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The Money Times Va. post office hostage drama ends without bloodshedThe Money TimesAccording to CNN, a daylong hostage standoff ended peacefully when the armed, disabled hostage-taker surrendered out of a post office and was taken into … More: continued here

ABU DHABI – Emirates Post has issued special stamps to mark the hosting of the Fifa Club World Cup played recently in Abu Dhabi. More: continued here

Procrastinators will have to pay a pretty penny to get a package delivered by Christmas day using FedEx. The deadline for shipping a package overnight with guaranteed delivery by Christmas was Wednesday at 7p.m. FedEx has already handled more than 50 million packages this season, including 14 million on December …

Health and Human Services Director Thomas Suehs seeks audit on food stamps…Dallas Morning NewsEarlier this month, families seeking food stamps at offices in Garland, Arlington and East Fort Worth found that they had to wait 60 days to even be …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail to raise stamp pricesParcel2GoRoyal Mail has announced that the price of stamps will rise by two pence in April. A first-class stamp will cost 41p while a second-class stamp will cost … More: continued here

The mayor of a small Virginia town says fewer than five people are being held hostage inside his town’s post office. More: continued here

The bad weather means thousands of online gifts are unlikely to be delivered in time for Christmas. Royal Mail last night said it was doing everything possible to ensure parcels arrived on time. More: continued here

A daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office ended peacefully Wednesday with three hostages set free and a disabled suspect in a wheelchair surrendering to police. More: continued here

Torch gets good run — on eBayToronto SunHowever, does the quick re-sale by even some of the legions of torchbearers — at least five were on eBay this week — dim the glow of the Olympic flame? …and more » More: continued here

An eight-hour hostage standoff ended late Wednesday when an armed, disabled man wheeled himself out of a Virginia post office and was taken into custody, according to the mayor of Wytheville. More: continued here