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☆ The U.S. federal government is headed into a shutdown. What does it mean, who’s hit and what’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Federal agencies will stop all actions deemed non-essential, and millions of federal employees, including members of the military, won't receive paychecks. A shutdown happens when Congress fails to pass some type of funding legislation that is signed into law by the president. Millions of federal workers face delayed paychecks when the government shuts down, including many of the roughly 2 million military personnel and more than 2 million civilian workers across the nation. Nearly 60% of federal workers are stationed in the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security departments. Beyond federal workers, a shutdown could have far-reaching effects on government services.

Persons: Samuel Corum, Kevin McCarthy's, Goldman Sachs, General Merrick Garland, Donald Trump, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden, Trump, Republicans defund, Benjamin Civiletti, Bill Clinton's, Newt Gingrich Organizations: Getty, Democratic, Republican, Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, Transportation Security, Postal Service, U.S . Travel Industry Association, Lawmakers, U.S . Chamber, Commerce, Republicans, U.S, Democrats Locations: Washington , DC, shutdowns

☆ Passport delays are still long: Apply at least 6 months ahead of travel, says State Department
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Americans should review current processing times before making any definite or nonrefundable travel plans, a State Department spokesperson said. A routine passport application currently takes 10 to 13 weeks to process, according to the State Department. Expedited passport processing costs an extra $60. For comparison, before the pandemic, it took two to three weeks for expedited passports and six to eight weeks for routine passport processing, the State Department said. The price varies depending on the area of the country, according to the State Department.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Blinken, Thomas Barwick, haven't, you've, Jose Organizations: The State Department, Digitalvision, State Department, United States Postal Service, Urgent

☆ You can get more free Covid-19 tests mailed to your door, starting Monday—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | In Kamaronmcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Biden administration began sending out tests through its Covid.gov website in January 2022, but stopped taking orders in June 2023 to conserve supplies. Starting Sept. 25, the site will resume taking orders for free Covid-19 tests. As hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid-19 have ticked up in recent weeks , the federal government is bringing back one tool to help track and stop the spread of illness: free at-home tests delivered to you. Starting on Sept. 25, you'll be able to order four more at-home rapid Covid-19 tests for free through the federal government's website. The limit is one order per residential address and each order comes with four tests.

Persons: you'll Organizations: Biden, U.S . Postal Service

☆ US government shutdown: What is it and who would be affected?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Contracts awarded prior to the shutdown would continue, and the Pentagon could place new orders for supplies or services needed to protect national security. NATIONAL PARKS AND NATURAL RESOURCESIt's not clear how the United States' 63 national parks would be affected. They remained open during the 2018-2019 shutdown, through restrooms and information desks were closed and waste disposal was halted. WHITE HOUSEIn 2018-2019 shutdown, the White House furloughed 1,100 of 1,800 staff in the Executive Office of the President. Some offices, such as the National Security Council, continued at full strength, while others like the Office of Management and Budget were scaled back sharply.

Persons: Kevin Wurm, Lockheed Martin, Donald Trump, Pete Buttigieg, Pell, Andy Sullivan, Pete Schroeder, Howard Schneider, Moira Warburton, Scott Malone, Alistair Bell Organizations: U.S, Capitol, REUTERS, Workers, Pentagon, Boeing, Lockheed, Raytheon, The, National Nuclear Security Administration, FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Service, Border Patrol, Coast Guard, Federal Trade, AFFAIRS U.S, National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Oceanographic, Atmospheric Administration, NASA, Space, Disease Control, Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Securities, Exchange, Commodities, Futures Trading, Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Currency, Social Security Administration, Veterans Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Education Department, White, Small Business Administration, National Labor Relations, National Security Council, Management, U.S . Postal, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, United States

Twelve manufacturers that employ hundreds of people in seven states have been awarded funding and will produce 200 million over-the-counter tests to replenish federal stockpiles for government use, in addition to producing enough tests to meet demand for tests ordered online, the department said. Federal officials said that will help guard against supply chain issues that sparked some shortages of at-home COVID tests made overseas during past surges in coronavirus cases. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesThe tests are designed to detect COVID variants currently circulating, and are intended for use by the end of the year. Postal Service provided more than 755 million tests for free to homes nationwide. O’Connell said manufacturers would be able to spread out the 200 million tests they will produce for federal use over 18 months.

