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Read More »Thank you for donating… Here's a used stamp – Electric New Paper
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Read More »Residents meet over post office closures – Bucks Free Press
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Read More »Post office announces reorganization (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
The Postal Service on Monday announced a reorganization that officials expect to streamline agency operations. The change will create two “focal points” for the agency, one to deal with shipping and mailing services and the other to work with customers and others outside the post office. More: continued here
Read More »eBay told to pay $59M to fashion brand for fakes – The Associated Press
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Read More »Postal workers to ballot for strike action – Oxford Mail
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Read More »eBay told to pay $61M to fashion brand for fakes (AP via Yahoo! News)
A French court ordered eBay Inc. to pay more than $61 million to a high-end fashion company Monday because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site. More: continued here
Read More »Moment of truth for Ebay on fake luxury goods – Financial Times
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Read More »Dine With Warren Buffett — for $2.1 Million – Motley Fool
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Read More »Delight over post office reprieve (BBC News)
A couple who run a post office express their delight that it has been saved from closure. More: continued here
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