Stamps to go up 3p to fill the black hole in Royal Mail finances (Daily Mail: World News)
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GM to wrap up its Calif. sales experiment on eBay today (Detroit Free Press)
General Motors’ experiment selling new cars and trucks in California online through eBay comes to an end today, GM said Tuesday. The termination comes less than a month after GM officials talked about the possibility of taking the program nationwide later this year. More: continued here
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Norfolk post office could re-open (EDP24 – Eastern Daily Press)
A Norfolk village whose post office closed without warning could see a new office created in the village hall. More: continued here
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Stamps to rise by 3p under Royal Mail proposals (Daily Telegraph)
The price of first class stamps is to rise by a record 3p under Royal Mail plans to improve the company’s finances. More: continued here
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Police ID suspect in fatal stabbing outside post office (amNewYork)
The suspect in the fatal stabbing of a 20-year-old man outside the city’s main post office is a former vet who served in Kuwait with a long rap sheet, police said yesterday. More: continued here
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5 O’Clock Roundup: GM kills LOLcat plan, Microsoft’s tablet leaked … – VentureBeat
5 O'Clock Roundup: GM kills LOLcat plan, Microsoft's tablet leaked …VentureBeatGM ends its experiment with selling new cars on eBay— The General committed seven weeks to testing ebay as a sales channel for new cars in California. …and more » More: continued here
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Economy drives up number of locals using food stamps (The Wilmington Star-News)
By Vicky Eckenrode Vicky.Eckenrode@StarNewsOnline.com More people in the region are turning to food stamps assistance because of the anemic economy. Figures released this week from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that 5.8 percent of households in New Hanover County reported using food stamps in 2008. More: continued here
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FedEx Appoints Waste Management CEO to Board (The Memphis Daily News)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – FedEx Corp. shareholders on Monday elected Waste Management Inc. CEO David Steiner of Waste Management Inc. to its board of dire…. More: continued here
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Royal Mail set to hike stamp prices (Liverpool Echo)
The price of a first-class stamp could rise by 3p next year under a plan to help rescue the Royal Mail’s finances. Bosses are also planning to increase the cost of a second-class stamp by up to 2p, under the measures to raise around £100 million of extra revenue. More: continued here
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U2 Rocks FedEx Field (FOX 5 Washington D.C.)
More than 80,000 fans packed FedEx Field on Tuesday night to see rockers U2 live in concert. While many worried traffic would be an issue for fans, but many of them turned to Metro instead. More: continued here