Golf: Royal Portrush's chances of staging Open are dentedWalesOnline (blog)by Anthony Woolford, Western Mail; Jul 19 2012. THE chances of Welshman Jamie Donaldson returning to the scene of his epic Irish Open win earlier this month for a Claret Jug contest has suffered a heavy blow, with Royal Portrush warned …
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Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay, IBM shares higher in trading after hoursMarketWatchLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. shares leapt Wednesday evening as the online auction company posted quarterly results that were above Wall Street's view, and IBM Inc. shares gained after the tech-sector heavyweight raised its expectations for …A Need …
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EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenue upBoston.comNEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites. The solid results, which came against the backdrop of the ongoing European … More: continued here
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Suspicious parcel at post office destroyed by bomb technicianFoster’s Daily DemocratKittery police officers responded to the post office at 6:36 p.m. for a report of a suspicious package. When officers arrived, they found a sealed cardboard package resting on top of a mailbox in front of the main entrance. The …
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Stertil Stokvis installs eight loading bays for Royal MailMaterials Handling World MagazineStertil Stokvis has installed a series of eight loading bays for Royal Mail Group Limited as part of an exclusive supplier three-year contract. The installation, which supports the Mail Centre at Strood in Kent, is the latest project undertaken …
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An old Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is getting a 21st-century revival from the US Postal Service. More: continued here
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US stamps put a new spin on old rivalryBoston.comRed Sox legend Ted Williamscq is one of four baseball players featured in the “Major League Baseball All-Stars Forever”cq postage stamps, a new stamp series set to debut in post offices on Saturday. Now, a competition for the most stamp pre-orders …and …
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