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Staunton downtown post office has hazy futureStaunton News LeaderThe sale is through Cottonwood Commercial Real Estate. According to Staunton City records, the building was previously owned by Community Bank. The downtown post office was leased through the bank, as well as other businesses located in the building. More: continued here

Livemint India's Flipkart raises $200 million to defend its turf against Amazon, eBay…QuartzFlipkart is building a war chest to fend off global giants like Amazon and eBay. India's leading online retailer raised $200 million from four of its existing investors, in one of the largest fund raising exercises ever by …

The Independent Don't Expect The US Post Office To Copy Britain's Royal Mail IPOForbesThe Post Office must put away $5.5 billion a year for future retirees, and as a result, the Post Office has collected about $44 billion to pay out to future pensioners. Post Office officials argue the pension …

Q&A: Royal Mail privatisationBBC NewsBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has confirmed that the government intends to privatise Royal Mail though a flotation on the London Stock Exchange. He said 10% of shares would be given to Royal Mail employees, while the public would also be able to buy … More: continued here

Federal judge: Post Office violated man's rights by banning gun from parking lotDenver PostBut Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch said the Postal Service has a right to bar Tab Bonidy, who filed the lawsuit, from carrying his gun into the Post Office building itself. Bonidy, who brought the suit …

Last month Sorella Stoute from Portland, Oregon, purchased a 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite on eBay. Now, this might not sound like much of a story, until you learn that Sorella is only 14 months old. Here’s what happened. The tiny online shopper was playing with her father Paul Stoute’s smartphone when …

Toddler Buys Car On eBay: 14-Month-Old Sorella Stoute Uses Dad's …Huffington PostThough the eBay seller offered to contact the other bidders, the Stoutes decided to keep the car, and he plans to fix it up. It may even serve as a birthday present for Sorella when she comes of age. …

Nelson City Council is getting behind local postal workers who want to stop Canada Post from opening a new franchise More: continued here

GOP leaders consider splitting farm subsidies, food stampsLog Cabin DemocratWASHINGTON – A month after the House rejected a $972 billion farm bill, Republican leaders are considering a plan that would severe a decades-old tie that has bound food stamps and farm subsidies. The move is designed to attract support for …

LONDON (AP) – The Royal Mail can trace its history back 500 years to the time of Henry VIII and its bright red “pillarboxes” grace streets across the UK – from the Scilly Isles to Scotland. More: continued here