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The number of people receiving food stamps in Rhode Island is on the rise. Driven by the state’s high unemployment rate, the Department of Human Services estimates that the number of people enrolled in the food stamp program passed the 100,000 mark for the first time this month, meaning almost …

PGA Tour Verizon Heritage At Harbour Town Golf Links Hilton Head 6,973 yards; Par: 71 Final (FedEx Cup points in parenthesis) Brian Gay (500), $1,026,000 67-66-67-64-264 -20 More: continued here

'Simpsons' mania at post officeQuad (subscription), PAThe culture killjoys might consider it Much Apu About Nothing, but the new stamps honoring "The Simpsons" mark the dysfunctional five's latest Brush With Greatness. But the US Postal Service isn't just issuing 44-cent stamps featuring Homer, Marge, … More: continued here

One of the foremost collections of stamps bearing Lincoln?s portrait was auctioned in New York by Spink Shreves Galleries, bringing nearly $2 million including commissions. More: continued here

The founders of San Francisco’s StumbleUpon, an online search and content sharing site, joke that Ebay’s decision to sell the company back to them makes the company “a startup with a silver spoon.” More: continued here

Buffett continues to offer tickets to the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting on eBay for $2.50 each, to prevent scalping. More: continued here

THE RATINGS GAMEMarketWatch… not a prediction on the quarter, writing that "quarter timing this is almost impossible. But quantifying is not." He also expects that Amazon's sales growth is more sustainable than many think. Growing international sales, weakness at rival eBay (EBAY:Ahead of the Bell: Amazon.com upgradedForbesAmazon Can Go Higher: …

eBay will host law enforcement officials at a seminar on Internet crime. During the event, part of which is open to the media, eBay will showcase programs that foster collaboration between local, federal and international law enforcement and its own trust and safety team. More: continued here

Novinite.com paidContent.org – eBay Sheds StumbleUpon; Skype Next?Washington Post, United StatesTwo years after purchasing web-page rating tool StumbleUpon for $75 million, eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) is handing the company back to its founders as well as Sherpalo Ventures, Accel Partners and August Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed. …EBay gets over identity …

The family of a Marine killed in Iraq joined community members yesterday to protest the closing of a post office named in his honor. More: continued here