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Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal Service at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Asked about the agency, Trump said privatization was “not the worst idea I’ve ever heard,” adding that “we’re looking” at it. The Postal Service did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's remarks. The Postal Service ranks second only to the National Park Service in popularity among government entities, according to a survey this year by the Pew Research Center.

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☆ See moment Postmaster General covers his ears during oversight hearing
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Jocelyn Contreras | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Parents are turning to a 'paid village' to handle childcare and cleaning. Costs range from $500 to $2,600 a month.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Despite that unpaid support, Johnson and her husband pay $2,600 a month for childcare and cleaning — the sort of paid village Johnson says is essential when both parents are working. Parents around the country are struggling to pay for childcare costs — which are often higher than a mortgage or rent. Here's what five other parents pay to create the village they need to survive. AdvertisementDay care for the two younger kids costs $650 every two weeks, or over $1,300 monthly. "I think there's a lot of unnecessary guilt and shame that can come up with having a 'paid' village,'" she said.

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☆ Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Daniel Dale | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +26 min

“Our elections are bad, and a lot of these illegal immigrants coming in, they’re trying to get them to vote,” Trump said. “THE FBI CAUGHT IRAN SPYING ON MY CAMPAIGN, AND GIVING ALL OF THE INFORMATION TO THE KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN. Despite Trump’s claims, there is no evidence the Iranian hackers provided the Harris campaign with “all of the information” they stole. False claim: Election officials use early voting to commit fraudTrump has encouraged his supporters this year to make use of early voting. False claim: Trump won Minnesota in 2020Trump declared in March and May that he won Minnesota in the 2020 election.

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☆ The Post Office wants stamp prices to rise five times in the next three years
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-26 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Three things seem certain to happen in life: death, taxes and the prices of stamps going up. The United States Postal Service announced that First-Class postage, currently at 73 cents, will go up five times through 2027, according to a detailed document submitted this week to the Postal Regulatory Commission. The next price hike is planned for July 2025 and will then repeat “each January and July thereafter” through the end of 2027, the agency said. However, all price changes must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission and the specific price hikes weren’t announced. First-Class mail is becoming a smaller part of the Postal Service’s business because of online communication.

Persons: ”, Louis DeJoy, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, United States Postal Service, Postal Regulatory Commission, weren’t, USPS Locations: New York

☆ Postmaster general says ballots should be mailed in a week before Election Day
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Marshall Cohen | Gabe Cohen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

USPS will work “around the clock” and implement “extraordinary measures” to ensure the timely delivery of mail-in voting, DeJoy said. A record 43% of voters cast mail ballots in 2020, during the Covid-19 pandemic. The level isn’t expected to be as high this year, but many states across the country have expanded the availability of mail-in voting. The USPS says during the 2020 election, which was conducted amid the Covid-19 pandemic, it delivered nearly 99% of ballots from voters to election officials within seven days. Specifically, the election officials said they’ve experienced “exceptionally long delivery times” for election mail, including ballots, which could lead to those ballots getting rejected because they didn’t arrive before the deadline.

Persons: Louis DeJoy, ” DeJoy, Donald Trump, ”, DeJoy, we’re, “, “ …, Trump, Trump’s, they’ve Organizations: CNN, US Postal Service, Postal Service, USPS, GOP, Governors, Trump, National Association of, State Locations: American

☆ Kate Winslet doesn’t want to be called ‘brave’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Kate Winslet doesn’t mind being recognized for her work, but she wants it to be realistic. In an interview with Time magazine to promote her new film “Lee,” which is about model turned renowned war photographer Lee Miller, the Oscar-winning actress shared her thoughts about the true meaning of courage. Winslet said she doesn’t believe the word “brave” should be applied to women in entertainment who are comfortable in their own skin or choose not to wear makeup in public. “Kate is looking behind the scenes, much like Lee Miller looked behind the scenes.”And while Winslet said she’s mostly worked with male filmmakers, she said she doesn’t believe that has affected the work. “I’ve always played women who, hopefully, are real women,” Winslet said.

