eBay proposing to bring 1,000 new jobs to Austin

Rachel Karshens and her 18-month-old daughter, Brela, are had lunch outside Austin City Hall Thursday. Meanwhile inside City Hall, Kevin Johns, the City’s director of economic growth, presented a $1.2 million incentive plan for eBay to council members. Council members listened intently and asked questions but did not make any …

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Feds: Portland store owner bough food stamps for cash – kgw.com

Feds: Portland store owner bough food stamps for cashkgw.comCourt documents showed the suspect bought food stamp cards from undercover officers for 50-cents on the dollar. She was accused of spending the cash at Asian markets in Portland. Over their 5-month investigation, undercover police said they sold …and more » More: continued …

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Google, eBay Join Fight Against French Data Demands – GigaOm

Social Barrel Google, eBay Join Fight Against French Data DemandsGigaOmThe action is supported by a large number of companies — 26 in total — including American giants like Google and eBay, as well as homegrown French services like DailyMotion. They argue that it's invasive, expensive and was brought in without …

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eBay proposing to bring 1000 new jobs to Austin – KVUE

eBay proposing to bring 1000 new jobs to AustinKVUEMeanwhile inside City Hall, Kevin Johns, the City's director of economic growth, presented a $1.2 million incentive plan for eBay to council members. Council members listened intently and asked questions but did not make any decision. …and more » More: continued here

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FA Cup semi-final tickets stolen – BBC News

BBC News FA Cup semi-final tickets stolenBBC NewsHundreds of tickets for the FA Cup semi-final tie between Manchester City and Manchester United have been stolen from a Royal Mail van. Two special delivery bags, containing about 900 tickets, were taken from the van near the City of Manchester stadium …Arrest …

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Royal Mail rejects postcard images – Bearsden Herald

BBC News Royal Mail rejects postcard imagesBearsden HeraldBamforth – which publishes the cheeky cartoon cards that are a familiar sight on seafronts across the UK – applied to have 10 of its pictures printed as a customised "Smilers" sheet by the Royal Mail. But only three of the 10 were …

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eBay Brings Local Inventory Online

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–eBay Brings Local Inventory Online: Local product integration provides increased choice for shoppers; small retailers’ offline inventory now visible online More: continued here

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