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Police posing as FedEx employees track parcels of marijuana shipped from Fla. When it absolutely, positively had to get there, someone in Florida used FedEx to ship marijuana to addresses in the Baltimore area. But the shipping company botched one of the deliveries, triggering an undercover operation that led to …

Post Office consultation period extendedDaily Post, UK –10 minutes agoPOST Office officials have bowed to pressure to increase the amount of time campaigners have to object to controversial closure proposals. … More: continued here

Vending machines selling postage stamps have been removed from every post-office lobby in the Seattle area, but the Seattle postmaster said consumers have more options than ever to purchase stamps without standing in line at the post office. More: continued here

Augustin Ntabaganyimana sat one sticky afternoon last month with a dozen Bhutanese people newly arrived in Concord from refugee camps in Nepal. He walked them through a cultural orientation, explaining tasks such as how to pay rent, use food stamps and apply for green cards. More: continued here

Australian Ebay sellers were celebrating victory after the online auction site waved the white flag and backed down from plans to ram Paypal down users’ throats. More: continued here

Most retail Post Office lobbies closed July 5 in St. Louis areaWashington Business Journal, DC –16 hours agoPost Office lobbies will be closed Friday, July 4, and only Express Mail deliveries will be made. Commercial customers should check with their Bulk Mail … More: continued here

Stamps& Coins: Historic $20 bills bring big returnSacramento Bee,  USA –9 minutes agoQ: I receive mail-order catalogs from several companies selling collectible coins, currency and stamps. At least they say they're "collectible. … More: continued here

Q: A while back, you wrote about the $20 bills found by a riverbank that turned out to be part of the ransom money paid to famed airline hijacker D.B. Cooper. They were going to be sold at auction. Did the money ever sell? If so, what did it bring? …

Older stamp-vending machines removed from Seattle post officesSeattle Times, United States –5 minutes ago"We know that standing in line at the post office can be very, very frustrating," she said. "The automated postal machines allow customers to come in and do … More: continued here

The Lula Post Office has been renamed for a fallen soldier from Georgia. More: continued here