The Department of Environmental Quality has joined the probe of unrelated incidents this morning including a train derailment in Stone County and a suspicious item at the Pass Christian Post Office. More: continued here

The Post Office remained defiant last night after being criticised over 24 closures in Scotland. The branches to shut are in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south, with the closures starting next month. More: continued here

The number of Arizona families receiving food stamps has climbed by more than 20 percent in the past year as the economy grew worse. “We have increased our food stamp participation by about 47,000 families since August of 2007,” said Marco Liu with the Arizona Department of Economic Security. More: …

Cricklade sorting office may closeWilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail wants to close the branch as part of a national cost-cutting exercise and merge it with the depot in West Swindon. … More: continued here

Oh to be Navan, the Queen’s six-year-old Windsor Grey, currently residing in loose box No. 1, the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace. More: continued here

Pass Christian post office reopened after chemical scare (Updated …SunHerald.com, MS –2 hours agoBy JR WELSH – SUN HERALD PASS CHRISTIAN — A suspicious powder discovered on a loading dock of the US Post Office here this morning forced the building's …Pass Christian post office closed after chemical scareBiloxi Sun HeraldDEQ joins …

SEBL signs money transfer accord with Post OfficeThe New Nation, Bangladesh –3 hours agoSoutheast Bank Limited (SEBL) recently signed a Remittance Distribution Agreement with Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) for Distribution of Inward Foreign … More: continued here

Part Of Lake County For Sale On EbayWFtv.com, FL –32 minutes agoYou can buy a lot of things on Ebay, including part of Lake County. Eleven acres of vacant land in the middle of Eustis' downtown shopping district is for …Downtown Eustis, Fla., listed on eBayUnited Press InternationalSlice of downtown Eustis could …

Downtown Eustis, Fla., listed on eBayUnited Press International –2 hours agoEUSTIS, Fla., Oct. 21 (UPI) — A good part of downtown Eustis, Fla., can be had on eBay for anyone with a desire for lakefront land and $7.8 million in … More: continued here

Online auction house eBay said Monday it will place a global ban on the sale and purchase of ivory products on its site. The announcement comes nearly a year after the company banned cross-border trading of ivory products. More: continued here