Britain's parliament rubber stamps police state surveillance lawWorld Socialist Web SiteThe vote to fast track into legislation the Data Retention and Investigative Powers Act (DRIP) by Britain's Parliament provides stark warning of the extent to which the structures for police states are being prepared in Europe. The law gives the …

The Calgary Stampeders all sang from the same choir sheet in advance of Friday’s clash with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. More: continued here

CALGARY – Rene Parades kicked the game-winning field goal in the fourth quarter as the Calgary Stampeders hung on to edge the Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10-7 on Friday in Canadian Football League action. More: continued here

The eBay breach explainedSC MagazineIt has grown increasingly common to wake up in the morning and read about yet another huge data breach that has struck a massive organization with an important online presence. One of the latest has happened to eBay, the online auction house giant that … More: continued …

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton and eBay Inc have settled a long-running court battle over the sale of counterfeit luxury goods on the U.S. company's online auction website. The companies are implementing cooperative measures aimed at protecting intellectual property rights and fighting the online sale of counterfeit goods. A host …

Former CEO Bill Moore's 25-year battle against the post office in jury's handsDallas Business Journal (blog)By the mid-1980s, use of nine-digit zip codes fell below Postal Service projections, causing post office operating losses to mount. REI began to lobby Congress, supporting a "Buy American" rider to the Postal Service's 1985 …

A couple days after four of his colleagues on the Baker City Council stripped him of his title, former Mayor Richard Langrell told Herald reporter Pat Caldwell that he would “sit there and be quiet with my hands folded and be a rubber stamp like the other four.” More: continued …

Online duck stamps: LA MI MO NC VA joining programKAITNEW ORLEANS (AP) – Louisiana and four other states will soon be selling federal duck stamps online. Eight states already do so. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says people in any state can buy the federal duck-hunting permits through those …

Las Vegas post office reopening after fireLas Vegas Review-JournalThe Las Vegas Silverado Station Post Office at 455 East Pebble Road will reopen on Saturday. The post office was forced to close its doors to the public on July 6, 2014, after a fire in a portable toilet on its roof. …

On Thursday, the Department of Justice charged transportation company FedEx with distributing restricted prescription drugs for illegal online pharmacies. FedEx is indicted for “conspiracies to traffic in controlled substances and misbranded prescription drugs for its role in distributing controlled substances and prescription drugs for illegal Internet pharmacies,” according to a …