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More than a quarter of a million people, many of them vulnerable pensioners, will no longer be able to cash their benefit cheques at the Post Office, after the Government awarded the contract to a rival operator. More: continued here

Post office lifts temporary ban on Herald ownerHuntersville HeraldLillie then walked from the public area of the post office through an open gate and into an area reserved only for employees. The report further stated, Mayne then asked him to leave. As he left, Lillie called the postmaster a name …

No decision on Kraemer post office's fateDaily CometA Tuesday meeting held in hopes of showing US Postal Service officials that Kraemer's small post office should stay open drew few attendants, retired postmaster Mary Alice Louque said. And a presentation by postal officials made it …and more » More: continued here

Globe and Mail Why Alibaba Is Key To Yahoo Amid Japan Exit RumorsInternational Business Times… of operating leverage but more importantly because of improving take rates," said Aggarwal, who added that both EBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) are trading at much higher multiple due to higher take rate …

CNET Get a Barnes & Noble Nook Color e-reader for $199CNETHot on the heels of yesterday's iPad 2 announcement, Barnes & Noble is now offering (via eBay) the Nook Color e-book reader for $199 (plus sales tax in most states). That's after applying coupon code CBARNESDD at checkout. Update: Sigh. …

FedEx, International Paper and ServiceMaster all scored high in industry surveys. More: continued here

Neb. lawmakers approve proposal to do away with asset test to become eligible …The RepublicState lawmakers have advanced a measure that would have Nebraska join 36 other states in doing away with asset limits for people to be eligible for the federal food stamp program. The proposal was introduced by …

The Sun Recommended: Woman strips down to sell cheating ex's clothes on eBaymsnbc.com"Taylor" is selling her cheating ex's clothing on eBay using an account appropriately named "myexboyfriendscloset." By Rosa Golijan Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and in possession of her ex-boyfriend's clothes. Or at least, that's what …

The Guardian Claimants will have to cash giros at off-licences as Post Office loses contractThe GuardianThe 12000-branch network already faces an uncertain future with the imminent privatisation of parent company Royal Mail, on which it relies for a third of its revenues. The Post Office will remain in public ownership, …

Founder Pierre Omidyar Sells The World On eBayInvestor’s Business DailyOmidyar was eBay's CEO from 1995 to 1998 and is still the company's chairman, overseeing a stock that has shot up over 1700% in 13 years. AP View Enlarged Image Omidyar loved it. "I taught myself how to program in Basic," …