A Chicago alderman took a weeklong challenge to survive on food stamps to see firsthand how more than a million people in Illinois live from week to week. More: continued here
Read More »White powder found in two letters at post office (Wandsworth Guardian)
Police were called to Sutton after post office sorting staff intercepted two letters containing suspicious white powder. Officers were called to Sutton Delivery office in Grove Road at 8.43am as well as Met officers specially trained to deal with hazardous substances. More: continued here
Read More »Door knockers featured on stamps – Times of Malta
Door knockers featured on stampsTimes of Malta, Malta –4 hours agoThe humble "Habbata" ( door knocker), a relatively small and insignificant item of furniture, has featured on a Maltapost set of four stamps. … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Settles Patent Dispute Over ‘Buy It Now’ Feature (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
EBay said Thursday that it had bought the three MercExchange patents it had been accused of violating. More: continued here
Read More »EBay settles patent infringement case (San Francisco Chronicle)
EBay Inc. settled a patent infringement suit with MercExchange LLC on Thursday, ending a seven-year legal battle that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. As part of the agreement, eBay will buy three patents for e-commerce from its adversary, along… More: continued here
Read More »Door knockers featured on stamps (Times of Malta)
The humble “Habbata” ( door knocker), a relatively small and insignificant item of furniture, has featured on a Maltapost set of four stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FAA probing FedEx planes’ near miss (The Charlotte Observer)
Two FedEx jets got too close to each other on takeoff from the Memphis airport last week because of confusion over flight numbers for the planes, a Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman said Thursday. The incident, which the FAA classified as serious, air traffic control error, remained under investigation. The air …
Read More »A first-class prince (icWales)
SELF-PROCLAIMED Prince of Wales Owain Glyndwr will feature on a new set of stamps celebrating the Royal Houses of the British Monarchy. More: continued here
Read More »eBay makes nice with MercExchange – Register
BigNews.biz (press release) eBay makes nice with MercExchangeRegister, UK –2 hours agoBy Cade Metz → More by this author After six years of legal bickering, which included a trip to the highest court in the land, eBay and MercExchange have …EBay patent case settledSan Jose Mercury NewsEBay settles patent infringement caseSan Francisco …
Read More »Town fights post office closure (BBC News)
Campaigners against plans to closure a North Yorkshire post office hold a public meeting to discuss the way forward. More: continued here
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