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People who get their mail at the San Marcos Post Office wont’ be having to change their travel patterns anytime soon. The closure of the downtown facility, announced late last year, now hinges on its sale. More: continued here

Live Trading News S&P 500 Rises to Two-Month High on EarningsBusinessweek(IBM) (IBM), the biggest computer-services provider, and EBay Inc. (EBAY) (EBAY), the largest Internet marketplace, added at least 4.3 percent as profits beat forecasts. Walgreen Co. (WAG) (WAG) surged 10 percent after renewing a contract with Express …U.S. Stocks Little …

Court hearing in Henning post office shootingsSan Francisco ChronicleMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge is expressing frustration at the slow pace leading to the trial of a former corrections officer charged with fatally shooting two Henning postal workers during a robbery. Chief Judge Jon Phipps McCalla bristled …and more » …

EBay's stock hit its highest level in six years on Thursday after the company's second-quarter results showed that it's been able to stabilize its e-commerce business and ramp up growth at PayPal, its … More: continued here

Shares of eBay were up 8.5 percent at just below $44 Thursday after the web retailer reported stronger-than-expected revenue and earnings. More: continued here

Bomb technician sent to post officeSeacoastonline.comKITTERY, Maine — A suspicious, unmarked package placed into the slot of the mailbox in front of the Kittery post office drew local public safety officials and a state police bomb technician to the area Tuesday night. The package was eventually … More: continued here

Dem. Congressman: Food Stamp Usage Up Because Real Unemployment …The Weekly Standard (blog)On C-SPAN's Washington Journal recently, a Democratic member of Congress, Rosa DeLauro, said that the increase of food stamps usage has to do with the "rough economy" and the fact that real unemployment is higher than 8.2 percent. …

Quality Assurance & Food Safety Proposal Would Cut $1.6 B from Federal Food Stamp ProgramFox NewsConservatives in the Republican-led House are certain to demand greater cuts in the food stamps program, which makes up about 80 percent of the nearly $100 billion a year in spending under the farm bill. …

An Historic First: Post Office May DefaultTheBlaze.comThe United States Postal Service (USPS), for the first in its 237-year history, may actually go into default over a “legally required annual $5.5 billion payment, due Aug. 1, into a health-benefits fund for future retirees,” the Wall Street Journal … More: continued here

UPDATE: Aurora post office to be closedYorkRegion.comMs Arrowsmith works for a company on nearby Industrial Parkway that uses the station for mailing and a post office box that will need to be replaced. The office always seems busy and they just redid the floors, she noted. “This is the perfect …