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☆ What undecided voters thought of the debate: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

In today’s edition, we break down how panels of undecided voters in Arizona and Pennsylvania responded to the debate. A handful of Arizona voters previously turned off by both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald expressed interest in the Democratic nominee in an NBC News panel after the debate. Read more →Harris avoids some big questions, but Trump’s lack of control costs himBy Chuck ToddIn many ways, Tuesday’s debate was quite familiar. Just like our politics for the last nine years, the entire debate revolved around one person: Donald Trump. Read more →That’s all from the Politics Desk for now.

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Election officials from across the country publicly accused the U.S. Postmaster General on Wednesday of failing to adequately prepare for the Nov. 5 general election. Postal Service that election officials have said could lead to fewer people voting and a loss of trust in the electoral system. “We implore you to take immediate and tangible corrective action to address the ongoing performance issues with USPS election mail service. The letter Wednesday said that election officials had repeatedly raised concerns with the USPS but had not seen adequate improvement. The election officials’ letter cited three specific concerns.

Persons: General Louis DeJoy, “ Organizations: National Association of, State, National Association of State, U.S . Postal Service, USPS, Political Mail, Customer Relations Locations: “ State, Minnesota

☆ Postage is going up again. You should care, even if you don’t send mail
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Most people don’t use mail the way they used to – if they send out mail at all. And, most of all, businesses still depend on the mail to help them reach customers and keep the economy going. A history older than AmericaThe postal service and the United States have grown side by side since before the country’s birth – quite literally. The band The Postal Service was an indie-pop darling near the turn of the century. While stamp prices have doubled in that time, most experts point the finger at technology instead.

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☆ 'I was too trusting': Ex-Post Office boss apologizes after widespread miscarriage of justice in Britain
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Jenni Reid | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Post Office Limited Paula Vennells (C) arrives to give evidence to the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, in central London, on May 22, 2024. The scandal has been described at an ongoing public inquiry as "the worst miscarriage of justice in recent British legal history". The Post Office took 700 people to court between 1999 and 2015 based on faulty evidence resulting from central I.T. Questions remain over what Vennells and other executives knew, all while the Post Office continued to push for sub-postmaster prosecutions. Vennells joined at a time when the Post Office was losing significant amounts of money and was under pressure to improve its financial performance.

Persons: Paula Vennells, Vennells, Martin Griffiths Organizations: Post, Britain's, Fujitsu, Post Office Locations: London, I.T

☆ Opinion: ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ has a surprising secret
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatksy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Watch “Apocalypse Now” (1979), “Full Metal Jacket” (1987) or “Platoon” (1986) and you should know what war really means. “Ungentlemanly Warfare” features a disreputable band of riff raff brought together for a super-secret mission. Ritchie makes no such concessions to authenticity in “Ungentlemanly Warfare.”Henry Cavill is Gus March-Phillips in Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." Even when a war movie doesn’t actively mislead you, the promise of being privy to an unvarnished, authentic and extreme experience can be seductive. “It would decay in eternal peace.”Compared to that kind of cult of authentic war, “Ungentlemanly Warfare” feels fairly harmless, and not in a bad way.

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☆ The US Postal Service wants to hike stamp prices again in July. Here’s how much you’ll pay
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Jordan Valinsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Stamp prices are set to increase — again. If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the change would take effect in July, raising the cost of mailing services products by nearly 8%. Stamp prices alone have soared 36% since 2019 when they used to cost 50 cents. The Postal Service last raised First-Class stamp prices by two cents in January, just a few months after it raised prices three cents in July 2023. Other changes include domestic postcard prices increasing from 53 cents to 56 cents and international postcard prices increasing from $1.55 to $1.65.

Persons: ”, General Louis DeJoy, DeJoy, Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Postal Service, Postal Regulatory Commission, Postal Service, USPS Locations: New York

UPS will become the primary air cargo provider for the United States Postal Service. The Atlanta shipping company said Monday that it had received an air cargo contract from the U.S. UPS will move the majority of air cargo in the U.S. for the postal service following a transition period, according to UPS. USPS’s current air cargo contract with FedEx Corp. is set to expire in late September. Last month the International Air Transport Association said that total demand for air cargo, which is measured in cargo ton-kilometers, climbed 18.4% in January compared with the prior-year period.

