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Hermes International, the renowned French luxury brand, has introduced a reusable paper envelope priced at around $125 (Rs. 10,413) as part of its upscale stationery line. Made in France, the silk-wrapped envelope is available in two sizes, A4 and A5. People's opinions on the item are divided, with some deeming it overpriced and others seeing it as a status symbol.

arly last August, an envelope with extraordinary handling restrictions arrived at the White House. Sent by courier from the CIA, it carried “eyes only” instructions that its contents be shown to just four people: President Barack Obama and three senior aides. Inside was an intelligence bombshell, a report drawn from sourcing deep inside the Russian government that detailed Russian President Vladi­mir Putin’s direct involvement in a cyber campaign to disrupt and discredit the U.S. presidential race.

By Daily News POSTED: 05/29/14, 7:59 PM PDT | 0 COMMENTS The first @HiddenCash envelope has been found this evening in Burbank, only a short time after the mysterious benefactor tweeted a series of clues leading to the Empire Center shopping complex. The unknown person behind the Twitter account has been dropping envelopes of cash around the Bay area and this week started up in Los Angeles. Clues he sent out this evening led followers first to Burbank, then to the 5 Freeway/Empire Avenue area, then finally to an area near a Staples store near the Empire Center. A man...

Washington (CNN) -- An envelope that tested positive for the deadly poison ricin was intercepted Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol's off-site mail facility in Washington, congressional and law enforcement sources tell CNN.

This is not good at all. CNN is reporting that an envelope that was sent to a Senator (unnamed) has tested positive for ricin poisoning. It’s been tested at least three times and each time it came up positive. The mail facility is off-site so the ricin is not in the Capitol. Watch the report from CNN:

WESTWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- No hazardous material has been found, and the substance in the envelope has been found to be non-toxic and non-threatening, according to FBI Spokesperson Laura Eimiller. The hazardous-materials team will continue testing, but the FBI has concluded there is no danger from the substance. The Los Angeles Mormon Temple in Westwood, which was the target of recent protests by opponents of Proposition 8, was closed because temple employees received an envelope filled with an unidentified white powdery substance, according to a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Spokesman Ronald Smith said a...

Democrats pushing the envelope WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- Congressional Democrats are pushing up against U.S. President Bush on several fronts as they try to reshape the nation's approach on a number of major issues. Democrats would appear to be on solid footing on such issues as immigration, healthcare and Social Security, but even stalwarts such as Leon Panetta, a top aide for former President Bill Clinton, recommends caution heading into areas such as unionization of airport security workers and rolling back provisions of the Patriot Act, The Washington Post reported Monday. "If they go into total confrontation mode on...

Researchers work to shrink technology that harnesses sun's energy to both heat and coolEvery day, the sun bathes the planet in energy--free of charge--yet few systems can take advantage of that source for both heating and cooling. Now, researchers are making progress on a thin-film technology that adheres both solar cells and heat pumps onto surfaces, ultimately turning walls, windows, and maybe even soda bottles into climate control systems. On July 12, 2006, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) researcher Steven Van Dessel and his colleagues will announce their most recent progress--including a computer model to help them simulate the climate within...

Police closed a section of Punchbowl Street yesterday, causing a major traffic tie-up during the afternoon rush hour, after a state employee placed a suspicious envelope on a stone wall along the sidewalk of a state office building. An employee of the state Department of Accounting and General Services at the Kalanimoku Building received the envelope, became suspicious and called 911 because of the wording and the way it was lettered, said fire Capt. Richard Soo. The package had arrived by mail about 8:30 a.m. yesterday. The employee brought it to the attention of the comp-troller. An employee from the...