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Amazon, for some reason, is sitting on the sidelines and has declined to use the new tool. More: continued here

'Jurassic Park' velociraptor cage auctioned on eBayUSA TODAYIf you have a spare $100,000 to spend and also happen to love Jurassic Park, well, this could be your lucky day. Theme Park Connection, an Orlando-based company that specializes in selling movie memorabilia as well as Disney items, is auctioning the … More: …

Washington Post (blog) Hemp, farm-raised fish, food labels and food stamps: What's in the farm bill?Washington Post (blog)If you're a more serious student of farming and food stamp legislation, read the bill for yourself or read our news story on the bill here. But if you're in the market for …

Business Insider eBay Is Using Google In Its War Against Amazon — While Amazon Sits On The …Business InsiderAmazon is known to be sensitive about PLAs, in part because they push down Amazon's "organic" or unpaid search results. Amazon declined comment for this story. Until 2012, when Google launched PLAs, …

Flames Wreck Post Office And Apartmentswnep.comFirefighters had their hands full in Klingerstown. Fire started in 1 of 4 apartments and also affected the Post Office. Home delivery was not an issue but those with P.O. boxes will have to pick up their mail in nearby Valley View. Gary Bork and …

How eBay created a paradise for foot fetishistsTelegraph.co.uk (blog)If you look for "trashed shoes" on eBay, you'll always find quite a few pairs for sale, it seems, and the bidding can get quite fierce. One woman has written a guide to selling them – apparently the punters looking to buy …

The City Council moved this week to try to save the historic downtown post office by passing a zoning law that would restrict uses of that property and other nearby historic buildings, to community-serving uses. More: continued here

John Donahoe tells Fortune why spinning off PayPal would hurt — not help — the online credit business, how eBay is changing for the better, and whether customers can expect delivery via air drone any time soon. More: continued here

eBay CEO: Icahn's call for PayPal spin-off is old newsFortuneA week ago, eBay (EBAY) announced the activist investor had nominated two of his employees to the e-commerce company's board of directors. More sensational however was Icahn's non-binding proposal to spin-off PayPal into a separate business. Should …eBay Inc (EBAY) news: Win-Win …

Washington Post (blog) House passes farm bill preserving crop subsidies, slightly curbing food stampsFox NewsThe House on Wednesday approved a nearly $100 billion-a-year farm bill that would make small reductions in the growth of food stamp spending while continuing generous subsidies for the nation's farmers. The vote was 251-166. The …