Slate Magazine (blog) eBay Bans Magic Spells and PotionsSlate Magazine (blog)Buying and selling on the milky way of enchantment we call the Internet is about to get a lot more boring. Starting Aug. 30, eBay will add magic spells and potions to its list of “prohibited items,” meaning that any …
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Check it out: Banana Festival, stamp show, moreSacramento BeeWhat: Featuring more than 150 dealers and nearly 15000 pages of exhibits, the American Philatelic Society APS Stamp Show continues at the Sacramento Convention Center. There will also be free stamp evaluations. Where: 1400 J St., Sacramento. More: continued here
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The Flint Journal – MLive.com From the comments: Food stamp fraud angers readersThe Flint Journal – MLive.comNoha T. Fofana was found guilty in Flint federal court after evidence showed that his store, Mandingo African Market, redeemed more than $750000 in food stamp benefits between February 2009 and July 2011. An …
Read More »eBay clamps down on magic spell auctions, thwarts would-be wizards – BGR
eBay clamps down on magic spell auctions, thwarts would-be wizardsBGR… blessing services, magic potions, healing sessions” and more. eBay is doing this presumably to prevent its users from being ripped off by fraudsters and hucksters who peddle magical wares that don't actually do anything of significance. But as … More: …
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ITV News Royal blunder sees letters sent to wrong address for ten yearsITV News"That's what's made me really angry this time, it's like I didn't have chance to say goodbye." – Margaret Froggatt. Husband Roy wrote directly to Royal Mail bosses about the problem two years ago and ended up …
Read More »Donald, Ivanka Trump discuss plans for luxury hotel at DC’s historic Old Post … – Washington Post
Washington City Paper (blog) Donald, Ivanka Trump discuss plans for luxury hotel at DC's historic Old Post…Washington PostWASHINGTON — In a city of stately buildings, the Old Post Office is an especially fine piece of real estate. It's 315 feet tall, just behind the Washington Monument (impressive, but not available). …
Read More »Trumps discuss plans for Old Post Office
n a city of stately buildings, the Old Post Office is an especially fine piece of real estate. It's 315 feet tall, just behind the Washington Monument (impressive, but not available). It's historic, celebrated and on prestigious Pennsylvania Avenue. More: continued here
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Hockey: Auckland stamps mark on NHLNew Zealand HeraldDefending champions Auckland were in ominous form in both the men's and women's competition's in today's opening round of the National Hockey League. The Auckland women showed why they are again favourites to take the K Cup as they demolished …and more » More: …
Read More »eBay Bans Sales of Spells, Curses, Advice and Other ‘Intangibles’ – Wired News (blog)
eBay Bans Sales of Spells, Curses, Advice and Other 'Intangibles'Wired News (blog)Haunted gypsy rings, a portal to the realm of the immortals and creepy '40s dolls that promise to “come alive” will soon have to find a new home, along with nearly 100000 other products, after eBay announced it would …
Read More »NYC Cashier Refuses To Accept Food Stamps For Beer, Gets Violently Attacked [Video]
Food stamps were not accepted for a beer purchase in New York City, immediately angering the customer and prompting a brutal attack on clerk Mutahar Murshed Ali, which was caught on surveillance video. An allegedly drunk man wandered into a convenience store and tried to buy beer with food stamps, …
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