GORDONVILLE, TX — The Gordonville Post Office got a quite a scare Thursday. Postmaster Amanda McMurrey says a white powder was coming out of a package at the office Thursday morning. More: continued here

George F. Will: Judicial branch rubber-stamps the lawcommercialappeal.com (subscription), TN –16 minutes agoBy George F. Will The government of this fiefdom south of Phoenix claims that when it approved Dale Bell's blueprint for his Western-theme restaurant with … More: continued here

EBay Inc. said Thursday it is cutting 125 jobs in Europe and North America, including 70 positions at the online auctioneer’s headquarters in San Jose, Calif. Company spokesman Jose Mallabo said the work force reduction is part of a reorganization to… More: continued here

EBay Inc. said Thursday it is cutting 125 jobs in Europe and North America, including 70 positions at the online auctioneer’s headquarters in San Jose. More: continued here

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