RTE.ie Three held over Roscommon post office raidIrish Times, IrelandGardaí have arrested two men (27 and 36) and a woman (28) in Roscommon Town this evening in relation to the armed robbery of a post office in the county yesterday morning. The three are being held under section 30 of the …
Read More »First eBay millionaire: Ten-year rise of tycoon who started in a … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail First eBay millionaire: Ten-year rise of tycoon who started in a …Daily Mail, UKBut his tiny eBay shop soon became a major success, selling everything from mobile phone accessories to protein supplements. Now the garage has made way for a massive warehouse and 30-year-old Mr Radcliffe has become the …
Read More »eBay Mobile 1.2 – Macworld
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Much of Ruby Smith’s life was spent waiting in line and pursuing services — help with the light bill and food stamps — from government agencies and private charities. ‘I can remember a time when I didn’t have meat in my refrigerator,’ she said. ‘I lived on canned goods.’ More: …
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Read More »Lack of handicapped access at Taunton post office disturbs disabled (The Brockton Enterprise)
The Taunton post office is one of just a handful in the area which isn’t handicap accessible. More: continued here
Read More »MIT officer accused of receiving package of prescription drugs (Boston Globe)
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer was arrested last night immediately after he and another man received a FedEx package containing hundreds of prescription painkillers, including OxyContin, police said. More: continued here
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They had their meat ration stamps in hand, but the butcher shop had run out of meat. So they had to settle for an eight-pound trout for Thanksgiving dinner in 1947. More: continued here
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eBay appears to be considering customer loyalty programs in addition to its heavy use of couponing. eBay had tested an “eBay Bucks” shopper rewards program last year that may be resurrected this year, and eBay is currently surveying users about a PayPal Loyalty Program that offers special benefits to top …
Read More »Protesters prepare for George Bush to break post-presidential silence in Calgary (Times & Transcript)
George W. Bush, who left office with one of the lowest popularity ratings in U.S. history, will officially kick off his unofficial post-presidential image rehabilition tour with a speech in Calgary on Tuesday. More: continued here
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