Persons: —, Dawn O’Connell, ” O'Connell, Grandma, O’Connell, “ We’ve, COVID’s, O'Connell, there’s, “ we’re, “, Xavier Becerra, Biden, Harris, Becerra Organizations: WASHINGTON, Biden, of Health, Human Services, United States Postal Service, Federal, HHS, U.S . Postal Service, Harris Administration Locations: U.S

The police in South Korea on Wednesday accused 17 American soldiers and five other people of distributing or using synthetic marijuana that had been brought into the country through the U.S. military’s postal service. A Philippine national and a South Korean national were under arrest, said the police in the city of Pyeongtaek. Synthetic marijuana is an illegal substance in South Korea. Cha Min-seok, a senior detective, said the drug investigation was one of the largest in recent years involving American soldiers. In South Korea, after the police finish a criminal investigation, prosecutors review it, sometimes conducting their own inquiry, before deciding whether to bring indictments.

Persons: Cha, Detective Cha Organizations: Philippine, South Locations: South Korea, South Korean, Pyeongtaek, U.S

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers, union leaders and truck drivers are trying to steer Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom toward signing into law a proposal that could save jobs as self-driving trucks are tested for their safety on the roads. Businesses say self-driving trucks would help them transport transport products more efficiently in the future. In Phoenix, companies have tested self-driving trucks on highways and to deliver mail through a partnership with the U.S. There are about 200,000 commercial truck drivers in California, according to Teamsters officials.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, Republican Assemblymember Tom Lackey, aren't, ” Lackey, ”, Newsom, Dee Dee Myers, Mike Di Bene, Brian Rice, ” Rice, Jerry Brown, Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar, Curry, Steve Gordon, Gordon, ___ Sophie Austin, Austin @sophieadanna Organizations: Democratic Gov, Republican, administration’s Department of Finance, Business, Economic, state's Department of Motor Vehicles, U.S . Postal, Drivers, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Oakland Teamsters, California Professional Firefighters, ” Labor, Hollywood, Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: SACRAMENTO, Calif, California, “, San Francisco, Phoenix, Sacramento

☆ Insider Today: Your knockoff's hidden cost
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Tech: What could become of VMware employees when Broadcom's acquisition closes. What could become of VMware employees when Broadcom's acquisition closes. AdvertisementAdvertisementSo, instead of visiting the company's website, you head to one of the many e-commerce sites offering knockoffs. 3 things in techRaghu Raghuram VMwareLeaked email: The fate of VMware employees as Broadcom acquisition closes. The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, senior editor and anchor, in New York City.

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☆ Opinion | America’s Top Librarian on the Rise of Book Bans
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( The Ezra Klein Show | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Public libraries around the country have become major battlegrounds for today’s culture wars. In 2022, the American Library Association noted a record 1,269 attempts at censorship — almost double the number recorded in 2021. Emily Drabinski is the president of the American Library Association and an associate professor at the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies. This conversation unpacks the political and cultural anxieties fueling the attacks on libraries. Postal Service, how censorship attempts fit in the broader landscape of anti-queer and anti-trans legislation and much more.

Persons: Emily Drabinski, “, Ezra Klein, Tressie McMillan Cottom Organizations: American Library Association, Queens College Graduate School of Library, Information, Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google, U.S . Postal Service

☆ Amazon says it's boosting pay for contract delivery drivers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon said it plans to boost wages for contracted drivers as part of a $440 million investment this year into its third-party delivery program but declined to say by how much. The DSP program, launched in 2018, comprises about 279,000 drivers, often distinguishable by blue Amazon-branded vans, who are responsible for delivering packages the last few miles to shoppers' doorsteps. The DSPs regularly pay above the minimum set by Amazon, and it audits DSP wages "on a regular basis," Tomay said. The DSP program is a key weapon for Amazon's logistics arsenal that has allowed it to reduce its reliance on carriers such as the U.S. Critics have argued Amazon relies on subcontracted delivery drivers to dodge liability and avoid unionization.

