Four Corners roundabout at routes 85 and 82. The deli ran the Contract Postal Unit, which had 46 post office boxes. …