The powder on a suspicious package that a customer brought into the main post office on Fort Street in Detroit this afternoon that prompted postal office officials to order everyone out of the inner lobby turned out to be fertilizer, according to a U. S. Postal Service spokesman. More: continued …

Warren Moon’s record will have to wait. More: continued here

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — FedEx Ground, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., is building a 120,000-square-foot addition to its existing hub on Newgate Boulevard in Hagerstown. More: continued here

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Associated Press – September 6, 2008 3:34 PM ET NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The federal government has approved disaster food stamps for 31 Louisiana parishes affected by Hurricane Gustav. More: continued here

NEW YORK — Most consumers probably associate eBay Inc. more with vintage lunch boxes and low-priced electronics than with laptop bags made from recycled plastic by women in New Delhi. The online auction operator is tr More: continued here

THIEVES made off with a four-figure sum in an early morning raid on a village post office yesterday. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — One of the most compelling anecdotes in Sarah Palin’s repertoire is that she auctioned off the Alaska governor’s jet on eBay after taking office — a swift move made by a reformer hoping to clean up the excesses of her predecessor. More: continued here

The Hawaii Police Department is warning the public about a new e-mail scam. More: continued here

Farmers Markets Stretch BudgetsHartford Courant, United States –14 hours agoWe were glad to see The Courant highlight the growing number of farmers markets that accept food stamps [Aug. 30, "Food Stamps At Farm Markets"]. … More: continued here