Stamps& Coins: Coins worth a pretty pennySacramento Bee, USAThe legions of print and broadcast advertisers begging to buy your gold coins and "unwanted jewelry" are all but incessant. Even during the gold boom of the early 1980s, dealers didn't promote the purchase of gold as much as now. … More: …
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Roundup: Facebook snares $1 billion? Craigslist wins injunction …VentureBeat, CAThe Wall Street Journal has more. eBay wins legal battle with L'Oreal in UK — The cosmetics maker says eBay doesn't do enough to stop counterfeit sales. But now courts have favored eBay in the UK and France, while L'Oreal has prevailed …
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A panoramic camera that helps create a virtual streetscape for Google Maps is cruising the five boroughs to gather updated images. More: continued here
Read More »Town Watches as Reliever Earns Win – New York Times
Town Watches as Reliever Earns WinNew York Times, United StatesJust a few months ago, Zavada was working in his uncle's sawmill in rural Illinois and selling go-karts for profit on eBay, just another minor league baseball player trying to make ends meet in the off-season. Zavada's first major league appearance was …
Read More »Amazon, eBay Now Prohibiting R4 Sales – Escapist Magazine
Escapist Magazine Amazon, eBay Now Prohibiting R4 SalesEscapist Magazine, NCNintendo made significant headway in its crusade against the sale of DS flashcarts like the R4 when it revealed today that eBay and Amazon are now prohibiting sales of all flashcart devices. While Nintendo's still a long ways away from getting the …
Read More »Post Office Named After Fallen Marine (R News)
It was a special honor for the family of a local fallen marine. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced a Senate passage of legislation: to have a post office named after Lance Corporal Brian Schramm. More: continued here
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Baldwin Post OfficeKFYR-TV, NDThe Baldwin Post Office is literally "old school" when it comes to being a versatile building. Built in the early 1900`s, it`s first mission was to bring education to the children of rural Burleigh County as a "rolling" school. … More: continued here
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Telegraph.co.uk Euro final tickets 'lost in post'Manchester Evening News, UKA total of 216 tickets for Wednesday's game against Barcelona went missing after being collected from Old Trafford by Royal Mail. A probe into how they were 'lost' has now been launched by Reds bosses and post chiefs. The tickets have been …
Read More »State money up in smoke: RI cracks down on illegal cigarette sales – Providence Journal
Providence Journal State money up in smoke: RI cracks down on illegal cigarette salesProvidence Journal, RIThe police said that about 400 packs bore obliterated New Hampshire tax stamps. In Cumberland, the police seized cartons from a convenience store in Valley Falls that had also been illegally bought in New Hampshire. The …
Read More »Candidates disagree on 'rubber stamp' concerns – Daily Republic
Candidates disagree on 'rubber stamp' concernsDaily Republic, SDThe “rubber stamp” issue will doubtless be a hot topic of debate Thursday, when four Mitchell school board candidates square off in a public forum. The top vote-getters in the school board race will win the two available at-large seats. … More: continued here
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