A member of the bomb squad positions a suspicious bag in the parking lot of the Mandeville Post Office and readies equipment to explode with by firing a shotgun into it, according to Mandeville police. The Police, St. Tammany Sheriff's Department, ATF and the FBI worked together as they investigated …
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EBay grew its earnings and revenue in the first quarter thanks to growth in its PayPal business and its e-commerce sites. But revenue fell shy of Wall Street's expectations, causing investors to send the … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Statement On Memphis Marked Ricin Letters – wreg.com
wreg.com Post Office Statement On Memphis Marked Ricin Letterswreg.com(Memphis) Three letters which has tested positive in early tests for Ricin and which were sent to President Obama and Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker were postmarked Memphis. The Memphis processing facility is located at 555 South Third Street.Poisoned Letter Quarantined at Senate …
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More than 3,500 lottery winners in Michigan received public assistance last year or lived with people on welfare, food stamps, or other aid, a state agency reported Monday. More: continued here
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Tech Digest Google Glass appears on eBay, you can't afford itEngadgetYou're not a developer and didn't win out over the other trillion people who entered Google's #ifihadglass contest, so you'll just have to wait until the proper release, right? Perhaps not — if you're rich, that is — as one …
Read More »eBay Q1 2013: income up 19%, but revenue a little light and outlook not as … – VentureBeat
VentureBeat eBay Q1 2013: income up 19%, but revenue a little light and outlook not as …VentureBeatQ1 was solid for eBay, pretty much in line with expectations, although revenue was down a little from analyst expectations. The stock, however, is down almost two percent in after-hours trading, as the company's …
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Proactive Investors USA & Canada Is eBay the New Amazon on Wall Street?Motley FoolIs this going to be eBay's (NASDAQ: EBAY ) year — again? After over a decade of living in the shadow of e-tail giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN ) , the perennial second-place sales site is starting to …
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Lutheran women collect stampsMarion County RecordMembers of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League in Marion and surrounding areas in Kansas are collecting used postage stamps. The stamps are sent to Texas where they are sorted and sold to stamp collector dealers through a bidding process. More: continued here
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Boston Globe Marathon medals for sale on eBay; maker is disgustedBoston GlobeThe owners of a local company that manufactures medals for the Boston Marathon said they are disgusted to find out people are selling them on eBay for hundreds of dollars. Kim Ashworth, of Ashworth Awards in North Attleborough, said …
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TechCrunch EBay forecast disappoints, shares slipReuters"These investments are building for the future so that should be taken positively, even if they come at the expense of short-term profits," Hottovy added, while noting that eBay's full-year 2013 forecasts remained unchanged. EBay shares fell 1.8 …Profit at eBay Rises 19%Wall Street JournalEBay, …
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