Auction giant purchasing Md. firm Bill Me Later for $945 million Reminiscent of dot-com buyouts of another era, Timonium-based Bill Me Later agreed yesterday to be sold to auction giant eBay for $945 million – amply rewarding its founders, investors and 300 employees for building the technology start-up into a major online payment provider in…
CAMPAIGNERS for the other post office in Redditch set for the chop have stirred into life in a late bid to keep the branch open. Woodrow Post Office, along with the Mount Pleasant branch, was named by Post Office bosses as being among the 2,500 across the country on the verge of the scrapheap. More:…
BATON ROUGE, La. — More than 1.5 million people in Louisiana received disaster food stamp aid after hurricanes Gustav and Ike. That’s the total released by the Department of Social Services, which operated the program until it shut down application sites last week. More: continued here
Woodrow Post Office needs saving as wellRedditch Standard, UK –9 minutes agoCAMPAIGNERS for the other post office in Redditch set for the chop have stirred into life in a late bid to keep the branch open. Woodrow Post Office, along … More: continued here
Hell Mail London Festival Of Stamps To Be Held In 2010Hell Mail, UK –3 hours agoPreparations are already under way for the 'Festival of Stamps' in London in 2010. The festival is a year long programme of exhibitions, … More: continued here
Former Coastal Carolina University golfer Dustin Johnson finds himself re-evaluating his goals today for the remainder of his rookie season on the PGA Tour. After his exit from the FedEx Cup playoffs after The Barclays in late August, he sat down with his instructor and former college coach Allen Terrell and came up with a…
LONDON — Shares in Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC plunged 39 per cent in early trading on Tuesday, as investors worried the British government is not doing enough to boost banks’ balance sheets in the financial crisis. More: continued here
Stamps' win streak halted, Burris flashes playoff formCanada.com, Canada –1 hour agoOh. Well, you're going to hear it again as the Stamps' four-game win streak ended in Regina Friday. QB Henry Burris flashed his playoff form — and we know … More: continued here
ELEVEN of Flintshire’s post offices are to close, it was confirmed today. Following a seven-week public consultation the Post Office Ltd has announced a list of branches facing closure. More: continued here
An axe-wielding robber is thwarted at a Cornwall Post Office after the postmistress’s son sat on him until police arrived. More: continued here