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New York sells rail cars, equipment on eBay – The Business ReviewThe Business Review (blog)Other equipment had been sold earlier for $65,000 on eBay. New York had purchased the trains and gear 14 years ago as part of a plan to provide higher-speed rail service between Albany and New York …

NPR (blog) Artist behind 'Ecce Homo' fresco fiasco auctions her own work on eBaymsnNOWCecilia Gimenez, the amateur painter who catapulted her Spanish chapel into international headlines by "restoring" a howling smiley face onto a 19th-century fresco of "Ecce Homo" is making her original artwork available just in time for the …

New York Daily News No more bread for Sandy victims who need food stamp aid, city saysNew York Daily NewsCITY officials are refusing to give extra help to storm-battered New Yorkers who need food stamps, saying they're trying to show Washington that they're responsible with federal funds. Responding to criticism …

eBay Report: Domed Swimming Pool And The Pleasure Island PressPatch.comWakefield Circa 1898: According to the seller, this is an image of Wakefield from about 1898, when it was known as “The Square.” Just about everything has changed, but somehow, the downtown seems to have kept its basic form. The two …

Ebay& Paypal star in the latest episode of “investigations into tax evasion …The Rude BaguetteeBay I remember the pilot episode like it was just yesterday: the “do no evil” anti-hero Google confidently strolls in and out of government hearings, proclaiming loudly “we take all European tax regulations seriously,” meanwhile figures …

Nearly 40,000 Minnesotans Could Lose Food StampsPublic News ServiceCuts in funding for food stamps, or what are now called SNAP benefits, are expected to be included in a new Farm Bill. Colleen Moriarty, executive director of Hunger Solutions Minnesota, says SNAP shouldn't be cut because there's still a great need …

Matilda Bissell was so impressed with how the Queen looked during the royal jubilee celebrations she decided to let Her Majesty know of her admiration. More: continued here

A reader fears he has been scammed on Ebay, and wants to know what action to take. More: continued here

First Coast News Post Office: Busiest Mailing Day Expected on Monday, Dec. 17Patch.comYou can attempt to avoid the long lines by dropping those cards, letters and packages off Friday or Saturday at the post office, or take advantage of the Automated Postal Center at the Crystal Lake Post Office, 301 …

This is Kent Christmas rush at Northampton Royal Mail centreNorthampton Chronicle & EchoThe Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton is expecting to deal with more than one million letters and packages a day during its busiest week of the year. An extra 400 staff have been taken on at the …