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Congress passes bill to shore up the Postal Service without cutting back on delivery

Mar 08, 2022
Congress mustered rare bipartisan support for the Postal Service package, dropping some of the more controversial proposals to settle on core ways to save the service and ensure its future operations.
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Politics
The U.S. Postal Service is now taking orders for the government's free at-home coronavirus test kits.

The Postal Service is now taking orders for COVID-19 test kits

Jan 18, 2022
The free at-home COVID-19 tests are expected to be delivered by USPS later this month. The White House said the site is in "beta testing" and will be launched formally Wednesday.
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Politics
The price of a first-class stamp will go up 3 cents later in August to help pay for service changes.

The Postal Service Presses Forward With Unpopular Plan to Slow Some Mail Delivery

Aug 06, 2021
New members of the U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors expressed concerns with the plan, but it's moving forward.
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Politics
The U.S. has more than 31,000 post offices, but a recent report found that 42% of them were underwater in 2019. Here's a post office in Mission, S.D.

Roughly 40% Of Post Offices Operate In The Red. Could Banking Offer Them A Way Out?

May 01, 2021
Most post offices that don't meet their costs are in rural areas, but Congress has blocked them from being closed. Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say postal banking might offer a solution.
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Ex-Nevada Postal Worker Pleads Guilty To $31K In Coin Thefts

Feb 03, 2021

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service worker in Nevada has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $30,000 worth of valuable coins that were sent through the mail.

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A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van in Seattle. A huge increase in online shopping this year has demand for package delivery exceeding capacity this holiday season and stretching the delivery supply chain thin.

Dear Present Procrastinators: Ship That Holiday Gift, Now

Dec 18, 2020
If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year, and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.
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The Postal Service says it has already handled 100 million election ballots this year.

100 Million Ballots, But Experts Say 'Heaven And Earth' Being Moved For Election Mail

Oct 24, 2020
A record volume of election mail has moved through the U.S. Postal Service ahead of Election Day. And while there have been some delays, experts say voting by mail has gone relatively smoothly so far.
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US Judge Blocks Postal Service Changes That Slowed Mail

Sep 17, 2020

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide.

The judge called them "a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service" before the November election.

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A customer deposits mail into a U.S. Postal Service mail collection box in Burbank, Calif., on Tuesday.

Former Deputy Postmaster General: Changes Are Needed But 'The Time Is Not Now'

Aug 20, 2020
Ron Stroman resigned his post days before Louis DeJoy took over the Postal Service. Stroman says if the effect of the changes underway is to slow mail and disenfranchise voters, they should be halted.
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The U.S. Postal Service warned states in late July that it might not be able to deliver mail-in ballots in time to be counted. Amid a growing outcry from rural leaders, the agency's director has backed down from planned broad cuts and changes.

Why Rural America Is Fighting The Trump Administration On The Post Office

Aug 20, 2020
The agency serves areas where private carriers won't go. And in those remote communities, which helped elect the president, the Postal Service can be seen as a lifeline as well as a human connection.
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Politics
A group of protestors holds a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday. DeJoy has recently come under fire for changes made at the U.S. Postal Service that have delayed mail in advance of the November

Pelosi Calls Lawmakers Back To Block Postal Service Changes

Aug 16, 2020
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back to vote on blocking the U.S. Postal Service from making operational changes that threaten the timely delivery of mail-in ballots in November's election.
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Erica Koesler of Los Angeles demonstrates outside a USPS post office as a postal worker walks by in the background on Saturday. The USPS has warned states coast to coast that it cannot guarantee all ballots cast by mail for the November election will arr

Democrats Warn Of 'Assault' On The Postal Service As Election Nears

Aug 15, 2020
Lawmakers worry that changes made by the new postmaster general will make it more difficult for people to vote in the presidential election.
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Craig Boddie (left) and Evette Jourdain, both mail carriers in Palm Beach, Fla., spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation last month about the job risks created by the coronavirus outbreak.

'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic

May 15, 2020
Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added new stress to their essential jobs.
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United States Postal Service trucks are lined up in Miami Beach, Fla. The agency says without emergency funding from Congress, it could run out of money within months.

Hoping To Save The Postal Service, People Rush To Buy Stamps

Apr 14, 2020
People are taking to social media to urge support for the U.S. Postal Service, which is in a financial crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Citing sub-zero temperatures and howling winds, the U.S. Postal Service has suspended delivery in a wide range of states, from North Dakota (where an icy roadway is seen here near Wahpeton on Tuesday) to Ohio.

USPS Suspends Mail Delivery In Parts Of 10 States Due To Dangerous Polar Vortex

Jan 30, 2019
"Some places could see wind chill readings as low as 60 below zero," the postal service said as it halted delivery for a day in parts of the Great Plains and Midwest.
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Letters wait in bins for sorting at the main post office in Omaha, Neb. The price of a Forever Stamp has increased 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service contends with billions of dollars in annual losses.

Mailing Just Got More Expensive: Forever Stamps See Biggest Price Increase Ever

Jan 28, 2019
The cost of a stamp is up 10 percent as the U.S. Postal Service tries to offset billions of dollars in losses. Some packages will cost more to send too.
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News
The U.S. Postal Service plans a March release of this postage stamp featuring Fred Rogers and his King Friday XIII puppet from the PBS children's television series <em>Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.</em>

Mister Rogers Is Coming Back To Your Neighborhood, On A Stamp

Feb 07, 2018
The stamp will be dedicated in a first-day-of-issue ceremony held in WQED's Fred Rogers Studio in Pittsburgh, where Mister Rogers' Neighborhood was filmed.
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Business
In the age of digital alternatives, checks are fading.

Is It Time To Write Off Checks?

Mar 03, 2016
In the age of Venmo and mobile deposits, checks are fading. That's having a wide impact, from the Postal Service to check-printing companies. But many still find room for checks in their lives.
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The Two-Way

Stamp Prices Set To Drop 2 Cents In April, Putting USPS In Sticky Situation

Mar 01, 2016
The U.S. Postal Service is in dire financial straits. If the price of stamps go down as scheduled in April, it could cost the already hemorrhaging Post office $2 billion per year.
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