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Staff were threatened with the building they were in being set on fire during an armed robbery at a post office in Cornwall. More: continued here

EBay plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictment of former CEO Meg Whitman’s acquisition strategy. More: continued here

Singing CPA Plans Midnight Post Office ShowWebCPA, NYBy WebCPA staff The Singing CPA, Steven Zelin, a singer-songwriter and practicing CPA, said he plans to perform for the fifth straight year outside New York City’s main post office after 10 pm on April 15 to entertain procrastinating taxpayers. …A Free Show AND …

Two men were indicted Tuesday in a scheme to steal more than a half-million dollars’ worth of postage stamps and sell them at a discount, sometimes on eBay. More: continued here

Executives at eBay ( EBAY ) have made plain that Skype wasn’t long for their stable of businesses. What was less clear is how the e-commerce giant would dispose of the division that lets users place free or cheap phone calls over the Internet. More: continued here

THE Ellesmere delivery office is to close and it will be relocated to Oswestry. Royal Mail’s announcement yesterday has been slammed by Ellesmere Mayor Geoff Elner who called it `disgusting and arrogant.’ More: continued here

The Royal Mail announces it is closing two of its delivery offices in Shropshire. More: continued here

WSAV-TV Early tax day closing for main Savannah post officeWTOC, GABy Karla Redditte – bio | email In past years, the Savannah post office on Fahm Street has stayed open until midnight so you could mail off your tax returns, but not this year. Long lines at the post office is …

Postal workers at the U.S. Post Office on Weisgarber Road are preparing for a last minute rush by taxpayers to get an April 15 postmark on their tax filings, according to post office spokesman Tony Maples. More: continued here

U.S. Postal Workers and police will be ready tonight to handle a steady stream of tax returns from last-minute filers at the West Sacramento Post Office on Industrial Boulevard — the only Sacramento area post office open until midnight. More: continued here