Stamps lead Power Rankings with Als and Lions lurkingTSN.ca, Canada –5 hours agoThe Calgary Stampeders remained on top of the CFL on TSN Power Rankings after Week 13 but the Montreal Alouettes and BC Lions are gaining ground. … More: continued here
By BEN LANDO UPI Energy Editor Iraq’s Oil Ministry has inked an initial agreement with Royal Dutch Shell to establish a company aimed at utilizing natural gas currently being burned off in Basra province. More: continued here
A new exhibit set for the FedEx Global Education Center hosts everything from poems about beggars and lepers to an abstract painting of Picasso. But unlike other galleries, the pieces unveiled were created as an expressive outlet for the mentally ill. More: continued here
Ebay spurs crime, retail group saysMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI –8 hours ago"Thieves often tell the same disturbing story: they begin legitimately selling product on eBay and then become hooked by its addictive qualities, …Bills take aim at online sale of stolen goodsNetworkWorld.comall 4 news articles More: continued here
Reward Offered in Post Office FireWTOK, MS –4 hours agoA reward of up to $100000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever is responsible for a fire at the Epes, Ala., post… More: continued here
Four stamp designs will be sold at $0.50 each, while the Official First Day Cover will cost $0.45. Official First Day Cover with stamps are priced at $2.65, the miniature sheet at $2 each and the Special Miniature Sheet at $50. Commemorative set is priced at $10 and Key Chain at $2. More: continued here
NTMA seeks end to savings stampsIrish Times, Ireland –4 hours agoThe NTMA asked again last year that the An Post savings stamps scheme be abolished, but on the basis that a replacement scheme be put in place. … More: continued here
Powder scare sparks post office evacuationABC Online, Australia –5 hours agoPolice say the powder was found by staff at an Australia Post office on Bridge Road in west Mackay, in north Queensland, about 9:00pm AEST. … More: continued here
Sporting memorabilia joins watches and gems as eBay era transforms …Times Online, UK –1 minute agoThat, however, was before the advent of the eBay generation. Yesterday, Britain’s pawnbrokers revealed that an ancient trade had entered the 21st century, … More: continued here
(Corrects direction of index move in third paragraph.) Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks fell for the first time in three days, led by financial and energy companies, on concern that the economy will slow while the U.S. bails out the financial system. More: continued here