New Zealand Herald iPhone stamps its authority on portable gaming worldNew Zealand Herald, New ZealandNintendo has owned the portable video-game market – first with the Game Boy, now with the DS and DSi – for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But …

Staten Island Advance – SILive.com Postal Service to hold meeting tonight on Staten Island's main …Staten Island Advance – SILive.com, NYThe US Postal Service will sponsor a public meeting tonight about shifting some of the mail processing work currently done at the Manor Road Post Office to Brooklyn, as a cost-cutting …

GREENBURGH – A man died yesterday after his motorcycle crashed into the back of a FedEx box truck on Saw Mill River Road, police and the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s Office said. More: continued here

Stamps give stocks a lickingCanada.com, CanadaDiversifying beyond stocks into say, rare stamps or coins, baseball cards or other collectibles appears a daunting task if you don't know anything about what you're collecting. Aside from losing your items, the main problem is that you may pay more for … More: continued here

Cleanup efforts under way at local Post officeGalveston County Daily News, TXQ: Why is the post office on Broadway looking so shabby, with trash and downed palm fronds covering the patch of overgrown weeds in front of the building? A: The US Postal Service had two facility maintenance employees. One recently …

Roanoke Times Tiny Bath Co. post office will keep its doors openRoanoke Times, VAThe Williamsville office signed a new one-year lease, but its long-term future remains uncertain. By Courtney Cutright File February Mel and Barbara Herwald leave the Williamsville post office in Bath County. The office, which was at risk of …

Study: Recession pushing Illinoisans into povertyChicago Tribune, United StatesBy TAMMY WEBBER | AP Writer CHICAGO – The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators — use of food stamps and emergency food assistance — appear to …A …

$5000 Home Foreclosures Selling On eBayWebWire (press release), GAApparently the US foreclosure crises has foreclosure home buyers making bargain purchases on eBay. With some moderate sized homes selling outright (free and clear of liens) for less than $5000. There also appears to be (Apparent) bargains among larger … More: continued here

Congress adopts budget plan endorsing Obama goalsAustin American-Statesman, TXHouse Democrats said completion of the budget will be followed by a pay-as-you-go law that would require — after some exceptions for Bush-era tax cuts — that new tax cuts and increases in federal benefit programs such as food stamps, … More: continued …

USA Today Reaction to Specter's Move Is Divided by PartyNew York Times, United StatesDesmond McDonnell, 51, a property manager who was coming out of the Ardmore post office and is an independent, said he had voted for Mr. Specter and would consider doing so again but he too was baffled. “I …