Under pressure from international law enforcement and conservation groups worried about the slaughter of elephants, the online-auction giant eBay says it will bar trading in ivory. More: continued here
AFP Under pressure from conservationists, eBay bans all ivory salesAFP –5 hours agoWASHINGTON (AFP) — EBay announced a ban on all ivory sales as a conservation group released a report on Tuesday accusing the Internet auction house of … More: continued here
EUSTIS, Fla., Oct. 21 (UPI) — A good part of downtown Eustis, Fla., can be had on eBay for anyone with a desire for lakefront land and $7.8 million in pocket, its owner says. More: continued here
Twenty-four post offices will shut in the latest round of cuts to the service in Scotland, it has been announced. The branches closing are in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south of Scotland. The Post Office said the closures will start next month. More: continued here
The Department of Environmental Quality has joined the probe of unrelated incidents this morning including a train derailment in Stone County and a suspicious item at the Pass Christian Post Office. More: continued here
The Post Office remained defiant last night after being criticised over 24 closures in Scotland. The branches to shut are in Edinburgh, the Lothians and the south, with the closures starting next month. More: continued here
The number of Arizona families receiving food stamps has climbed by more than 20 percent in the past year as the economy grew worse. “We have increased our food stamp participation by about 47,000 families since August of 2007,” said Marco Liu with the Arizona Department of Economic Security. More: continued here
Cricklade sorting office may closeWilts and Gloucestershire Standard, UK –4 hours agoThe Royal Mail wants to close the branch as part of a national cost-cutting exercise and merge it with the depot in West Swindon. … More: continued here
Oh to be Navan, the Queen’s six-year-old Windsor Grey, currently residing in loose box No. 1, the Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace. More: continued here
Pass Christian post office reopened after chemical scare (Updated …SunHerald.com, MS –2 hours agoBy JR WELSH – SUN HERALD PASS CHRISTIAN — A suspicious powder discovered on a loading dock of the US Post Office here this morning forced the building's …Pass Christian post office closed after chemical scareBiloxi Sun HeraldDEQ joins probe of train and Post…