St. John's Telegram Newfoundland to get its day at Vancouver's 2010 Olympic GamesVancouver Sun, Canada –Jul 4, 2008Newfoundland and Labrador's culture will be highlighted on the international stage as a result of an agreement between the province and the Vancouver …Canada Post seals deal with Vancouver Olympic organizersCanadaEast.comall 57 news articles …
Read More »Americans’ unhappy birthday: ‘Too much wrong’ (AP via Yahoo! News)
Even folks in the Optimist Club are having a tough time toeing an upbeat line these days. Eighteen members of the volunteer organization’s Gilbert, Ariz., chapter have gathered, a few days before this nation’s 232nd birthday, to focus on the positive: Their book drive for schoolchildren and an Independence Day …
Read More »TradeMe in court for "black market" – Stuff.co.nz
TradeMe in court for "black market"Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand –5 hours agoHe likens his action to the successful civil suit taken by luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy against online auction site eBay in France. …Meier plans TradeMe lawsuitNewstalk ZBTradeMe sued for counterfeitsTVNZall 27 news articles More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Mistake Uncovers Pot Shipment (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)
FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistake sent 200 pounds of marijuana to the wrong house this week. More: continued here
Read More »History of the Indian Post Office – Quami Ekta
Quami Ekta History of the Indian Post OfficeQuami Ekta, CA –5 hours agoNo other institution ever has come closer to human lives as the Post Office. Post office reaches every nook and corner of the country. … More: continued here
Read More »Buying duck stamps buys ducks time – Minneapolis Star Tribune
Buying duck stamps buys ducks timeMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN –5 hours agoThe stamps help to slow the loss of habitat by funding the purchase of land to protect wetlands and grasslands. By BILL MARCHEL, Special to the Star Tribune … More: continued here
Read More »Jeremy Watson's World view : Police see the eBay baby joke – Scotsman
WHDH-TV Jeremy Watson's World view : Police see the eBay baby jokeScotsman, United Kingdom –4 hours agoA baby boy removed from his parents' custody in May after they offered to sell him on eBay for just one euro (79p) is back at home. The parents, from Berlin …Baby put up for sale …
Read More »A handbag? eBay is going to have to be more earnest (Guardian Unlimited)
A French court last week ordered eBay to pay €38.8m (£30.6m) in damages to the luxury products group LVMH for letting fake versions of its designer bags be sold on the online auction site. The case was brought on two separate grounds – that eBay’s measures to stop counterfeit goods …
Read More »University of Minnesota Student Tries to Sell His Vote on EBay – Associated Content
eFluxMedia University of Minnesota Student Tries to Sell His Vote on EBayAssociated Content, CO –2 hours agoOn May 28, Max Sanders, a 19-year-old from Edina, Minnesota, used the eBay ID "zepdrummer612" to place an eBay listing selling his vote in the next …Minneapolis Teen Charged for Trying to Sell His Vote on …
Read More »Cops Seize Marijuana Shipment Sent Through FedEx (CBS4 Miami)
A special FedEx delivery was supposed to be flying high, but not for the reasons you might think, as police say the were tipped off to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that allegedly was shipped out of Pembroke Pines. More: continued here
Read More »