Persons: Beryl Tomay, Tomay Organizations: Amazon, U.S . Postal Service, FedEx, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters, Critics Locations: U.S, California

☆ Strong housing demand will support prices most in these 6 cities as people move to them in droves, according to John Burns Research — but these 13 cities are most at risk as their populations drain
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

John Burns Research and Consulting recently published a list of cities and their migration trends. But looking at the demand side of the equation via population trends can give you an idea of where people increasingly desire to live or leave. In a late-August note, Chris Porter and John Burns of John Burns Research and Consulting published a list of cities where they see migration trends rising and falling, citing address change data from the US Postal Service. "We now monitor domestic migration trends in near real time, using postal address change forms that are current within a few months. In the note, they separated the cities into tiers where migration trends are changing most and only slightly.

Persons: John Burns, Chris Porter, Porter, Burns Organizations: John Burns Research, Consulting, Boston, US Postal Service Locations: Denver, Nashville, San Diego

Postal Service on Friday rolled out its latest special edition postage stamps, paying homage to a tradition with global roots that has evolved over centuries to become a universal symbol of celebration. It was through dance, music and the arts — including the making of piñatas — that biblical stories were spread throughout the New World. "Nativity scenes, piñatas, posadas — all those things really worked well. They bring it with them and so the piñata is no different,” he said. “In the end, I feel that there must be a connection and there must be some sort of mutual understanding,” he said.

Persons: Piñatas, Christ, Cesáreo Moreno, Moreno, piñatas, posadas, ”, Francisco Rodríguez, Rodríguez, Victor Meléndez, “, He's, Meléndez Organizations: U.S . Postal, Las Posadas, National Museum of Mexican Art, posadas —, Associated Press, U.S . Postal Service, Starbucks Locations: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M, U.S, New Mexico, America, Asia, Las, Mexico, Chicago, San Antonio, Los Angeles, In Nevada , Arizona, Albuquerque, El Paso , Texas, Michigan, Mexico City, Seattle

Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani addresses the opening session on the first day of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London, Britain June 21, 2023. The hugely ambitious project sees China strengthening trade ties with large infrastructure spending in countries along the historic Silk Road route via Asia to Europe and beyond. "China is willing to work with Italy to continue to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, explore opportunities for potential trade and investment... and promote further development of the China-Italy comprehensive strategic partnership," said He Yadong, a commerce ministry spokesperson. SENSITIVE DIPLOMACYItaly's trade deficit with China grew by 22.3 billion euros ($23.9 billion) between 2019 and 2022, according to the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. So far, 90 countries have confirmed attendance, China's foreign ministry announced on Thursday.

Persons: Antonio Tajani, Henry Nicholls, Xi Jinping, Wang Yi, Italy's, Tajani, Joe Cash, Ryan Woo, Giselda Vagnoni, Alvise Armellini, Federico Maccioni, Kim Coghill, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Italy's, Conference, Rights, Initiative, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RAI, American Enterprise Institute, AC Milan, Inter, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, London, Britain, Rights BEIJING, China, Italy, Beijing, Asia, Europe, Rome, Inter Milan

☆ What's open and closed on Labor Day, September 4 holiday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Labor Day is here, which means summer is winding down and schools are reopening. The first Monday in September also commemorates the American labor movement and contributions workers have made to the US economy. But if you have errands to run, here are the businesses and institutions that will be open and closed on Monday, September 4. Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Corbis/Getty ImagesMost Walgreens and CVS (CVS) stores will be open during normal hours as well. CVS (CVS) said to call ahead to local stores as some pharmacy hours may be reduced, and other locations could be closed.

Persons: Kena Organizations: New, New York CNN, Labor, Walmart, Kroger, KR, Costco, Walgreens, CVS, United States Postal Service, FedEx, FedEx Office, Banks Labor, NASDAQ, New York Stock Exchange, Government Federal Locations: New York, Teterboro , New Jersey, State

☆ 'Where ambition goes to die': These tech workers flocked to Austin during the pandemic. Now they're desperate to get out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Ben Bergman | Jordan Pandy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Many tech workers in California moved to Austin during the pandemic in search of a new lifestyle. Some tech workers say they regret moving there, given its middling tech scene and "fake" atmosphere. They cited several contributing factors, including extreme temperatures, traffic, overcrowding, and — perhaps most surprising — a middling tech scene that fails to live up to the hype. From Silicon Valley to the Silicon HillsNot long ago, Austin's tech scene was ascendant, with national headlines suggesting it could take on Silicon Valley. He acknowledged there's not much of a tech scene there but will take that over what he perceived as Austin's smoke and mirrors.

