Lynn Whitfield, who portrayed Josephine Baker in the HBO film “The Josephine Baker Story,” along with Baker’s sons Jean- Claude and Jarry, will be on hand at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Newark Museum to unveil one of five vin tage black-cinema-themed stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service. More: …

A federal judge on Monday ruled that eBay is not required to police its site for knockoffs being auctioned on its online site. Jeweler Tiffany claimed eBay had a duty to perform such duties to keep counterfeited goods from being sold on the site. Tiffany claimed eBay’s lack of enforcement …

PROVIDENCE — Declaring victory in a fight it has been waging for nearly a year, the George Wiley Center announced Monday that the state energy office will issue checks for $1 in LIHEAP heating assistance to Food Stamp recipients, making them eligible for an additional Food Stamp allotment averaging $25 …

Seattle's problematic pricey potties to be peddled on eBay TuesdayKOMO News, WA –3 hours agoThe bidding will begin on eBay on Tuesday. The starting bid on the Hering-Bau automatic public toilets is $89000 each. The toilets will be removed from …You bought ‘em – now you can buy ‘em againWest Seattle BlogFSBO …

Ruling against the jeweler Tiffany, a judge said that eBay does not have a legal responsibility to actively filter counterfeit items. More: continued here

Axe falls on East Garforth post officeGarforth Today, UK –15 minutes agoEast Garforth post office is to close after post office bosses rejected pleas to save it from the axe. The branch on Aberford Road is among 22 branches in … More: continued here

Wiley, Gov. at odds over food stampsPawtucket Times, ri –3 hours agoWith the potential for $35 a month in Food Stamps on the table, he said, more people will find the program attractive enough to join. … More: continued here

Mercer residents eligible for disaster food stampsAledo Times Record, IL –4 hours agoWe thank the USDA for approving the emergency Food Stamp assistance so we can ensure that everyone has enough food on their tables as they try to recover … More: continued here

Wall Street Journal Blogs EBay Decision Shows the Fragmented State of Internet LawWall Street Journal Blogs, NY –6 hours agoA judge in the US ruled Monday that eBay isn’t responsible for identifying counterfeit goods sold on its Web site, a decision that came just two weeks after … More: continued here

Ripton Post Office likely to reopen on limited basisAddison County Independent, VT –3 hours agoHowever, any financial transactions — like buying stamps — would still have to be handled at the East Middlebury Post Office, which has been handling all … More: continued here