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THE people of Tytherington are waiting anxiously to see if a bid to save their post office is successful. More: continued here
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Read More »Stamps fined for confronting ref (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
The Calgary Stampeders lost the game, lost their cool, and now three of them will lose some money. More: continued here
Read More »Cubs Fan Selling Loyalty on eBay – FanHouse
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Read More »Putting a stamp on wildlife art – Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Read More »EBay plans to cut workforce 10 percent (San Francisco Chronicle)
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Read More »Pair of teen robbers are locked up (Newham Recorder)
TWO teenagers who violently robbed a Royal Mail driver and made off with more than £5,000 were locked up last week. Nathan Sylvester, 17, of Perth Road, Plaistow, and a 15-year-old boy from Canning Town, who cannot be named for legal reasons, battered Albert Donker until he let go of …
Read More »eBay cuts global workforce by 10%, buys Bill Me Later – eTaiwan News
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Read More »PayPal rival details fees for launch on eBay (CNET)
ProPay, a credit card processor and e-payment service, will try its luck as an alternative to PayPal on eBay before month’s end. More: continued here
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