Queen to stay on stamps

LONDON – THE government insisted on Sunday it was closing a loophole that could see Queen Elizabeth II’s head removed from British stamps if the Royal Mail national postal service is sold to a foreign firm. The monarch’s head, facing left, has appeared on British adhesive postage stamps since their …

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FedEx hits high gear this time of year

RALEIGH, N.C. — Early in the pre-dawn hours, the FedEx distribution facility on Raleigh’s Atlantic Avenue roared to life. Conveyor belts whirred, and employees began unloading the 12,000 boxes, tubes, canisters and crates that had come in for delivery. More: continued here

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BREAKING NEWS

Stamps to drop Queen? A business minister said he was “extremely confident” the Queen’s head would remain on postage stamps even if the Royal Mail was sold off to a foreign firm. More: continued here

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