An envelope with traces of the highly toxic poison ricin was quarantined by the US Senate post office responsible for checking all mail for dangerous substances, according to media reports late Tuesday. More: continued here

Tech stocks: Apple sinks to new low – USA TodayUSA TODAYOnline marketplace eBay takes it turn sharing quarterly earnings. Let's look at the tech stocks to watch on Wednesday. Apple shares reach new low. Apple's stock price has plunged 4%, marking a 52-week low of $405.58. According to Barron's, the …

A CAMPAIGN to save Rhyl's Crown Post Office will take to the streets with strike action on Friday. More: continued here

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The suspicious briefcase found at the Mandeville post office has been destroyed with a quick shotgun blast, and authorities will reopen U.S. 190 soon. The highway and area businesses had been closed since early Wednesday morning as a bomb squad… More: continued here

Tech stocks: eBay next to reveal earningsThe Journal News | LoHud.comOnline marketplace eBay takes it turn sharing quarterly earnings. Let's look at the tech stocks to watch on Wednesday. eBay to report first-quarter earnings. Shares of the company are down slightly in pre-market trading as they prepare to disclose …and …

A Post-Post Office WorldTown HallEven parts of government that look like a business never get run with the efficiency of a business. Just look at the post office. They buy commercials and tout their services the way private businesses do. They offer a service that customers want. But … More: …

Expectations are high for eBay’s first-quarter results on Wednesday, following a strong stock run-up and an positive analyst meeting last month. Marketplaces, PayPal businesses expected to drive earnings growth. More: continued here

Socialist Worker Online The post office vs. congressional saboteursU-T San DiegoFor three years, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe has offered proposals on how to stop the U.S. Postal Service from hemorrhaging money, and for three years, Congress has gotten in the way. The latest example may be the most annoying yet. …

Police, bomb squad investigating suspicious briefcase found at Mandeville post…NOLA.comAuthorities are investigating a suspicious briefcase found in a garbage can at the Mandeville post office on U.S. 190 near St. Ann. The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office bomb squad is on the scene, as well as officers from the Mandeville …