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Two assault rifles were missing after a military training exercise in Devon, the British Ministry of Defense says.Ministry officials confirmed that two automatic weapons and a secure radio system had apparently been stolen, The Daily Mail said Friday.The Royal Military Police Special Investigation Branch is investigating the loss of two …

FedEx Office, a division of FedEx Corp., announced Friday it’s laying off 200 people nationwide — 100 of which are located in the company’s North Texas offices. (FDX) More: continued here

Eastern Pennsylvania is losing a rural post office next week, perhaps permanently. More: continued here

EBay awarded National Medal of Technology and InnovationNetworkWorld.com, MA –4 minutes agoBy Jon Brodkin , Network World , 09/26/2008 EBay will be one of eight individuals and corporations awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation … More: continued here

The film starts in 1983, with an elderly postal worker shooting a man buying stamps, seemingly for no reason, and moves to an incident during WWII when a small group of American soldiers found themselves stranded in an Italian village. More: continued here

FedEx Office is laying off about 100 employees at its Dallas headquarters, as well as about 100 more nationwide, as part of an effort to restructure and accelerate its transition to online services, the company said Friday. More: continued here

Heritage Auction Galleries will use Inlet Technologies’ Spinnaker Professional Streaming Appliance to stream interactive auctions live over the Internet, the company announced this week. The auction house is currently broadcasting live auctions on eBay Live Auctions, but as reported in April, eBay is closing the live-auction platform at the end …

Segal makes a winning bid with eBay CanadaCanada NewsWire (press release), Canada –1 hour agoBeginning October 1, 2008, eBay Canada will offer display advertising opportunities on its popular Web site eBay.ca and Segal Communications has been tapped … More: continued here

The credit crunch and eBay sellingTameBay, UK –3 hours agoby Chris Dawson Hardly a day goes by without a news story covering the credit crunch, but what difference will it make for sellers on eBay? … More: continued here

Freeport city council balks at new post office locationWalton Sun, FL –4 hours agoFREEPORT — Because of its boom in homes and businesses, the City of Freeport has been asking for a new post office. At the Sept. 25 City Council meeting, … More: continued here