Sirens, audio alerts and e-mail warned Florida Atlantic University students and employees in the middle of the night Wednesday of a shooting on campus. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist blanched as eBay eyed marriage: lawsuit (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Web classifieds leader Craigslist sought a divorce, while online auction giant eBay proposed a formal marriage, according to court papers unsealed on Wednesday that detail a testy four-year relationship. More: continued here
Read More »Passport application fair planned at Yorktown Heights post office (The Journal News)
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS – The U.S. Postal Service will host a passport fair and accept passport applications May 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Yorktown Heights post office, 2020 Maple Hill St. More: continued here
Read More »Union’s fears for sorting office – Essex Echo
Union’s fears for sorting officeEssex Echo, UK –7 minutes agoA TRADE union boss has spoken of his fears for the future of a Royal Mail sorting office. The Echo reported yesterday how Tesco hoped to build a huge … More: continued here
Read More »'Man in shorts' row: Postie given £30 to buy new pair – Northampton Chronicle & Echo
'Man in shorts' row: Postie given £30 to buy new pairNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –5 hours agoAdam Williamson, aged 27, from Fullingdale Road, Headlands, was escorted out of Royal Mail's sorting office at Crow Lane on Tuesday by the police after a …Police swoop on postman for wearing shorts and he's …
Read More »Royal Navy officer, 36, killed in paragliding accident in Spanish mountains (Daily Mail)
A British naval officer has died in a paragliding accident in southern Spain. The 36-year-old died after hitting the ground during a spectacular flight among the peaks of the Sierra Nevada mountain range near Granada More: continued here
Read More »Joy as Newburgh post office is saved from closure (Ormskirk Maghull and Skelmersdale Advertiser)
POSTMISTRESS Irene Allen has thanked the Advertiser for its support after it was announced that Newburgh Post Office has been saved from closure. Last Friday Irene was told her future was secure at the branch from which she also runs a much-loved shop and tearooms. More: continued here
Read More »New kids take on the dotcom dinosaurs – guardian.co.uk
New kids take on the dotcom dinosaursguardian.co.uk, UK –13 hours agoThis week sees the launch, initially in the US and Canada, of an eBay"killer" named Wigix.com which is unashamedly aiming at the solar plexus of the most …The Anti-EBay LaunchesWired NewsStart-up hopes to outdo eBay with online marketCNET News.comBeat eBay's selling charges …
Read More »Post office looks for missing checks (ABC 13 Houston)
The U.S. postal service is searching the main post office downtown for some missing pension checks More: continued here
Read More »No sticking price for stamps (Waverly News)
WAVERLY – The prices of stamps just won’t stick. For the third time in as many years, the cost of a first-class postage stamp will increase. The increase will be effective starting May 12. More: continued here
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