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SHEGUIANDAH—As of Monday of this week, and with no notice, residents of Sheguiandah are without a post office, instead having to temporarily travel to Little Current to pick up their mail until a solution is found. More: continued here

Arutz Sheva Israel's Newest Stamps: Holocaust Rescue, Sharon, and MoreArutz ShevaThe Philatelic Service of the Israel Postal Service issued several fascinating educational stamps this month, spanning a variety of periods and disciplines. Among them is a stamp jointly issued with the Philippines that commemorates that country's …and more » More: continued …

Christian Science Monitor "All the blacks" in town have food stamps, says Mississippi Rep.Christian Science MonitorA DeSoto County lawmaker apologized Tuesday for saying that in the town where he used to be mayor, "all the blacks are getting food stamps and what I call 'welfare crazy checks.' Rep. Gene Alday, …

Japan's post office has agreed to buy a leading Australian transportation company in a $5.1 billion deal that will give the Japanese company an Asian distribution network. The board of Melbourne-based … More: continued here

TOKYO – Japan's post office has agreed to acquire a leading Australian transportation company in a 6.5 billion Australian dollar ($5.1 billion) deal. More: continued here

Rep. Gene Alday, Republican from Mississppi, has come under fire for racist remarks involving welfare. More: continued here

Reuters Billionaire Carl Icahn added 446000 eBay shares in fourth quarterReutersA year ago, Icahn pushed eBay to separate its fast-growing PayPal payments unit. The company rejected him at the time but in September announced it would spin off PayPal after all. Last month, Icahn signed a settlement with the company …

All clear given at Montgomery Post OfficeWSFAThe Montgomery Police Department says that the suspicious package situation at the Post Office on the Eastern Boulevard is now over. A Montgomery Fire Department hazmat unit responded to the call of a suspicious package at the Post Office building near …and more » More: continued …

Billionaire activist Carl Icahn slightly boosted his exposure to eBay Inc by roughly $25 million in the fourth quarter, according to a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Icahn added about 446,000 shares in the quarter, about a 1 percent increase in his overall position, nearly 46 million shares. More: continued here

WYSO Book Nook: A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps, by Chris WestWYSOChris West began collecting stamps when he was a boy in England. A couple of years ago West published a collection of essays inspired by various British stamps. Each essay was a reflection upon the British history …