Postbox closed after 60 years… because of health and safety!This is StaffordshireROYAL Mail is no longer collecting post from a postbox – for health and safety reasons. The postbox in Stoke town centre has been taped up after Royal Mail declared it unsafe because of its location. NO JOY: Christine …

Fast Company VeriFone to Clash With Square on $1 Billion Mobile MarketBusinessWeek… Systems Inc. (PAY) (PAY), the largest maker of credit-card terminals, will offer an attachment that lets mobile devices accept credit and debit cards, making a deeper push into a market pioneered by Square Inc. and EBay Inc. (EBAY) …

The Daily Star House opens debate on how to replace Pentagon cutsWashington Post (blog)1 with a series of more targeted budget cuts to food stamps, health programs, consumer protection and other social services — a party-line vote that opens a week of House debate over the package. The House Budget …

EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Expands PayPal Holds PolicyEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay sellers received an email over the course of the last several days informing them that eBay is expanding its PayPal holds policy (which it calls the Funds Availability program) to include "sellers who sell an item that has a sales price that …

msnbc.com Auction bid for Neil Armstrong Corvette is over the moonmsnbc.comAn eBay auction for a beat-up 1967 Chevrolet Corvette, purportedly first owned by astronaut Neil Armstrong, ended Sunday evening with a final sky-high hammer price of $250090. But despite the astronomical bid, the seller may have not sold the first …

The Tifton Post Office is a fairly busy place on a Saturday morning, and its location in a busy part of town doesn't necessarily provide a lot of hiding places. So when some folks saw a man hiding in some bushes, they called the cops. More: continued here

Hellam Township man selling possible original Abraham Lincoln portrait on eBayYork Daily RecordNow, the Hellam Township resident is selling the painting on eBay. As of Monday afternoon — the auction ends Wednesday — the bid was $1826. And that's the deal of the century, according to Wills. "I had it …

Help Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday May 12HamletHubConnecticut Food Bank is joining the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) on Saturday, May 12, to Stamp Out Hunger. Now in its 20th year, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive is the nation's largest single-day food drive, representing 1300 local …

Post office promotes Dog Bite Prevention WeekHighland Park NewsIn the Lakeland District, which the Highland Park Post Office is part of, there were 180 dog incidents. These numbers pale in comparison to the more than 2 million children who received dog bite injuries in a single year.and more » More: continued …

Globe and Mail Third Point Lowers the Boom on Yahoo (YHOO, EBAY)24/7 Wall St.Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) demanding that the Internet firm open its books and records related to the hiring of CEO Scott Thompson, formerly head of payment services at Ebay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). To investigate wrongdoing or possible mismanagement …