Persons: Austin, Mike Chang, Chang, Tesla, Danielle Fountain, Fountain, Elon Musk, Jim Breyer, Joe Lonsdale, Bill Gurley, Musk, Gurley, Emily Chang, John Andrew Entwistle, who's, John Andrew Entwistle Entwistle, Entwistle, oversold, Nicholas Falldine, there's, Nick Thomas, Austin doesn't, Thomas, he's, Sam Parr, I'm, Sheharyar, Redfin, Bokhari, It's, frolic Organizations: Oracle, Facebook, Google, Apple, Breyer Capital, Austin Chamber, Austin, Lone Star, US Postal Service Locations: California, Austin, Los Angeles, Bay, Silicon, Silicon Valley, Austin's, Palo Alto, Westchester County , New York, Fayetteville , Arkansas, Austin , Texas, San Francisco

☆ I'm a smug 30-year-old who thought only Luddites like my mom fall for 'smishing' scams. Then it happened to me.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

I'm a smug 30-year-old journalist who grew-up (mostly) computer literate. It wasn't enough to stop me from giving my credit card information to a USPS smishing scam. Haven Orecchio-EgresitzWhen my (non-biological) grandmother moved to Norway, I sent her a small package with some art my 1-year-old made. I then opened it on my laptop so I could click around and make sure it was actually the USPS. You know, that sassy department that sends you scathing emails warning you not to fall for phishing attempts.

Persons: Ellen DeGeneres, she's, Ellen, hasn't, Haven, Mommo, I'm Organizations: United States Postal Service, USPS Locations: Norway

☆ Two 2003 LPs Changed Ben Gibbard’s Life. He’s Taking Both on Tour.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Luke Winkie | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

When “Give Up” came out, it very quickly surpassed where Death Cab was, sales-wise. Everyone in Death Cab was supportive of me, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel some tension around the success of the Postal Service. I want to be very clear that I’m not trying to cry with two loaves of bread in my hand. The dream in 1997 and 1998 was only to not have a job while on tour. But I was also a 28-year-old who wasn’t used to the attention that comes from both adoration and scorn.

Persons: I’ve, ”, Cab, you’ve, Paula Cole, “, I’m Organizations: Postal Service

☆ 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

☆ 'It was a death trap.' Their loved ones died working in the extreme heat. Now they demand change
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-19 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

By Friday, he had his accident, and my son was gone Saturday morning,” Velma Infante, his mother, told CNN. CNN spoke to two women who lost loved ones who died while working outdoors in the extreme heat. According to what Eugene’s then-supervisor told Carla, her husband collapsed in a neighbor’s front yard while delivering mail. Velma Infante carries this vial which holds a print out of her son Gabriel's last heart beats. Velma Infante worries that other state governors might follow Abbott’s example and implement similar laws that could potentially roll back local worker protections.

Persons: Los Angeles CNN — Gabriel Infante, “, Gabriel’s, Joshua Espinoza, Infante, EMTs, Infante wasn’t overdosing, ” Velma Infante, ”, Carla Gates, Eugene Gates, ’ Gates, Eugene, Carla, ” Gates, Carla didn’t, ” Carla, Eugene’s, Gates, Kimetra Lewis, Aaron Fisher, ’ Infante, Velma, ” Infante, Gabriel, ” Velma, Velma Infante, Gabriel's, John General, ’ ” Velma, Greg Abbott’s, Biden, we’re Organizations: Los Angeles CNN, CNN, US Postal Service, Dallas, Medical, National Association of, Carriers, USPS, Texas, Occupational Safety, Health Administration Locations: San Antonio , Texas, Bexar County , Texas, Bexar County, Dallas, Texas, Lakewood , Texas, Gates, Austin

☆ Amazon is expanding its own shipping service that directly competes with FedEx and UPS, email invite shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon is inviting sellers to use its own in-house shipping service, called Amazon Shipping. Amazon is significantly expanding its own shipping service that competes with FedEx and UPS. Earlier this week, Amazon invited some sellers to use Amazon Shipping, its own in-house delivery service, according to an email invite seen by Insider. If the merchant used Amazon's fulfillment service, Amazon would decide which delivery service their packages would go through, whether it's UPS or Amazon's own shipping service. However, with Amazon Shipping, sellers now have the choice to use Amazon Shipping directly, even if they are shipping from their own warehouse.

