An anthropologist says eBay has made it more profitable for tomb raiders to create fake artifacts than to pilfer burial sites or other archeological digs. More: continued here
Read More »Minister defends Royal Mail sell-off (Epolitix via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government’s plans for the future of Royal Mail are “comprehensive” and the most convincing option, the postal services minister has said. More: continued here
Read More »Vintage Boys Shirt Collects $9400… Selling on eBay – WebWire (press release)
Vintage Boys Shirt Collects $9400… Selling on eBayWebWire (press release), GAA Vintage Native American (Boys) Shirt recently drew a virtual crowd before collecting its final eBay selling price of $9498. In the end over 600 visitors clicked to take a closer look at the extraordinary historical shirt, with 7 (collectively) …Ebay …
Read More »City Attorney takes on post office – San Francisco Chronicle
City Attorney takes on post officeSan Francisco Chronicle, USA – Mike KepkaHerrera had threatened to file the lawsuit weeks ago, sending a letter to the US Attorney's Office to announce his intentions. He said he got a 7-page letter from the post office in response, which amounted to seven pages of "pretty …
Read More »Phone line snapped (The Fort Morgan Times)
Utility crews repair a Qwest communication line that snapped when hit by the top of a FedEx truck about 4 p.m. Monday near the 400 block of Balsam Street in Fort Morgan. More: continued here
Read More »Brown set for bruising vote as he refuses to halt sell-off of … – This is London
Brown set for bruising vote as he refuses to halt sell-off of …This is London, UK – Joe MurphyGordon Brown today ruled out a U-turn on the Royal Mail – despite growing fears that a Labour split could damage his authority. The Cabinet this morning backed the principle that a chunk of the …
Read More »Names of food stamp suspects kept quiet – Dickinson Press
Names of food stamp suspects kept quietDickinson Press, ND – James MacPhersonStore video shows a man in line behind Schweitzer pocketing the billfold before paying for a case of bottled water with a food stamp swipe card. Jamestown Detective Sgt. LeRoy Gross believed the March theft would be a simple case to solve …
Read More »Malcome Berko: That stock was overpriced — sell it and take a loss (Post-Bulletin)
I’m considering the purchase of either United Parcel Service or FedEx Corp. As you know, both companies are in the same business, though FedEx seems to have been around a lot longer than UPS. More: continued here
Read More »Price of stamps increasing (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 News) – The cost to mail a letter—is on its way up again. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail appeal waning, say analysts – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail appeal waning, say analystsTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom – Peter TaylorDoubts are growing over the Government's ability to find a buyer for a 30pc stake in Royal Mail–even if Parliament approves the controversial partial-privatisation plan. By Peter Taylor Postman Paul Haslegrave delivers letters on his rounds in …Deutsche Post pulls out of …
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