Microsoft Streams Obama Inauguration, Smartsheet Lands Cash, eBay…Xconomy, MA –3 hours ago—Seattle-based Positronic, the Internet search startup co-founded by ex-Microsoft search execs Christopher Payne and Dane Glasgow, was acquired by eBay for … More: continued here

NW Evening Mail Villagers ‘chuffed’ as post office reopensNW Evening Mail, UK –1 hour agoA VITAL village post office will reopen this week following a four-and-a-half month closure. NEW ERA: The old Silecroft post office and general store. … More: continued here

3 1/2" MacCorkle Bifurcate found in Ashland Co., OAuction Central News, NY –1 hour agoBuyers utilizing eBay Live Auctions and all absentee bidders must have auction account balances settled within 7 days of the auction close date. … More: continued here

London, Jan 19: Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns has become the first non-Royal to be honoured with three collections of stamps. More: continued here

The creator of a noosed Sarah Palin mannequin that haunted a Halloween yard display apparently violated eBay’s ethical guidelines when he uploaded a photograph of the effigy for an online auction. The mannequin, dressed to look like the Republican vice… More: continued here

Washington Post British press gloomy on bank rescueAFP –1 hour agoMajority government-owned Royal Bank of Scotland is most likely to face this fate, following the 66.57 percent crash in its shares Monday after it forecast …Should 'Fred the Shred' lose his knighthood for leading RBS to …Daily MailEurope close: Carnage as …

By CAROL CHRISTIAN Today staff A bottle of Athabasca Lake water being auctioned on eBay has been pulled from the site after what the […] More: continued here

The creator of a noosed Sarah Palin mannequin that haunted a Halloween yard display apparently violated eBay’s ethical guidelines when he uploaded a photograph of the effigy for an online auction. Read comments More: continued here

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Jan. 19 (UPI) — An online auction of an effigy of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was interrupted when eBay took down the posting. More: continued here

Food stamps applications in Washington rose 42 percent in November, taxing the state’s ability to process the requests. More: continued here