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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s state-owned Royal Mail Group said on Monday it would axe 1,700 jobs and close two sorting centres in London as part of its major modernisation programme. The job losses … More: continued here

VIDEO: Food, Mail, Cargo From Japan Being Checked for RadioactivityPacific News CenterGuam – Since Saturday, the Guam Guard's CST unit has been working with Guam Customs and the US Post Office to inspect any in coming cargo, food and mail from Japan for possible exposure to radiation. All inbound air …

Gothamist Report: Food Stamps Kept New Yorkers Out Of PovertyGothamistCurrently about one in five New Yorkers are on food stamps, but many new recipients are not on welfare. That's because New Yorkers are special, and what would count as being in "poverty" here doesn't always count as poverty in the …

Britain’s state-owned Royal Mail Group said on Monday it would axe 1700 jobs and close two sorting centres in London as part of its major modernisation programme. More: continued here

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office announced Monday the arrests of eleven people in connection with an alleged drug smuggling operation. More: continued here

Stamp Collecting Pays Off for Local PriestPatch.comReverend Thomas Bishop from St. Anne's Church in Barrington has been on a mission to help the less fortunate one stamp at a time. He has led the way in collecting stamps from Jewel-Osco which allowed people … More: continued here

Sky News Britain's Royal Mail to cut 1700 jobsSydney Morning HeraldBritain's postal service the Royal Mail said Monday it would slash 1700 jobs and close two mail centres in the latest round of cuts in a service which could be heading for privatisation. Royal Mail has reduced its workforce by …

11 Arrested in Jail Drug Smuggling OperationWNEP-TVThose strips were hidden under postage stamps on letters sent to the inmates. Officials said the scheme started in November, 2010 and continued until January. "Today's arrests involve confiscated drugs that were sent to the Carbon County prison, …and more » More: continued here

Eleven Arrested For Using Stamps To Smuggle Drugs Into Local PrisionWFMZ AllentownThey are accused of smuggling drugs into the Carbon County Prison, using postage stamps. The AG's Office said five of the eleven people who were arrested are inmates in the prison. The smuggling operation was first discovered in January …

Royal Mail Unveils Plans To Axe 3400 JobsSky NewsRoyal Mail said "significant reductions" in the number of its mail centres was under way and around half could close by 2016 or sooner, leaving just over 30. between 2006 and 2014, it is imperative that Royal Mail continues the modernisation programme …