Gardaí in Co Limerick are investigating after a man was abducted and a sum of money stolen in a tiger-kidnapping raid from a post office branch in Newcastlewest this morning. More: continued here

Royal Mail: London bosses retreatSocialistworker.co.ukPostal workers in London have called off planned strikes after Royal Mail bosses backed down over compulsory redundancies. Management hoped it could slash thousands of jobs by closing the Bow Locks and Nine Elms mail centres, and the giant Rathbone … More: continued here

EggDrop Bids to Crack Mobile Classifieds MarketAll Things Digital (blog)Although eBay and Craigslist have made the process of selling unwanted items easier than in the past, former Google engineer Dan Zheng believes the process is still too hard. “Selling something should be as easy as taking a picture on your …

MiamiHerald.com Fiesta Dinnerware Featured in New StampsWTRFA new set of stamps will honor 12 industrial designers whose 1920s housewares defined the look of modern America. A West Virginia icon will have yet another place in history – on a postage stamp. The US Postal Service will honor Homer Laughlin China's …

Lufkin woman sentenced for food stamp fraudKTRELUFKIN, TX (KTRE) – Shannon Diane Farmer of Lufkin has admitted to her role in a scheme to fraudulently receive food stamps. Farmer entered a guilty plea Tuesday morning to charges for securing execution of documents by …and more » More: continued here

Royal Roundup: Stamps and Jane AustenNational Post (blog)Just in time for return of mail service, Canada Post has launched a new royals-themed stamp, depicting Kate and Wills in all their wedding day glory. It's the third in a series of Kate-and-William stamps issued by Canada Post; the stamps are available …

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Tuesday afternoon that its board of directors has eliminated a supermajority voting requirement in the company’s bylaws. The change will allow shareholders to approve future amendments to the bylaws with a simple majority of eBay’s outstanding shares, rather than the two-thirds previously required. …

EBay unveils shareholder-friendly movesReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay Inc. announced two corporate governance changes on Tuesday that could give shareholders more of a say in the way the e-commerce company is run. EBay said its board eliminated a supermajority voting requirement, …eBay Announces Elimination of Supermajority Voting Requirement in Bylaws …

Fox News (blog) Proposed post office changes could eliminate Saturday serviceKRTV Great Falls News"Residences of Great Falls comes down to the Post Office and expect to get their mail so on that aspect I would say they shouldn't take away the Saturdays. Some people just like to get their mail. …

A new set of stamps will honor 12 industrial designers whose 1920s housewares defined the look of modern America. More: continued here