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Online retailer eBay has announced plans to cut 1,000 permanent employees and 600 temporary workers, 10% of its global workforce, in a bid to revamp its auction business amid rising competition and the wider financial crisis. More: continued here

Families with more than $2,000 in liquid assets would no longer be denied food stamps under the intent of a new state law signed last week. More: continued here

A post office in a Leicestershire town is severely damaged in a fire. More: continued here

Storm-assistance center opens in CharlestownLouisville Courier-Journal, KY –5 hours agoAvailable help includes emergency food stamps — even for some who don't qualify for the regular food-stamp program — and storm-related unemployment …Disaster-reporting center to open in Clark CountyEvening News and TribuneFEMA opens wind storm help center in CharlestownWAVEall 6 news articles More: …

Post office fire shuts town roadsBBC News, UK –5 minutes agoAt its height, about 40 firefighters were brought in to tackle the incident at The Square in Glenfield on Wednesday night. Neighbouring homes had to be … More: continued here

eBay sale of Cubs fan's loyalty haltedChicago Tribune, United States –9 minutes agoThe online auction site eBay yanked an auction on Wednesday in which a heartbroken Cubs fan offered to sell his team loyalty to the highest bidder, … More: continued here

More families to be eligible for food stamps programVentura County Star, CA –3 minutes agoBy Kathleen Wilson (Contact) Families with more than $2000 in liquid assets would no longer be denied food stamps under the intent of a new state law signed … More: continued here

End uncertainty on Blackpool post officeBlackpool Gazette, UK –8 minutes agoBy Shelagh Parkinson CALLS have been made for Royal Mail to end uncertainty surrounding the future of Blackpool's old main post office. … More: continued here

Team stamps own chapter in club’s historyMilwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI –1 hour agoBy TOM HAUDRICOURT Weary of listening to folks harp continually about the 1982 team, the 2008 edition of the Milwaukee Brewers set out to carve its own … More: continued here

Fury over Post Office decisionThe Star, UK –3 minutes agoPOST Office bosses have been accused of "putting two fingers up" to Sheffield people by furious council chiefs. Sixteen branches across the city are on a … More: continued here