Microsoft + Yahoo + EBay = a Regulated Internet?Associated Content, CO –2 hours agoFor the last two years we've been hearing rumors online about mergers between Microsoft and Yahoo with both interested in acquiring eBay. …Microsoft Bid for Yahoo: For Better of Worse?Associated ContentMicrosoft Offers to Buy Yahoo for $44.6 BillionAssociated Contentall …

In Panacea, a post office delivers more than mailTallahassee Democrat, FL –3 minutes agoWhen I moved to Wakulla County from Tampa in 1979, I felt an instant rapport with the Panacea Post Office. It reminded me of the small-town post office in … More: continued here

By Ramesh Mathew THE Palestine National Authority’s (PNA) pavilion at the Arab Postal Stamps exhibition drew remarkably good response from the visitors in the first two days of the exhibition. More: continued here

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose, posting their biggest weekly gain in five months, led by Royal Bank of Canada and EnCana Corp., after the U.S. cut borrowing costs this week to prop up the economy and Exxon Corp. reported a record profit. More: continued here

ORLANDO, Fla. — Investigators are looking into a powdery substance found inside a package at an Orlando business. The initially-called suspicious device was at a package shipping store on Mills Avenue. It turned out to be a FedEx box stuffed with powder in a plastic bag. More: continued here

Shopportunities: Home furnishings on eBayMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription), WI –2 hours agoOne of the best places to find mid-century modern furniture and décor, of course, is eBay. It's enormously popular stuff. So many people are selling it on … More: continued here

The World of Rare Stamps: Treskilling Yellow Is Most ValuableLuxist, CA –56 minutes agoWikipedia pegs it as the so-called Treskilling Yellow stamp from Sweden — probably the only one of its kind. It has a current value of more than $2 million … More: continued here

A man has been sentenced for his armed robbery of the Southwest Station Post Office on Robinson Road last May. Jason Eggleston of Jackson must serve 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. He must also pay back the $1968 he made off with during the …

Community waits for post office closure verdictKent Online, United Kingdom –1 hour agoby Keyan Milanian A VILLAGE has its fingers crossed ahead of today's (Thursday) deadline to save its post office. Customers at the Lane End post office in …'Terrible day' as Great Hale post office shutsSleaford StandardPost office owner's angerEastbourne Heraldall …

Pennsylvania Sues Woman For Selling Goods On eBay Without A LicenseTechdirt –1 hour agoA few years back we wrote about states that were passing inexplicable laws requiring anyone selling goods on eBay for others to get an auctioneer's license, … More: continued here