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The post office on Lakeshore Rd. at the corner of Cartier Ave. will close Oct. 5.West Island GazetteCanada Post has announced it will follow through with its decision to close the post office in Pointe Claire Village. The post office will be shuttered Oct. 5, bringing an end to more …

The Guardian iPhone5 will increase the time Brits spend shoppingThe GuardianAt eBay we're always interested in how new technologies, such as smartphones, will impact the way that people shop. This week we reveal new research, which shows that rather than speeding up the shopping process, new technologies like the latest …

Ireland's Smyth, McKillop and Firth deprived of golden post box honourInsidethegames.bizBarbara Roulston from Royal Mail responded: "Royal Mail announced in June that it was to mark the achievements of Team GB and ParalympicsGB by issuing gold medal stamps for gold medal winners and painting a post box gold in their …

Shields Gazette Golden boy's stamp of approval for postboxShields GazetteThe Royal Mail transformed the traditional red box on Grange Road, Jarrow, to recognise Josef's gold in the men's S7 400m freestyle, which also saw him break his own world record he'd set in the qualifying heat earlier that day. Commemorative …

A MAN convicted of armed robbery near Livingston almost 30 years ago is to have his case heard again at the Court of Appeal. More: continued here

Alabama woman must pay Tennessee after she received Tenncare & food …WBIR-TVAn Alabama woman is being forced to repay the state of Tennessee for Tenncare services and food stamps that she wasn't eligible for. According to the Office of Inspector General, Shauntaye Mayo, 30, of Alabama, pleaded guilty to three …

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Save on Apple at eBayBoing BoingNo, that isn't the brand new iPhone in the center there. It's the iPhone 4S. And while the new phone grabs the spotlight, the 4S is hardly obsolete. Just back to school with a limited gadget budget? eBay currently offers the 16GB iPhone 4S used …

A public notice was posted on the front door of the Magazine Post Office Friday informing customers of a public meeting to answer questions and provide information about the POST Plan. More: continued here