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Liz Weston: 3 steps to downsize in a hurry

Despite our plans, life sometimes throws a curveball

The Independent UK

How One Man Quit His 9-To-5 Job Ended Up Succeeding Making A Fortune On Laundromats

Dave Menz bought a rundown laundromat off of Craigslist that led him to make a fortune by quitting his regular job as a lineman.

Zenger

The expensive truth behind a free piano: 3 reasons they’re usually too good to be true

We explore whether a free piano from classifieds ads - Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, Craigslist et al - is really a great opportunity to bag a new instrument, or more hassle than it’s worth

MusicRadar

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Fake Craigslist ad costs New Hampshire man right to vote

A New Hampshire man who posted a fake Craigslist ad with a legislative candidate’s phone number on the day of the election has lost his right to vote

The Independent UK

5 Years After the Backpage Shutdown, Sex Workers—and Free Speech—Are Still Suffering

As former Backpage execs await their August trial, the shutdown is still worsening the lives it was supposed to improve.

Reason

New Lamborghini Countach With $3.8M Asking Price Found On Craigslist

This is one way to reach potential customers.

Motor1

How craigslist became one of the most popular websites in the United States

In the early days of the internet, there were few websites that could be considered essential for daily life. Craigslist, however, emerged as a game-changer, offering a simple platform for online classified ads that became an indispensable resource for people looking to buy and sell goods, find jobs, and even…

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How an out-of-state pot firm used a shooting victim in a bid to score social equity licenses in Illinois

Edna Peterson was searching for a job on Craigslist earlier this year and came across an offer that sounded too good to be true: “Interested in a quick $2,000?”

Chicago Sun-Times

Section 230: the rule before the Supreme Court that made the modern internet, explained

The justices are hearing arguments Tuesday about whether the family of an ISIS terrorism victim from California can sue Google, whose YouTube algorithms, they say, helped extremists spread their message and attract recruits.

Chicago Sun-Times

What is Section 230, the rule that made the modern internet?

Twenty-six words tucked into a 1996 law overhauling telecommunications have allowed companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google to grow into the giants they are today

The Independent UK

Heidi Stevens: A stranger gave her his Christmas tree when she lost her job. It's been her guiding light ever since.

CHICAGO — It was the second week of December, and Amanda Ullah was counting the minutes to payday so she and her roommate could purchase a Christmas tree for their little apartment, perched above a bar on Chicago’s North Side.

Tribune News Service

Cuba's informal market finds new space on growing internet

Ever-widening access to the internet is offering a new opportunity for Cubans looking for hard-to-obtain basic goods: online shopping

The Independent UK

Roommate wanted: Homeless people are pairing up as a way around the housing crisis

Given record high rents and low vacancy rates, housing providers are offering to match people up as roommates to get them off the streets. But it can be a tough sell for both renters and landlords.

WEKU

A pricey clothes rack? The people struggling to resell their Pelotons

As people return to their pre-pandemic exercise routines, the popularity of the expensive home-exercise bikes is on the wane

The Guardian - US

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“The Human Performance Mechanic” Explains Why Exercise Is Sometimes The Best Medicine

Nick Rolnick believes putting his clients back in balance helps on a physical and spiritual front.

Motor1

This Guy Bought Elvis Presley's Custom Cadillac Wagon From Craigslist

Elvis gave it a pink vinyl top and matching pinstripe on the body.

Pedestrian.tv

A US Woman Found $49K Cash Inside A Free Couch, Which Could Be Used To Buy Many More Couches

Start sussing Facebook Marketplace RN.

The Guardian - US

California woman finds $36,000 in sofa from Craigslist

Vicky Umodu stumbled upon free listing including two sofas and a matching chair – and a surprise stashed in a cushion

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Daily Mirror

Woman makes £28,000 discovery after buying second-hand sofa on Craigslist

The staggering quantity of cash, much of which appeared to be in the form of $100 bills, had been stuffed inside one of the sofa's cushions

The Independent UK

Liz Weston: How to make more green at your next yard sale

Yard sales take hours of preparation and plenty of hard work

Tribune News Service

Georgia Tech grad Steve Hall has highest ambitions for ultimate disc league

ATLANTA — In 2012, Steve Hall was 46 and in a stage of life not unfamiliar to Georgia Tech graduates of his age. A chemical engineering graduate with an MBA from Emory, Hall was running his own private-equity firm in Charlotte, N.C., after 13 years in New York in the…

Evening Standard

Landlord, 53, jailed in first ‘sex for rent’ case in UK

Christopher Cox posted adverts on Craigslist looking for women to stay with him at his home in Cranleigh, Surrey.

RideApart

SwapU Wants To Turn All Of Australia Into One Big Online Swap Meet

Motorbike enthusiasts, there's an entire category devoted to swapping motorcycles and their parts on Australian online swap meet site SwapU.

Chicago Sun-Times

Logan Square furniture shop owners to take center stage in new HGTV home rehab show

The show, “Renovation Goldmine,” debuts Saturday and features Meg and Joe Piercy, owners of MegMade in Logan Square.

Daily Record

Scots drug dealers 'selling crystal meth and cocaine' in disguised Craiglist ads

An investigation has revealed that dealers are openly selling drugs on the classified ads site by camouflaging the listings as homeware and power tools.

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