Persons: Brie Carere, Louis DeJoy Organizations: United States Postal Service, U.S . Postal Service, UPS, FedEx Corp, FedEx, USPS, FedEx Express, U.S . Mail, International Air Transport Association, United Parcel Service Inc Locations: Atlanta, U.S, Puerto Rico, airfreight

☆ The rarest US stamp is going up for auction. It’s expected to sell for millions
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

This summer, philatelists will have a chance to snag the rarest US stamp ever: the 1868 one-cent “Z-grill.”Interested? On June 14, the one-cent Z-grill will be put up for sale by Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, marking the first time the rare stamp has been on auction since 1998. Of the two known copies of the one-cent Z-grill, one is held by the New York Public Library. That leaves only one one-cent Z-grill available to private collectors. “There’s multiple stamps that’ll bring $500,000 or $750,000, but the (one-cent) Z-grill is the star of the show,” Shreve said.

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It’s very much hand in hand,” said DeJoy, who acknowledged being impatient with the pace of change, including the rollout of electric vehicles. Those efficiency-driven changes will help the environment by reducing carbon emissions by eliminating wasteful activities, in addition to electric vehicles and other efforts. Last month, the Postal Service unveiled new EVs and charging stations at a new distribution center in Georgia, one of many updated sorting and delivery centers that are opening. The Postal Service plans to take delivery of 66,000 electric vehicles over five years. But not everyone is thrilled by the focus on electric vehicles.

Persons: General Louis DeJoy, Biden, ”, DeJoy, Jennifer Beiro, Craig Stevens, Sharp Organizations: U.S . Postal Service, Postal Service, Congress, Workers, Oshkosh Locations: Georgia, Ford, Oshkosh, Midwest, Portland , Maine

☆ The 75 most impactful TV moments are debuts, farewells and historic firsts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

These and more indelible moments appear on the Television Academy’s new list of the 75 most impactful moments in TV history, spanning introductions, endings and history-making events. MTV premieres with its first music video – “Video Killed the Radio Star,” 198113. “All in the Family” – viewers meet the working-class Bunker family, 197135. 8.” M*A*S*H” series finale, 198326. But these classic TV moments that stirred audiences when they first aired are still resonant and frequently referenced in contemporary culture.

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☆ UK postal scandal: How a software glitch and a centuries-old British company ruined peoples lives
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

The government — which owns the Post Office — has described the scandal as one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history. The software regularly showed that money — often many thousands of pounds — had gone missing from Post Office accounts. The Post Office has so far paid more than £138 million ($176 million) in compensation, a company spokesperson told CNN. “The Horizon system was a piece of machinery and software that wasn’t working correctly,” she said. “If the Post Office can do this to you, then God knows what any other brand is capable of,” she said.

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☆ The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion last year. It predicted it would break even
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The US Postal Service lost $6.5 billion in its just-completed fiscal year, delivering a blow to the service’s hopes of a financial turnaround. The Postal Service had projected it would break even in the fiscal year that ended September 30, on its way to annual profits this year and going forward. The Postal Service reported that revenue from shipping and packages, now the largest segment of its business by revenue, edged up 1% to $31.6 billion, even as the volume fell by 2%. First-Class mail also brought in 2% more revenue, climbing to $24.5 billion, despite a 6% drop in volume. The Postal Service reported net income of $56 billion in the previous fiscal year but that was primarily due to the non-cash gain of nearly $57 billion from 2022 legislation that changd the way it accounted for its retiree health care expenses.

