Poughkeepsie post office gets new roof
The slate roof is being replaced on the U.S. Post Office on Mansion Street in the City of Poughkeepsie. More: continued here
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Privatisation will threaten Royal Mail’s six-day service, warns campaign group – The Guardian
The Guardian Privatisation will threaten Royal Mail's six-day service, warns campaign groupThe GuardianPhotograph: Bob Fallon for the Guardian. The privatisation of Royal Mail could lead to a reduction in the number of days that letters and parcels are delivered – despite the government's guarantee of a six-day service, it was claimed on Tuesday. At a…
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Meet Tonight On Rolling Meadows Post Office Possibilities
If you’ve been to your nearby post office lately, no doubt you stood in line for a while to mail a package or buy stamps. However, in May 2012 after 50 years, the Rolling Meadows Post Office, 3266 Kirchoff Rd., closed and residents turned to the Arlington Hts., Mt. Prospect or other local post offices…
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Silk Road: Online ‘drug market’ shut down after FBI arrests owner – Metro
Metro Silk Road: Online 'drug market' shut down after FBI arrests ownerMetroAn online black market used by 'several thousand drug dealers' has been shut down, the FBI has said. Silk Road was taken offline after the underground site's alleged owner, Ross William Ulbricht, 29, was arrested at a public library in San Francisco on …Silk Road,…
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FedEx's stock has limited upside—time to ship it
FedEx stock is traded at the prerecession highs—it's time to ship some FedEx shares out of your portfolio, TheStreet says. More: continued here
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eBay Buys Payments Start-up Braintree For $800 Million In Cash – Jewish Business News
eBay Buys Payments Start-up Braintree For $800 Million In CashJewish Business NewsLast week eBay announced it had agreed to acquire Braintree, a global payments platform hoping to flourish with the next generation of online and mobile-first startups, for total consideration of about US$800 million in cash. Other start-ups in this …eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)'s PayPal to…
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Bookmakers say Royal Mail shares will debut at 340p – The Week UK
The Week UK Bookmakers say Royal Mail shares will debut at 340pThe Week UKCITY bookmakers have predicted that when the Royal Mail makes its debut on the stock market next week, shares will hit 340p each. The Government has said that it will set the share price between 260p and 330p when it begins its…
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Super Rare 78RPM Breaks Sales Record on eBay – Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
Brooklyn Vegan (blog) Super Rare 78RPM Breaks Sales Record on eBayBrooklyn Vegan (blog)Longtime Blues record collector and expert John Tefteller was the winning bidder at $37,100.00 for a super rare Blues 78 rpm record by Blues legend Tommy Johnson. This is highest price ever paid for a single 78 rpm Blues record and one of…
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New eBay Data Center Runs Almost Entirely On Bloom Fuel Cells
eBay is raising the bar (again) when it comes to sourcing power for massive data centers. More: continued here
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What’s Actually Happening With Food Stamps During the Shutdown – Education Week News (blog)
San Francisco Chronicle What's Actually Happening With Food Stamps During the ShutdownEducation Week News (blog)Many worry about the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, upon which millions rely. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs SNAP, released a shutdown plan that asserts SNAP will be OK, but did lay out worse fates for other …Gov't…