BANGKOK: The Thai government yesterday entered a partnership with eBay to promote the kingdom’s e-commerce, which already amounted to an estimated US$1 billion (RM3.65 billion) last year. More: continued here
Read More »Guilty plea in Seattle in counterfeit goods case – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Guilty plea in Seattle in counterfeit goods caseSeattle Post IntelligencerAP SEATTLE — The US attorney's office in Seattle says a former Whidbey Island resident pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court in a scheme to import counterfeit fitness equipment and other goods and sell them on eBay. The 28-year-old man who …
Read More »Northwest District: Dude, don’t plan party on cell at post office (The Oregonian)
Ten minutes before closing on a Friday afternoon, the line at the post office at 1706 N.W. 24th Ave. winds out the door. The succession of customers in winter coats stare solemnly at the floor or blankly past the wool… More: continued here
Read More »eBay renames ‘yellow star’ after ‘Nazi’ complaint (TODAYonline)
Ebay logo at Ebay-France headquarters in Paris. Internet auction house eBay has temporarily renamed the yellow stars it uses to evaluate sellers on its French site after a complaint that the symbol had anti-semitic connotations. More: continued here
Read More »The git that keeps on giving (Guardian Unlimited)
As a hideously middle-class Guardian reader, there’s a very real chance you’ve experienced the disappointment of “charity gifting’. The horrible moment when you tear open a birthday present from a “friend” only to discover that, in lieu of an actual gift – a decent bottle of wine, a hot air …
Read More »Investigators search for post office robbery (WLBT 3 Jackson)
UTICA, MS (WLBT) – Utica police are searching for the man who robbed the post office there about 2:00pm Thursday. We don’t have many details right now. But investigators say the man hit the postmaster over the head, then robbed the post office. More: continued here
Read More »Main post office starts passport appointments (Louisville Courier-Journal)
The Louisville Main Post Office, 1420 Gardiner Lane, has begun requiring an appointment to apply for passports on Saturdays. More: continued here
Read More »Record requests for food stamps (Pensacola News Journal)
In the last year, Florida has added more than 408,835 new recipients to the food stamp rolls, a 29 percent increase. More: continued here
Read More »Milestone for Royal Projects (The Hindu)
Kochi: The Tripunithura-based Royal Projects handed over its 25th project, Royal Crown, at Kakkanad this week. Baburaj, former general manager of Lord Krishna Bank Limited inaugurated the handing over function. Managing partners M.D. … More: continued here
Read More »Demand for Food Stamps Climbs – WMBB-TV
Demand for Food Stamps ClimbsWMBB-TV, FLAP Florida’s crumbling economy is sending many more people to the line for food stamps. The state’s food stamp program has grown by more than 400000 people in the last year. That’sa 30 percent increase in just 12 months. Food banks are also serving …Florida food …
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