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Nail varnish, perfumes and other items will be able to be posted to addresses in the UK from next week. More: continued here

Spilled KY gel prompts post office evacuation in GuntersvilleCBS42GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Postal Service officials say the suspicious substance that prompted the evacuation of a northeastern Alabama post office was KY Intense Arousal gel. Postal service officials said the gel leaked from a package and had …'Suspicious' liquid at …

Citizens can legally carry firearms in post office parking lots, a federal judge has ruled. More: continued here

Times of India Amazon And eBay June Quarter Same Store Sales From ChannelAdvisorForbeseBay's June SSS increased 17.7%, up from 16.0% in May. Its Fixed Price and Motors Parts & Accessories increased 18.9% and 27.8% respectively in June while Auctions declined 17.2%. For the quarter eBay's total SSS increased 18.1% vs. …

While most best buy tables display mortgage rates aimed at between 60 and 75 per cent LTVs, the Post Office’s latest rates may well appeal to those with a 20-25 per cent deposit. More: continued here

Citizens can legally carry firearms in post office parking lots, a federal judge has ruled. The case stems… More: continued here

House Cuts Food-Stamp Funds From Farm BillWall Street JournalWASHINGTON—A sharply divided House approved a bill Thursday that would set farm policy for the next five years, using a strategy that pleased conservative Republicans, angered Democrats and left the future of farm programs and food stamps in doubt. More: continued here

Democrat Corrine Brown: Bible tells us to provide food stampsWashington TimesDemocrats angrily denounced a Republican-led effort to strip food stamp funding from the farm bill and vote on SNAP spending separately, with one even suggesting that biblical principles demand lawmakers provide the benefit. SNAP stands for the federal …and more » More: …

Banks will reap £30m from Royal Mail sell-offBelfast TelegraphRoyal Mail's 150,000 staff would be given stakes worth up to £300m, or about £2,000 each. Mr Cable stopped short of an official intention to float declaration, which would trigger a four-week countdown for a listing to take place, instead saying an …

A federal judge has ruled that citizens can legally carry firearms in post office parking lots. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Tab Bonidy, a resident of rural Avon, Colorado, who was prohibited by U.S. Postal Service regulations from carrying his gun on postal service property. More: continued …