EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company’s boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors. More: continued here

Myanmar refugees resettling in Fort Wayne are waiting months to receive Medicaid, food stamps and other welfare benefits that used to take an average of two weeks to begin. Some advocates blame the problem on changes in the state’s welfare eligibility system. More: continued here

eBay will reduce the fees it charges to sellers to list fixed-price items, the online auctioneer is expected to announce Wednesday. More: continued here

A state appeals court upheld the conviction and two-year sentence Tuesday of a Redwood City woman whose speeding car killed two members of the Tongan royal family and their driver in a crash on the Bayshore Freeway in 2006. Edith Delgado, 20, was convicted of… More: continued here

A scientist who bought a fossilised insect on the web auction site eBay finds that it belongs to a new species. More: continued here

Two masked men rob a post office at a church in Nottinghamshire. More: continued here

BBC News Prison for eBay hair tong thiefBBC News, UK –1 hour agoA hairdresser has been jailed after stealing almost a thousand sets of hair straighteners to sell on eBay. Mark McMorrine, 37, from Lasswade, Midlothian, …Hairdresser jailed for £62k stolen hot irons scamEdinburgh Evening Newsall 2 news articles More: continued here

Win Olympic stampsStourbridge News,  UK –4 hours agoRoyal Mail and China Post will issue a joint commemorative miniature sheet marking the moment when the Olympic flag is handed over from Beijing to London. … More: continued here

20/08/08 – Government and managers to blame for Post Office's woesBoston Standard, UK –4 hours agoThen, when the 'shop' became the place to get my stamps, I found the staff just as keen to help but in recent times they have not always been able to … More: continued here

Two Ways To Play: eBay A (Online) Seller's MarketMinyanville.com, New York –1 hour agoThe Wall Street Journal reports online auctioneer eBay (EBAY) is lowering its fees related to fixed-price items for US sellers to improve the balance …Two Ways To Play: Greenback is the New BlackMinyanville.comall 2 news articles More: continued here