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The U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new series of stamps on Tuesday commemorating the anniversary of the Civil War. More: continued here

EBay Inc. has announced plans to buy GSI Commerce for $1.96 billion in cash in an attempt to draw more buyers and sellers to its online marketplace. The online-auction site said on Monday that it offered the e-commerce company shareholders $29.95 per share, which is a 50.9 percent premium over …

Getting to know thy neighborChicago Sun-TimesAt the end of the day, he said, it made him frustrated more than anything: He had hoped the experience would spark conversation, but he had passed out only about 30 stamps to other students interested in participating. Only two people had asked him …and …

Syrian crackdown stamps on economic dreamReuters Blogs (blog)By Una Galani LONDON — Syria's crackdown will stamp on its economic dream. Bashar al-Assad's regime had an ambitious plan to quadruple foreign investment and boost tourism in order to drive growth in a poor country with dwindling oil. …and more » More: continued …

National Geographic WCIV-TV | ABC News 4USPS to release commemorative stampsABC NEWS 4AP National/International News Entertainment News from AP CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — The US Postal Service will unveil a new series of stamps on Tuesday commemorating the anniversary of the Civil War. Two stamps will be released, the first …

LONDON — Soccer star David Beckham will be there with his pop star wife Victoria. Elton John is attending with partner David Furnish. And the Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala will be there too, probably one of the few guests at the wedding of the year wearing orange Buddhist robes. More: continued …

eBay has agreed to buy GSI Commerce, an ecommerce and marketing services provider, for $29.25 per share, which adds up to about $2.4 billion. The sale will be financed with cash and debt, and is expected to close in the third quarter of this year.GSI serves more than 180 customers …

EBAY has agreed to buy e-commerce company GSI Commerce for $US2.4 billion, making it a bigger rival to Amazon.com. More: continued here

Independent Online Unique post offices around the worldIndependent OnlineA Tibetan man sits besides the world's highest post office located at over 5200 metres near the base camp of Mount Everest, also known as Qomolangma. While post offices are usually associated with long lines and inefficient service, that doesn't …and more » …

Community leaders tried to save it, but their efforts were not enough. The postal service will close its office in the Holmes Mill community in Harlan County. More: continued here