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Tacoma post office closures would leave a voidTheNewsTribune.comThe potential closure of the Martin Luther King Post office on the Hilltop has riled some in the community. "I think they need to keep it open," said Mary …and more » More: continued here

This is Part 2 of a 4-part series reporting the results of a reader survey about eBay’s July 27th changes. Yesterday, we reported on changes to how eBay measures sellers’ performance and a new seller designation called “Top Rated seller status,” as well as changes to the eBay PowerSeller program …

eBay users began noticing a new “Top Rated Seller” badge on some eBay.com listings this week. eBay said it was testing the new badge in search results and item pages for a small percentage of eBay traffic. eBay had announced last week that the new badge would be displayed on …

Investigators said a FedEx driver was involved in the theft of at least one laptop that was to be delivered on his route, and he could be linked to more. More: continued here

International ocean and air freight forwarder FedEx Trade Networks recently opened seven freight forwarding offices in Asia and Latin America, expanding its operations to cover key trade lanes. More: continued here

MiamiHerald.com Less snail mail, more red ink at post officeThe Associated PressIn an effort to cope with the declining volume, the post office reduced work hours by 88 million in the first nine months of the fiscal year, …$2.4 Billion Quarterly Loss for Postal ServiceWashington PostUSPS considers closing Louisville post …

Sydney Morning Herald Cyberthief Arrested For Stealing p2p.com Rights From GoDaddyChannelWeb… p2p.com's previous owners, and transferred the domain name rights to himself before auctioning them on eBay to Los Angeles Clipper player Madsen. …First-ever arrest of domain-name thief involves Clippers' MadsenZDNetMark Madsen: Clipper, ex-Laker and domain name speculatorLos Angeles TimesDomain …

SNAP Snafu: State Works to Fix Food Stamp Program ProblemKOLOSNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, are provided for a finite period of time, often 12 months, at which point the recipient must reapply and have … More: continued here

The Post Office has launched a new Overseas Property Money Transfer service which allows people to transfer money between UK and overseas bank accounts. More: continued here

A quarter of mobile phones recently sold in Western Europe had been purchased through online vs. physical stores, research project TNS ComTech found. Amazon and eBay facilitated the majority of the online purchases, according to the survey , which was based on responses from 60,000 consumers. The fact that Amazon …