News Update: Petition set up to save sorting officeStoke & Staffordshire, UKCAMPAIGNERS fighting to save 100 Royal Mail jobs are urging people to sign a petition to stop all Stoke-on-Trent mail being sorted in Wolverhampton. Both online and hard copies of the petition have been made available after Royal Mail outlined plans to … More: continued…
Digitaltrends.com EBay, Gmarket reach tentative dealWall Street JournalSEOUL – EBay Inc. reached a tentative agreement to buy a controlling stake in Gmarket Inc., South Korea's largest online auction service by revenue and market share, for $24 a share, a source close to the deal said Wednesday. EBay and the sellers of …Buy It Now, Sell…
Stamp of approval for heroine who rescued pensioner from fireSheffield Telegraph, UKDoncaster postman Lewis Thorpe, 34, was also recognised at the Royal Mail's First Class People Awards for going above and beyond the call of duty. He was nominated by the daughter of an elderly couple who described him as the 'postman of the century'. ……
Two Indicted In Plot To Steal StampsWBAL Radio, MDWBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and AP A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a plot to steal more than $682000 worth of stamps from the Postal Service. The grand jury indicted 54-year-old Marvin Foster of Rosedale and 23-year-old Kyle … More: continued here
WBAL Radio No late post office hours this year as tax deadline loomsMonroe News Star, LABecause more people are filing electronically, the US Postal Service has seen declines in the number of last minute trips to the post office. Because of the drop, Mike Green, acting maintenance manager for northeastern Louisiana, said this will be the…
WIVB Post office pick up times on tax dayWIVB, NYBUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – With the deadline for filing tax returns rapidly approaching, the United States Postal Service reminds last-minute filers to pay special attention to collection box pick-up times and Post Office retail hours. … More: continued here
CNET News Internet Pair Start Fund to Tackle Global IssuesWall Street JournalBy ROBERT A. GUTH The former director of Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm and Jeff Skoll, the billionaire founding president of eBay Inc., are starting a $100 million fund to find solutions to five pressing problems for the planet. …Former Google.org director to head 'threats'…
Dallas Morning News Madoff's Mets tickets being sold on eBayDallas Morning News, TXIrving Picard has already begun selling the tickets for April Mets games, and the two tickets for the first home game Monday sold for $7500 on eBay Inc.'s auction site. US Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland in New York said Tuesday that he would sign…
Two indicted in theft of stamps for resaleBaltimore Sun, United StatesTwo 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, the Maryland US attorney's office announced. According to the indictment, Marvin Lamont Foster, …Grand Jury Indicts In Stolen…
Leaving his 'post' markCentral Michigan Life, MIThere's a wooden bowl beside the cash register at a local coffee shop that happens to be filled with stamps. In every size, color and theme, the postage comes from all over the world, with some stamps dating back to more than 100 years ago – and … More: continued…