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The actual effective increase will be 4.9 percent, after factoring in a 1 percentage point reduction in fuel surcharges, the company said. FedEx Freight, the industrial trucking arm of the Memphis-based company, raised rates 6.9 percent on average in July. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail workers may boycott delivery of rivals' postThe GuardianCompetition on deliveries was undermining the same-price-goes-anywhere universal service, with firms other than Royal Mail not having to meet service standards or pay decent wages, said the union. The CWU announced plans to hold a consultative ballot …Letter bomb: …

SolarWinds, eBay, Yahoo, Google Lead Internet StocksInvestor’s Business DailySolarWinds (SWI) on Monday topped IBD's Internet leaders stock screen, though shares were down 1.5% in afternoon trading. SolarWinds sports a 98 Composite Rating, the highest for any stock on the Internet leaders screen. IBD's CR rating is based on … More: …

CBS Local Cory Booker's Food-Stamp Odyssey Begins This WeekSlate Magazine (blog)Newark Mayor Cory Booker will answer this week for an unfiltered Twitter exchange where he challenged a critical follower to live off food stamps with him for a week. The outspoken mayor begins the regimen Tuesday, when he will limit …

San Francisco Chronicle Lady Bird Johnson stamps issued todayHouston ChronicleAUSTIN — The smiling face of Lady Bird Johnson goes on a U.S. postage stamp as the U.S. Postal Service dedicated a souvenir Forever stamp to the former first lady in Austin today. The Friday dedication at the Lady Bird Johnson …

Big Savings on iPad and iPod Touch at Apple's eBay StoreGotta Be MobileThe eBay store doesn't carry the Apple name, but it only sells Apple devices at prices similar to the company's website. The upside to the eBay refurbished store is users only have to pay tax if they live …

Postal workers could refuse to deliver post sent via anyone other than Royal Mail as part of a campaign to highlight a threat to the UK's universal service, union leaders have warned. More: continued here

BUILDING HISTORY: Downtown Wilmington Post OfficeWWAY NewsChannel 3The downtown Post Office in Wilmington, of course. "We get visitors to the building just to see the lobby of the building," Wilmington Postmaster Dean Roberts said. "We get a lot of school children brought in to see the artwork, and we've had …

Eskimos slotback Fred Stamps grateful to put tumultuous year behind himEdmonton Sun“If I were to tell you any different, I'd be lying,” said Stamps. “If you talk to any guy on our team, he'd feel the same way. Ricky Ray, he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league and …

NinToaster 64 is Now Available on eBaySide Mission (blog)The NinToaster 64 is as strange as it is amazing. The fully-functioning Nintendo 64 mod might be our favorite console customization ever. The console is available on eBay for $499.99. It's a high price tag, but seven consoles have already sold. If …