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RALEIGH — Hiking the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail already is grueling, and the U.S. Postal Service may make it even tougher. A plan to close rural post offices could shutter several outposts long used by hikers to receive food and gear as they walk the trail from Georgia to Maine. …

CLARKE CANFIELD RALEIGH, N.C. — Hiking the nearly 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail already is grueling, and the U. More: continued here

Sky News EU launches Royal Mail state aid investigationPost and ParcelThe European Commission has opened an investigation to determine whether the UK government's planned financial restructuring of Royal Mail breaches EU state aid rules. As a part of the postal operator's privatisation, the government said intends to …Royal Mail's Pension …

eBay UK is running a listing promotion over the weekend. Private (casual) sellers who list auctions at any starting price in eligible categories on July 30 – 31 will pay no insertion fees. More: continued here

Stamps.com Inc. (STMP) reported second quarter non-GAAP net income of $0.45 per share after the close Thursday, up from $0.20 per share last year. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $0.23. The company expects to report full year 2011 non-GAAP EPS of $1.10 to $1.30, compared to the consensus …

'You're either great or you're the goat,' says Stamps QB Henry BurrisMontreal GazetteStamps quarterback Henry Burris is going through an inconsistent start to the 2011 season, but hopes to be back in form on Saturday in Regina. Henry Burris has no illusions of the reception waiting …and more » More: continued …

Queen Elizabeth II’s granddaughter to marry rugby player Mike Tindall Saturday in a quieter ceremony than William and Kate’s More: continued here

Kansas City Star Do you think all USPS offices should be closed down?Wall Street JournalWe have a Post Office. It is in dire financial straits and wants to close offices. The grand Pooh Bah of ?Capitalism, the WSJ, asks, should the whole thing close down? Pundits argue, its days are …

EU probes Royal Mail restructuringNinemsnThe European Union's competition regulator is investigating whether the UK's plans to help its postal monopoly Royal Mail break the bloc's rules on state aid. The European Commission's investigation focuses on plans to relieve Royal Mail of a pension …and more » More: continued here

Mail centre given stay of executionStoke & StaffordshireHUNDREDS of jobs have been safeguarded at a Royal Mail call centre, according to union representatives. The Communication Workers' Union (CWU) says staff at the Etruria site have been told the firm is bringing in extra work which means their jobs are … …