A French court has fined eBay €1.7 million (US$2.5 million) for failing to comply with an earlier ruling that required the online retailer to prevent the sale of certain brands of perfume to French consumers on its sites. More: continued here
Read More »Laguna fights closure of post office (Laguna News Post)
LAGUNA BEACH — The City Council will open the floor tonight for residents to voice their disapproval about the South Laguna Post Office’s possible closure. Councilmember Toni Iseman sponsored the agenda item asking the council to “vigorously… More: continued here
Read More »Man Gets 8 Years For Post Office Robbery (KETV 7 Omaha)
A man has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for robbing a north Omaha post office at gunpoint. More: continued here
Read More »eBay plans to appeal $2.55 million fine by a French court – InternetRetailer.com
MiamiHerald.com eBay plans to appeal $2.55 million fine by a French courtInternetRetailer.comIn the ongoing battle in Europe over eBay sales of luxury products, a French court has fined eBay Inc. $2.55 million for failing to stop the sale of luxury …EBay Fined Millions for Selling LVMH Fragrances; Simon Cowell Waxes …
Read More »Editorial: Food stamps help keep a nation fed (The Sacramento Bee)
Use of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters where poverty has long been a way of life. More: continued here
Read More »Ex-postal clerk sentenced in stamps theft (The Washington DC Examiner)
BALTIMORE — Federal prosecutors say a former clerk has been sentenced in the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of stamps. Fifty-five-year-old Marvin Foster of Rosedale was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison and ordered to pay more than $300,000 in restitution. More: continued here
Read More »Holiday cancellation lives on in Joy post office – Quad City Times
Holiday cancellation lives on in Joy post officeQuad City TimesEach December, the tiny Mercer County post office creates a special holiday cancellation. This year's design was created by Eileen Wiley of Eliza, … More: continued here
Read More »Evacuated Modesto Post Office Given All-Clear (CBS 13 Sacramento)
A post office branch in Modesto has been evacuated after several people complained of respiratory distress. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps.com Announces No-Fee Professional Shipper(TM) Software for Volume Parcel Shippers (Marketwire)
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – December 1, 2009) – Stamps.com® ( NASDAQ : STMP ), the leading provider of USPS® postage online and shipping software to approximately 400,000 customers, today announced that it will offer its Professional Shipper software without any monthly fees (regularly priced at $34.99 per month) to all …
Read More »Restaurants in U.S. 340-522 corridor filed suit against Front Royal, challenging 4 percent levy (The Northern Virginia Daily)
FRONT ROYAL — A judge ruled Monday that the town of Front Royal does not have the authority to collect a 4 percent meals tax from restaurants in the U.S. 340-522 corridor. More: continued here
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