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Patent Troll Sues eBay For Daring To Ask Patent Office For Patent Re-ExamTechdirteBay recognized that Landmark's trolling was bad news, and filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a re-exam of three patents. The USPTO initially recognized eBay's request, noting that there were "substantial" questions about the …and …

Christian Science Monitor Superman comic fetches an amazing $3.2 million at eBay auctionChristian Science MonitorSuperman's comic book debut sold for a record-shattering $3.2 million on an eBay auction Sunday. The price surpasses the S2.1 million paid for a similar copy of the same Superman comic at a 2011 auction. More: …

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Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse (VHANE) is expanding with the restoration of a post office and shoe shop built in 1885. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Collection of rare triangular stamps set to fetch thousands at South African …Telegraph.co.ukTufegdzic, who is overseeing the auction on Wednesday, said he expected to see people bidding on the stamps from all over the world. He has hopes of fetching over 800,000 rand (£45,158) for one lot of the …

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Food stamp work requirements should be waived for all Ohio counties …The Plain Dealer – cleveland.comOhio officials have requested a waiver of food stamp work requirements next year for 17 Ohio counties with two-year unemployment rates significantly higher than the national average. Advocates for Ohio's poor called on Gov. John …