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Alibaba Discounts TVs to Woo 193 Million Chinese OnlineBusinessWeekThe website, which operates a marketplace similar to EBay Inc. (EBAY) (EBAY)'s, is subsidizing its vendors' deals for their customers. The program steps up Alibaba's battle with online rivals 360Buy.com and Tencent Holdings Ltd. (700) for China's …and more » More: continued here

FedEx Corporation ( FDX ) has increased its rates for FedEx Freight by 6.9% on shipments covered under FXF 1000, FXF 501 and other related series base rates. The increased rates will be More: continued here

Lynchburg Community Market to Accept Food Stamp BenefitsLoanSafeThe Community Marketone of the oldest in the countrywill become one of only 41 markets statewide to accept SNAP, also known as food stamps. SNAP provides low-income families with money to purchase nutritious food. “We're very excited,” said Jennifer …and more » More: continued …

The USPS is shutting down operations at its Venice Post Office on Windward Circle, but the 1939 building has a savior all in place: preservationist, film producer (Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, The Matrix), and Ultimate Frisbee co-inventor Joel Silver,… More: continued here

TameBay eBay display “Best offer accepted” in feedbackTameBayeBay have changed the way that feedback is displayed and now highlight when a Best Offer was made by the buyer and accepted by the seller. The display now shows the original selling price crossed out with the text “Best Offer price was …

The number of Floridians on food stamps continues to hit record numbers — with South Florida having an increase of more than 1.5 percent in May, said a spokeswoman for the Florida Department of Children & Families that oversees the federal food program. More: continued here

Former state worker gets jail, probation for food stamp scamChicago Daily HeraldBy Josh Stockinger A former caseworker for the Illinois Department of Human Services was sentenced to probation and jail Monday for stealing nearly $22000 in food stamps, some of which she sold to friends and relatives at a discount. …

Number of South Floridians on food stamps continues to hit record highSun-Sentinel (blog)By Donna Gehrke-White Sun Sentinel The number of Floridians on food stamps continues to hit record numbers — with South Florida having an increase of more than 1.5 percent in May, said a spokeswoman for the Florida Department …

'Game of Thrones' Designer Michelle Clapton's Secret Source for Wildling Bones …Hollywood ReporterSo where'd she dig up all those bones? “We bought a lot of bones online from eBay,” she recalls. “Then we took molds of the bones and made armor, all strapped together with what looks like guts but …

Jackson Resident Seeks to Give New Life to Cassville Post Office Through DeathJackson NJ OnlineBy Staff Report Jennifer Steinman, a Jackson resident, is hoping to give new life to the Cassville Post Office in Jackson after it is retired later this year by the United States Postal Service. The USPS, …