SFGate (blog) Richmond community members oppose post office saleSFGate (blog)The United States Postal Service says the post office at 1025 Nevin Avenue in downtown Richmond is in “excess and no longer necessary.” Kimberley Savoy-Jackson, wearing a leg brace as she walks up the post office's steps on a rainy afternoon, …
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Bloomberg US Postal Service says it lost $200 million over holiday seasonCBS NewsThe post office's report shows earnings of more than $1.4 billion between October and December 2016. But when effects of a $1.7 billion change in workers' compensation liability due to fluctuating interest rates are excluded, the service says …
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Birmingham Mail New 12-sided £1 coins selling for hundreds on eBay – before they have even been releasedBirmingham MailBut that hasn't stopped savvy collectors, who are already selling the coins on online auction websites. A number of 12-sided £1 coins have just sold on eBay for as much as £200 …
Read More »UM professor’s project encourages artists, curators to intervene in capitalism using eBay – University of Michigan News
UM professor's project encourages artists, curators to intervene in capitalism using eBayUniversity of Michigan NewsThe exhibition, which launched in mid-January and will continue until the end of April 2017, aims to use the tools of eBay as materials—title, pricing, category, descriptive text, images and interactions with guests—to create artwork in …
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