Royal Marines won a dawn firefight with Taliban on a Christmas Day sortie yesterday – then marched back to base in Santa hats. The men of 40 Commando left their Afghan base at 4.30am – midnight in Britain – to probe rebel lines a few hundred yards from their camp …

A nation onlineTimes Online, UK –4 hours agoThe move towards online shopping comes despite the widely publicised problems with the Royal Mail in the run-up to Christmas. It was criticised after it … More: continued here

MEMPHIS, Tenn. | FedEx Corp. has received an Internal Revenue Service challenge to its business model for contracting with independent drivers for the company’s FedEx Ground division. More: continued here

ITN Bargain-hunters hitting web salesThe Press Association –23 hours agoThe Post Office Broadband predicts that 60% of people in the UK will go online at some point on Tuesday. And one in five Christmas Day internet surfers will …Battle of the mouse on Xmas DayThe SunShopping continues on Christmas dayITNall 79 …

Post Office Making Special Christmas DeliveriesWTOC, GA –4 minutes agoThat's why the post office was out making rounds today, delivering all those late Christmas presents. It was business as usual at the Fahm Street post… More: continued here

From under the tree to eBay in AustraliaMonsters and Critics.com, UK –2 minutes agoeBay spokeswoman Inessa Jackson said. Galaxy put the value of unwanted gifts at close to 1 billion Australian dollars (860 million US dollars). More: continued here

North Middle School staff trying to fight poverty year-roundRapid City Journal, SD –4 hours agoBut after 16 years as a teacher at North Middle School, where as many as 89 percent of the students can be on food stamps on any given day, Jackie Swanson … More: continued here

eBay + Odeo = eBayCastsDigital Podcast News, CA –27 minutes agoThe basic concept is to add a podcast to your eBay auction to add an audio story to your item for sale. The notion was written up in an article titled … More: continued here

Carmen Buchignani, member of Tehama County CattleWomen, is the lady you want on your team when doing a mass mailing because her hands are fast, applying address labels and stamps. She also helps whenever beef promotion help is needed by the cattlewomen. More: continued here

Nanosolar’s eBay auction of one of its first solar panels was canceled over the company’s decision to donate proceeds to charity, which is against eBay policy. More: continued here