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With the economy falling and people worrying about layoffs, rumors have begun circulating about the postal service laying off people and closing down the Bastrop Post Office.   More: continued here

Royal Mail has signed up Cadbury, Diageo, O2 and Harper Collins to feature in its new advertising initiative. The promotional box, called Matter, which will be sent out to consumers this Saturday will contain free branded products created by the advertisers. … More: continued here

Thousands of fans gathered over the lunch hour yesterdayat Olympic Plaza to celebrate Sunday’s Grey Cup win with the Calgary Stampeders. The players, fresh from being white-hatted by the mayor, were introduced … More: continued here

The Gates Mills Post Office and several nearby homes and businesses were evacuated for about two hours Tuesday (Nov. 25) after someone called in a fake bomb threat. A man called the post office at 9:50 a.m. and told post… More: continued here

Amazon, eBay mixed; B. of A. shares slipMarketWatch –3 minutes agoMeanwhile, online retailers Amazon.com Inc. and eBay Inc. shares were mixed as the market tried to take the temperature of Web-based commerce ahead of the … More: continued here

Paris: The glamorous and ambitious French politician, Segolene Royal, has had to finally concede defeat after the French Socialist Party’s National Commission declared her rival Martine Aubry had won the election to become the … More: continued here

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) — The number of U.S. citizens receiving food stamps could surpass 30 million this month, federal officials said. More: continued here

Fueled by rising unemployment and food prices, the number of Americans on food stamps is poised to exceed 30 million for the first time this month, surpassing the historic high set in 2005 after Hurricane Katrina. More: continued here

Demand for food stamps, other help, on the riseBrunswick Times Record,  United States –2 hours agoThe most expensive form of public assistance other than health care is the issuance of food stamps, now referred to by the state as food supplements. … More: continued here

Tanya Cordrey: eBay’s revenue and share value is in freefall. Now is the time to sell up, break up the firm and focus on the future – PayPal More: continued here