Tom Cotton's invented version of farm bill historyWashington Post (blog)“When President Obama hijacked the farm bill, turned it into a food stamp bill, with billions more in spending, I voted no. Career politicians love attaching bad ideas to good ones. Then the bad ideas become law—and you pay for it.” …
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A COUPLE who run an historic 70-year-old Post Office are preparing to deal with their last mailbag after putting the business up for sale. More: continued here
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Read More »Alibaba a threat to eBay, Amazon outside the US, not within – Yahoo Finance (blog)
Yahoo Finance (blog) Alibaba a threat to eBay, Amazon outside the US, not withinYahoo Finance (blog)Not so fast – Alibaba isn't trying to beat Amazon or eBay head on, but by surrounding them from around the edges. Instead of targeting the U.S., the company plans to take its e-commerce platform …
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Intel, eBay in forefront as Oregon tech companies join fight against climate …Portland Business Journal (blog)Led by Intel Corp. and eBay, a bevy of tech companies have joined the 200-plus Oregon businesses leading the charge against the effects of climate change. The tech giants joined their locally based brethren — …
Read More »Alibaba’s Goal: Supplant eBay, Amazon and Paypal – Investopedia
Yahoo Finance (blog) Alibaba's Goal: Supplant eBay, Amazon and PaypalInvestopediaTo use the standard explanation given to unfamiliar North Americans, its China's answer to eBay Inc. (EBAY), Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and PayPal. Yes, all three, although Alibaba is more the first than the second and more the second than the third.Alibaba …
Read More »eBay In Security Storm With Dangerous Flaw Wide Open – Forbes
Forbes eBay In Security Storm With Dangerous Flaw Wide OpenForbeseBay allows highly visual JavaScript and Flash content to be included in its listings, which is a somewhat unsurprising step – however, the company reportedly knew for months that a number of hackers were manipulating this code for malicious content …eBay …
Read More »Phishing Scam Ensnares eBay Shoppers
Attackers for months have been using eBay listings to redirect visitors to password-harvesting scam sites. They use cross-site scripting to hijack shoppers and trick them into handing over personal data. Smartphones, televisions, hot tubs and clothing are among the items supposedly for sale in listings infected with malicious Javascript code. …
Read More »Data Breach Bulletin: Home Depot, eBay, C&K Systems, Call of Duty & Destiny
Here’s a roundup of the latest data breach news: More: continued here
Read More »1.4 million households to receive free stamps: SingPost – Channel News Asia
The Straits Times 1.4 million households to receive free stamps: SingPostChannel News AsiaSINGAPORE: Ahead of an increase in postage rates, about 10 million stamps will be given out to around 1.4 million households in Singapore, SingPost announced on Tuesday (Sep 23). The stamps in the booklet, now being delivered by …
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