Ministers are set to postpone plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail after Gordon Brown’s weakened position and the low level of the bids attracted raised new question marks over the policy. More: continued here
COLUMBIA — South Carolina is selling money to make money. State officials have quietly picked through boxes of Civil War state currency and auctioned it on eBay, providing the state archives with an influx of cash amid tight budgets. More: continued here
Record number of food stamp requests, distributions in El Paso CountyColorado Springs Gazette, COThe weak economy continues to strain household budgets: Eight percent of El Paso County's nearly 600000 residents now receive food stamps. In May, El Paso County's Department of Human Services distributed $6.7 million worth of food assistance to 47620 … More: continued here
O'Reilly Radar TOSBack Keeps Track Of Changes To Terms Of Service Policies Around …The Consumerist, NYIt tracks TOS agreements for 44 different services, including Facebook, YouTube, Amazon, Twitter, and eBay. The site will compare old and new policies side by side and highlight changes. With about two dozen sites covered already, TOSBack.org plans to …EFF start…
From the warehouse to the walk-on, CFL champions seek to rebuild defence on hunger and athleticism More: continued here
Cops turn to ebay to sell cars, bikes and evidenceChicago Tribune, United States"I'm an ebay user myself, and I've read about this in some law enforcement publications and it seemed like a really good idea," Cooper said. "There is always a question of what to do with the surplus equipment." Police departments have been turning to…
The risk rating of Bank of Ireland which backs Post Office savings accounts faces downgrade after one of the world’s leading ratings agencies said it would review its credit rating. More: continued here
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-The Board of Directors of FedEx Corp. today elected Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, U.S. Trade Representative from 2006 to 2009, as a director. The Board also appointed Ambassador Schwab as a member of its Compensation Committee. More: continued here
LONDON -(Dow Jones)- The U.K. government intends to continue pushing its bill to modernize Royal Mail through parliament, U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s spokesman said Monday, but it remains unclear when it will sell a minority stake in the state-owned postal service. More: continued here
The Naples Coco River Post Office, 1130 Creekside Way, will hold a passport fair Saturday. More: continued here