Techs Sink As Chip Stocks Lead RetreatWall Street JournalBut other major players were in the red, including Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), and eBay Inc. (EBAY). Meanwhile, shares of Time Warner Inc. (TWX) were down 1.1% after the company announced a plan to spin off AOL. More: continued here
Read More »Notes on Aboriginal remains on eBay – The Age
Notes on Aboriginal remains on eBayThe Age, AustraliaAboriginal groups hope the freakish discovery on eBay of Duckworth's handwritten manuscript on the "craniology of the natives of Australia", more than a century later, will place Cambridge University under renewed pressure to repatriate the skulls. … More: continued here
Read More »Man tries to burn down Roseburg Post Office – KPIC
KPIC Man tries to burn down Roseburg Post OfficeKPIC, ORA man tried to burn down the Roseburg Post Office early Monday morning. His reasoning? He is angry with the federal government. Early Monday morning a Roseburg police officer was driving on Kane Street near the post office, when he noticed a …
Read More »Post office plans Passport Fair – Poughkeepsie Journal
Post office plans Passport FairPoughkeepsie Journal, NYApplications may be picked up at the post office. The fee for first-time applicants 16 years of age and older is $100; for those under 16, the fee is $60. The cost of the required passport photo is not included. Two payment transactions are required: …
Read More »Royal Mail drivers raise money for Martin House Children's Hospice – The Press in York
Royal Mail drivers raise money for Martin House Children's HospiceThe Press in York, UKIt was Royal Mail collection drivers versus processing staff in the game at York College, where the drivers secured a 3-0 victory over their colleagues. The players, who were all from Royal Mail's Leeman Road sorting office in …
Read More »Bon Hope honored on new postage stamp – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Bon Hope honored on new postage stampSeattle Post IntelligencerBy RANDOLPH E. SCHMID AP WRITER The comedian famed for his tireless travel to entertain American servicemen and women around the world is being honored with a 44-cent postage stamp Friday in ceremonies aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. … More: …
Read More »Obama orders review of government classification – The Associated Press
Obama orders review of government classificationThe Associated PressThis is data with stamps like "for official use only" or "limited official distribution" that are not authorized by the executive order but have grown up over the years to keep sensitive data from the public even if it doesn't meet standards for …
Read More »Duck painting wins California stamp contest – Sacramento Bee
Duck painting wins California stamp contestSacramento Bee, USAWith its iridescent green head and sky blue wings, the migratory waterfowl was the subject of this year's state duck stamp competition, held Wednesday at the California Museum. After 15 years in which paintings were commissioned or selected through … More: continued here
Read More »Costco to accept food stamps at some U.S. stores (National Post)
Costco Wholesale Corp said on Wednesday it will start accepting food stamps at its two New York City locations when the necessary technology is installed, which it expects to be done by the early summer. More: continued here
Read More »Man Shot and Killed in Prince George’s Parking Lot (Washington Post)
A 37-year-old man was fatally shot last night in the parking lot of a hotel near FedEx Field, Prince George’s County police said. More: continued here
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