Persons: General Louis DeJoy, DeJoy, ” Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Postal Service, Postal Service, UPS, Teamsters, FedEx Locations: New York

☆ US Postal Service reports $6.5 billion net loss for 2023 fiscal year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A United States Postal Service (USPS) mail delivery truck is seen in Queens, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022. Postal Service on Tuesday reported a $6.5 billion net loss for the 12 months ending Sept. 30 with revenue down 0.4% to $78.2 billion as first-class mail fell to the lowest volume since 1968. The Postal Service said results were significantly affected by the impact of inflation on operating expenses. The net loss was also impacted by accounting for its underfunded retirements caused by actuarial revaluation and discount rate changes. First-class mail, used by most people to send letters and pay bills, is the highest revenue-generating mail class, accounting for $24.5 billion, or 31% of USPS 2023 revenue.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, General Louis DeJoy, Joe Biden, David Shepardson, Chris Reese, Aurora Ellis Organizations: United States Postal Service, REUTERS, Rights, U.S . Postal Service, Postal Service, USPS, Thomson Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S

☆ Google is making big changes to prevent Gmail spam
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Google will make it harder for spammers to send messages to Gmail users, the company said Tuesday. The company said it will require emailers who send more than 5,000 messages per day to Gmail users to offer a one-click unsubscribe button in their messages. Google says it has signed up Yahoo to make the same changes, and they'll come into effect in February 2024. The moves highlight the ongoing fight between big tech companies and spammers who use open systems such as email to send fraudulent messages and annoy users. About half of all emails sent in 2022 were spam, according to an estimate from Kaspersky Anti-Virus.

Persons: they'll, Neil Kumaran Organizations: Google, Yahoo, Kaspersky

☆ I was a USPS letter carrier for 44 years. To protect us from extreme heat, the postal service needs to provide more training and air-conditioned trucks.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Mike Kurz worked as a USPS letter carrier for 44 years before retiring this May. And in the past couple of years, there's been a handful of letter carriers who have died from heat-related illness. I learned the signs of heat-related illness, and it saved meThroughout my career, I suffered heat-related illness often, with at least one incident every few years. In order to protect letter carriers from heat-related illness and death, the postal service should improve the quality of their heat-safety training and invite experienced letter carriers like me to lead them. Letter carriers have to remember their health is more important than the mailI also tell my fellow letter carriers to use wet towels on their heads and neck to keep cool.

Persons: Mike Kurz, Kurz, It's, there's, Andrew Kelly, —, Louis DeJoy, they're, we've, I've, terry Organizations: Service, US Postal Service, USPS Locations: Wall, Silicon, Elizabeth City , North Carolina

☆ Stamp prices are going up starting Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-08 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The US Postal Service will increase prices on first-class mail stamps to 66 cents from 63 cents. The Postal Service said the hike was necessary to offset a rise in operating expenses. Surging prices have dented business across the globe over the past two years, in many cases pushing up workers’ wages and increasing the costs of doing business. “These price adjustments are needed to provide the Postal Service with much needed revenue,” the agency said in a statement. Domestic postcards will also increase from 48 cents to 51 cents, and international postcards from $1.45 to $1.50.

Persons: General Louis DeJoy, Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, US Postal Service, Postal Service, Service Locations: New York

‘Living on top of each other’Mission Antarctica: Each year, the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust sends a crack team to run one of the world's most remote post offices. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Shovel your way in: It was a tough start. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Food reserves: Unsurprisingly, fresh food is in short supply, other than what comes their way via visiting cruise ships. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust Kitted out: Those sunglasses are crucial if you don't want to risk snow blindness. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust The post office at the end of the world Prev NextThe chosen candidates beat out odds of one in a thousand – but this is not a cozy posting.

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☆ Fire Guts Manila’s Historic Post Office Building
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( Jason Gutierrez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The Manila Central Post Office, one of the Philippine capital’s most historic buildings, was all but destroyed by fire overnight, officials said on Monday morning. The shell of the neo-Classical-style structure, which was built in 1926, was still standing. But Postmaster General Luis Carlos said the building had been completely gutted, “from the basement to the ground floor all the way up to the fifth floor.”“The structure is still there, but its ceiling has fallen down,” Mr. Carlos told reporters. Fire officials said they were trying to determine the cause of the blaze, which began in the basement on Sunday night. At least one person was hurt in the fire, investigators said.

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