TechCrunch (blog) EBay starts live auction siteTelegraph.co.ukEbay has started a new live auction site. Users can submit bids on items being sold in live auction houses including artwork and other collectibles. The partnership with Sotheby's and other companies is aimed at improving its revenue. Last week it …eBay To Host …
Read More »Post office boss ‘on extended leave’ for mismanaging funds – Mail & Guardian Online
Post office boss 'on extended leave' for mismanaging fundsMail & Guardian OnlineA recent article in The Star said a draft audit report by firms Deloitte & Touche and Nkonki alleged that the post office had used the employees' pension fund to pay off an overdraft of R250-million. It also claimed …
Read More »Post Office closed on Columbus Day – Sedalia News-Journal
Post Office closed on Columbus DaySedalia News-Journalusps-uspostalservice ST LOUIS — Retail services at Post Offices in Central and Northeastern Missouri and Central and Southern Illinois will be closed on Monday, October 13 in honor of Columbus Day. Regularly scheduled mail delivery, PO Box and caller … More: continued here
Read More »Groups Call on eBay to Quit ALEC – BillMoyers.com
BillMoyers.com Groups Call on eBay to Quit ALECBillMoyers.comA coalition of 80 organizations — including advocacy groups, investors, unions and religious councils — wrote to eBay founder Pierre Omidyar today asking him to break the company's ties to ALEC. A similar letter last month preceded Google's …Anti-ALEC Activists Pressure eBay to …
Read More »West Unity Post Office employee under investigation – The Bryan Times (subscription)
West Unity Post Office employee under investigationThe Bryan Times (subscription)“Special agents with the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG) in Cleveland are currently conducting an investigation involving financial irregularities discovered during an unannounced audit at the West Unity post office," USPS … More: continued here
Read More »Police: Woman denied food stamps attacks workers with purse – Montana Standard
Police: Woman denied food stamps attacks workers with purseMontana StandardPolice say a Butte woman went ballistic when denied food stamps and swung her purse at workers at the welfare office. Authorities received a report of a "female out of control" at 700 Casey Street on Monday afternoon. Linda Darnell Wyatt, …
Read More »Answer Man: What’s the value of two tubs of stamps? – Belleville News Democrat
Answer Man: What's the value of two tubs of stamps?Belleville News DemocratI recently acquired two large tubs of stamps from an estate. There must be thousands of them. Some are postmarked and some not. Many are from other countries and some date back to the 1920s. They are not organized …
Read More »Gardaí hunt for armed robber after post office raid in Kildare
Gardaí are investigating an armed robbery on a post office in Co. Kildare this morning. More: continued here
Read More »5 reasons why your kid should collect stamps
Even avid collectors will tell you: Stamp collecting is not the flashiest of hobbies. It isn't trendy. It doesn't speed past you at the breakneck pace of a video game or offer the manic energy of a Cartoon Network television show. More: continued here
Read More »Kansas Supreme Court finds FedEx Ground drivers are employees, not independent contractors
Oakland, California — On Oct. 3, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled unanimously that a class of approximately 500 drivers working for FedEx Ground was misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here
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