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Special stamps for French teamSPORT24Paris -The French rugby side that lost 8-7 to the All Blacks in Sunday's World Cup final are to be commemorated on a stamp issued by the French postal service La Poste, it was announced on Monday. The stamp will be oval-shaped like a rugby ball …

ARKANSAS (Special to New America Media from the Equal Voice) — On a recent morning, a small crowd gathered in the freshly swept parking lot of the Lambrook, Ark., post office, a simple brick building with white trim. More: continued here

FedEx expects to handle 9 percent more packages on its busiest day of the year — now projected for Dec. 12. More: continued here

I admit it I’m an old-fashioned gal. I like to get a real card or letter from someone I care about in my real mailbox! More: continued here

Post Offices Closing?Patch.comThe US Postal Service is currently considering closing the East Watertown Post Office in Coolidge Square and the New Town branch on Galen Street. The East End Post Office serves residents in that part of town as well as the many businesses in Coolidge …Take Me to the …

MEMPHIS TheStreet) — Christmas season is approaching, so it’s time for FDX and UPS, which print money throughout the year, to print even more money. FedEx said Monday that Dec. 12, which is just 49 days away, will be the busiest day in its history. On that day, the overnight …

CNBC.com The Truth About The Post Office's Financial MessCNBC.comLL: For those Americans who do not want to see their Saturday mail delivery discontinued or post office closed. What's your message to them? Chairman Issa: Personally, I do not want to see the Postal Service end Saturday delivery or see post …

South Floridians on food stamps continue to riseSun-SentinelTens of thousands more South Floridians have gone on food stamps in the last year even though the recession has officially ended and the unemployment rate has improved, state statistics show. …and more » More: continued here

FedEx announced on Monday, that it will hire about 20,000 new seasonal workers for the holidays, compared to just 17,000 last year. This increase will surely help some unemployed Americans, at least during the holiday season. More: continued here

Recession worries won’t be slowing down FedEx this holiday season. The global shipping giant said Monday that this December 12 is set to be the busiest day in company history, with more than 17 million packages in transit. This haul is part of the roughly 260 million shipments FedEx expects …