Post Office Evacuated After FireWBAL TV, MDBALTIMORE — Employees of a Baltimore post office were evacuated Wednesday morning after a third-floor fire. The fire occurred at about 11 am in the 900 block of East Fayette Street. 11 News learned that fire crews were using fans to ventilate the … More: …

Royal Mail will be able to charge its rivals more for delivering their letters and parcels to customers’ doorsteps under measures intended to counter the biggest revolt of Gordon Brown’s leadership. More: continued here

Profits from auctioned bag of fizzy cola bottles, bonbons and laces from doomed chain will go toward retail charity The “last” bag of Woolworths pic ‘n’ mix sold for more than £14,500 on eBay today. The souvenir from the collapsed retail chain had received 115 bids ahead of today’s sale …

What was once a short walk to pick up the mail will soon be a two-mile drive for Cardin postal residents. Monday, the U.S. Postal Service officially announced the closing of the Cardin Post Office. More: continued here

Record demand continues for state food stamp, cash assistanceThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, ORby Michelle Cole, The Oregonian SALEM — Last month brought the biggest increase yet in demand for food stamps and temporary cash assistance from state government. The Oregon Department of Human Services reports that 22601 families received temporary … …

Move Over, eBayMotley FoolBy Rick Aristotle Munarriz Auction fans who compare the moribund eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) to other four-letter words will probably warm up to MercadoLibre (Nasdaq: MELI). The Latin American online auction leader posted respectable fourth-quarter results, …MercadoLibre trounce eBay’s finanical resultsTameBayMercadoLibre, Inc. Announces Management TransitionMSNBCMercadolibre Q4 profit up …

guardian.co.uk Obama Budget Would Create $634 Billion Health-Care FundWashington Post, United StatesThe proposal would reduce the value of tax deductions by about 20 percent, a change which would generate about $318 billion over the next 10 years, according to administration documents provided to The Washington Post. Throughout the campaign, Obama …Video: …

MyWeather ($10) is a weather application that features an interactive heads up radar display, animated satellite imagery, and radar data caching. The application allows users to control terrain settings (road or aerial), animated overlay (radar or satellite with radar), opacity, and play/pause loop. Users can also choose between inches or …

Downtown Houston post office up for saleHouston Chronicle, United StatesThe downtown operation is where all mail sent to city of Houston residents is sorted and delivered to area post offices. The postal service has not publicly put a price tag on the property. If it doesn’t receive an offer that meets …

Postmaster starts stamp clubStatesman Journal, ORBy Denise Ruttan • The Stayton Mail By Denise Ruttan • The Stayton Mail • February 25, 2009 The Aumsville postmaster is looking to start a stamp-collecting club. The meetings will be held the last Thursday of the month at the Chester Bridges Memorial … More: …