Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges. More: continued here

HILO — A Hilo man found guilty of welfare fraud was sentenced Thursday to 30 days in jail and five years probation. More: continued here

Conventional wisdom these days is that Amazon ( AMZN ) is eating eBay’s ( EBAY ) lunch. Amazon is growing. eBay is not. So the investment decision is easy, right? Buy Amazon. The relative market capitalizations of the two Internet giants shows support for this buy-the-growth thesis. $37 billion for …

ORGANISERS of the Royal Welsh Show are to take advice on how they can make the event weatherproof and adapt to climate change, after heavy rain turned the main ring into a mud bath this week. More: continued here

Village could lose postFox11online.comThe village administrator says it's even growing, but its post office is getting smaller. "It's definitely a downgrading of our post office," said village … More: continued here

Eric Branch PRESS DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER She’s 30, more than a decade removed from one of the most storied distance-running careers in high school history, and Julia Stamps isn’t a world-class runner. Stardom, even greatness, seemed to be her birthright. More: continued here

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A soldier from the 40th Regiment Royal Artillery has been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said today. More: continued here

FedEx goes green by switching some of its conventional delivery trucks to hybrid trucks. More: continued here

Margaret Tatta is 93 years old. She’s lived in West Haven every one of those years and has been using the Baybrook post office for 22 years. More: continued here