LEYTON and Wanstead MP Harry Cohen voted against a Conservative motion calling for a rethink on Post office closures. Labour rebels came within 11 votes of forcing the postponement yesterday of plans to close 2,500 branches, including 11 in Waltham Forest and Redbridge. More: continued here

FedEx said that its third-quarter earnings fell 6 percent on high oil prices and a slow American economy, but beat analysts’ expectations. More: continued here

CALGARY — The U.S. federal energy regulator has approved plans by TransCanada Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC to build a $1-billion (U.S.) liquefied natural gas terminal in Long Island Sound, saying the gas is needed by energy-hungry consumers. More: continued here

It’s Thursday now — the fifth day of the first-ever Cherokee County Food Stamp Challenge. So far, the five of us taking the challenge — myself, Fran Daniel, Robert Haberle, Cris Neeld and Dale Jamerson — seem to be doing pretty well. More: continued here

Intel's low-cost Classmate PC to be sold in USSan Jose Mercury News,  USA –5 hours agoPlus:A big Silicon Valley election. . . overseas; EBay issues some pink slips; Retrevo raises $8 million By Scott Duke Harris After all the buzz surrounding … More: continued here

Post office named for honored womanSan Bernardino Sun, CA –27 minutes agoThe post office at 16731 Santa Ana Ave. was renamed the Beatrice E. Watson Post Office. Watson became the first woman civilian in the Inland Empire to have … More: continued here

Joan Bakewell: Churches are the solution to the post office crisisIndependent, UK –2 hours agoOne is the Post Office– which concerns itself entirely with money: all those remote post offices averaging only 16 callers a week, the benefit system now …Presentation marks end of an era at FaldingworthMarket Rasen Todayall 2 news …

eBay Cuts 125 Jobs WorldwideMashable, CA –8 minutes agoA mastodon skeleton and Jimmy Wale’s clothes left at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment just weren’t enough to keep eBay from having to cut jobs. … More: continued here

CNET News.com Is eBay going to the dogs? Don't bet on itCNET News.com, CA –3 hours agoEarlier today, one of my blogging brethren Don Reisinger laid into eBay, dismissing it as "no more than an outdated, bloated company that lost its way years …EBay cutting 125 jobs as part of reorganization: reportMarketWatchReorganization …

Cumberland News Post office closure will 'leave a big hole'Cumberland News, UK –51 minutes agoIRIS Whiting’s regular visits to Penton post office are a highlight of her week. A sprightly and cheerful grandmother, who moved to the rural hamlet five … More: continued here