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NYC LGBT
fromHoodline
10 hours ago

Postal Worker Avoids Jail, Barred From USPS in Manhattan

A Manhattan postal worker accepted a plea deal avoiding jail, receiving five years’ probation, and being permanently barred from USPS employment after a 2023 mail-truck sex assault case.
Miami food
fromsfist.com
4 days ago

Day Around the Bay: Alameda's Popular USS Hornet Hit Hard By New Restrictions

USS Hornet faces potential closure after Alameda reduced event capacity for safety reasons.
Alo plans a first San Francisco store in Cow Hollow, pending city approval.
A USPS Mister Rogers stamp reissue is planned for the US 250th anniversary after a prior sellout.
A chemical tank rupture at a Washington State paper mill killed one person and left nine missing, with multiple critical injuries.
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 weeks ago

Video: Delivering Mail on Ukraine's Front Line

Postal workers deliver mail, checks, medicine, and supplies to remote communities near the front line despite drone threats and attacks on post offices and delivery trucks.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Elections officials urge early mail-in voting, warn about "misinformation"

Voters in California should mail ballots early due to slower postal service and misinformation about voting late.
#royal-mail
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Royal Mail invests 500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

Royal Mail will change second-class post delivery to every other weekday, starting next month, as part of a £500m plan to improve services.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Royal Mail invests 500m to tackle late deliveries as second-class post cut back

Royal Mail will change second-class post delivery to every other weekday, starting next month, as part of a £500m plan to improve services.
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#canada-post
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Canada Post eliminating door-to-door delivery to 136,000 addresses, announces new community mailbox locations | CBC News

Canada Post will replace door-to-door delivery for 136,000 addresses with community mailboxes as part of a financial restructuring effort.
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago
Canada news

Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work | CBC News

Canada Post is transitioning to community mailboxes, ending home delivery due to financial challenges and a directive from Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Canada Post eliminating door-to-door delivery to 136,000 addresses, announces new community mailbox locations | CBC News

Canada Post will replace door-to-door delivery for 136,000 addresses with community mailboxes as part of a financial restructuring effort.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Canada Post is planning to end home delivery. Here's how community mailboxes will work | CBC News

Canada Post is transitioning to community mailboxes, ending home delivery due to financial challenges and a directive from Public Services and Procurement Canada.
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Washington DC
fromFast Company
2 months ago

USPS transportation surcharge will make these types of packages more expensive to ship from the post office

USPS will implement an 8% transportation surcharge on packages from April 26, 2023, to January 17, 2027, to cover operational costs.
Washington DC
fromFast Company
2 months ago

USPS transportation surcharge will make these types of packages more expensive to ship from the post office

USPS will implement an 8% transportation surcharge on packages from April 26, 2023, to January 17, 2027, to cover operational costs.
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US politics
fromFlowingData
3 months ago

Trying to make US postal workers count people for decennial census

Using USPS mail carriers as census takers rests on inaccurate cost assumptions and would likely not be cost-effective according to experts and the GAO.
US news
fromFast Company
4 months ago

What stores are open on New Year's Day 2026? Holiday hours for Walmart, Whole Foods, Costco, and more

Federal offices and the U.S. Postal Service close on New Year's Day; many bank branches close, while ATMs and many stores remain open.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

I tried. I felt everything': readers tell us how they would use their last chance to send a letter

A retired grandfather would send his grandson a final postal letter containing a poem that expresses enduring love, kindness, and gentleness as strength.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Danish postal service to stop delivering letters after 400 years

Denmark ends postal letter delivery on 30 December after over 400 years as PostNord shifts to parcel services amid drastic drop in letter demand.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 year ago

How kids in France can send letters to Santa Claus this Christmas

Children in France can send letters to Père Noël (in English or French) via La Poste until December 20 for a free reply.
Deliverability
fromwww.aljazeera.com
9 months ago

Australia, Japan join countries suspending some parcel shipments to the US

Australia and Japan suspended some postal shipments to the United States after the US ended the duty-free de minimis exemption for packages under $800.
#stamp-prices
fromFast Company
10 months ago
Miscellaneous

Forever stamp prices and other USPS shipping services just went up again: See the new list of postal rates

fromFast Company
10 months ago
Miscellaneous

Forever stamp prices and other USPS shipping services just went up again: See the new list of postal rates

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