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BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service started selling first-class stamps Thursday with five Gulf of Mexico lighthouses that withstood hurricanes in 2005. More: continued here
Read More »3M Boosts the Dow; EBay Powers Nasdaq – Wall Street Journal
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Read More »FedEx Adds 92 Hybrid Vehicles to Fleet (AnandTech)
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FedEx Corp. has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet, which will be the first standard FedEx delivery trucks converted to hybrid-elec…. More: continued here
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