Post Office bosses have rejected pleas to save any of 22 Leeds branches earmarked for the axe. (15/07/2008) More: continued here

Post office hit list set to be revealedPlymouth Evening Herald, UK –43 minutes agoPOST Office bosses will today reveal which Cornish branches are to face the axe under the latest in a series of closures which have already seen seven … More: continued here

London, July 15 : Duchess of Cornwall Camilla took part in an army war game wearing a camouflage jacket, evoking memories of a similar royal venture by the late Princess Diana over two decades ago. More: continued here

EBay to Ban Sale of Cat and Dog Pelts in GermanyDeutsche Welle, Germany –10 minutes agoInternet auction house eBay will ban the sale of cat and dog pelts on its German language Web sites starting on Tuesday, July 15. A spokesman for eBay in … More: continued here

Lynn Whitfield, who portrayed Josephine Baker in the HBO film “The Josephine Baker Story,” along with Baker’s sons Jean- Claude and Jarry, will be on hand at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Newark Museum to unveil one of five vin tage black-cinema-themed stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service. More: …

A federal judge on Monday ruled that eBay is not required to police its site for knockoffs being auctioned on its online site. Jeweler Tiffany claimed eBay had a duty to perform such duties to keep counterfeited goods from being sold on the site. Tiffany claimed eBay’s lack of enforcement …

PROVIDENCE — Declaring victory in a fight it has been waging for nearly a year, the George Wiley Center announced Monday that the state energy office will issue checks for $1 in LIHEAP heating assistance to Food Stamp recipients, making them eligible for an additional Food Stamp allotment averaging $25 …

Seattle's problematic pricey potties to be peddled on eBay TuesdayKOMO News, WA –3 hours agoThe bidding will begin on eBay on Tuesday. The starting bid on the Hering-Bau automatic public toilets is $89000 each. The toilets will be removed from …You bought ‘em – now you can buy ‘em againWest Seattle BlogFSBO …

Ruling against the jeweler Tiffany, a judge said that eBay does not have a legal responsibility to actively filter counterfeit items. More: continued here

Axe falls on East Garforth post officeGarforth Today, UK –15 minutes agoEast Garforth post office is to close after post office bosses rejected pleas to save it from the axe. The branch on Aberford Road is among 22 branches in … More: continued here