Persons: It's, Pitney Bowes, That's, Olivia Connors Organizations: Amazon, Amazon Shipping, FedEx, UPS, US Postal Service, Pitney, Amazon's, eBay, Bloomberg Locations: United States, France, Italy, Spain, India, Los Angeles, London

That is by far the most ever spent on clean energy in a year. Solar and Wind Power Have Taken Off Electricity generation per year, in terawatt hours China 600 TWh 500 Solar Wind U.S. China 400 E.U. It would shred regulations designed to curb greenhouse gases, dismantle nearly every federal clean energy program and boost the production of fossil fuels. 1 2 3 4 5 Even Tulsa, with its strong links to oil and gas, is embracing clean energy. “But we also understand that energy is energy, whether it is generated by wind, steam or whatever it might be.”Around the country, clean energy is taking root in unlikely locales.

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☆ Fast, cheap and deadly
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +18 min

Fast, cheap and deadly How fentanyl replaced heroin and hooked AmericaLeer en EspañolReuters obtained and analyzed ten year’s worth of data on drugs seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents at ports of entry along the southern border. It shows: Fentanyl seizures by weight more than tripled in the last quarter of 2022 compared to a year earlier. Pills were mentioned in nearly half of fentanyl border seizure incidents in 2022, up from just 6% five years earlier. A fifth of fentanyl seizures take place on pedestrians, the Reuters analysis shows. Over the same period, heroin seizures fell more than 80% from over 2,000 kg, according to the Reuters analysis.

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☆ These are the top 10 U.S. cities where New Yorkers want to move—only 1 is in California
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

New York City is one of the most expensive American cities to live in, yet people from all around the world continue to flock there. Los Angeles is the only California city to make StreetEasy's list, while Florida had three cities rank in the top 10, including Tampa and Orlando. 1 U.S. city New Yorkers are moving to: Miami, FloridaMiami's popularity among New Yorkers continues to rise and the Florida city landed the top spot of cities residents are thinking about relocating to. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty ImagesTop 10 U.S. cities New Yorkers are moving toMiami, Fla. Philadelphia, Pa. Stamford, Conn. Atlanta, Ga. Tampa, Fla. Boston, Mass. It is considered the most significant financial district outside New York City, according to the city's Chamber of Commerce.

Persons: Douglas, StreetEasy, Goldman Sachs, Alexander Spatari, Sean Pavone, it's, Ned Lamont Organizations: New, Yorkers, Elliot Management, Fla ., Washington D.C, Philadelphia, Comcast Corporation, Toll, Burlington Stores, Burlington Stores . Philadelphia, Istock, Getty Images, Bloomberg, U.S . Postal Service, Charter Communications, city's Chamber of Commerce ., Getty Locations: Miami, Florida, New, New York City, Manhattan, The City, Yorkers, Los Angeles, California, Tampa, Orlando, U.S, United States, South Beach, Little Havana, . Miami , Florida, Fla . Philadelphia, Pa . Stamford, Conn, Atlanta, Ga, Fla, Boston, Mass, Fla . Los Angeles, Calif, Washington, East Stroudsburg, Pa, New York County, Kings County, Brooklyn, Queens County, Queens, Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania, Burlington Stores ., Getty Images Stamford , Connecticut, Connecticut, New York City for Connecticut, Stamford, city's Chamber of Commerce . Stamford , Connecticut

☆ US postal workers say agency's productivity tracking and inconsistent training is life-threatening amid extreme heat
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-06 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The USPS letter carriers who spoke to Insider requested anonymity because they were concerned about possible retaliation. "I've had several days where I'd have to stop and try to cool down," she told Insider. The program is designed to educate letter carriers on the warning signs of heat-related illness and how to stay safe amid high temperatures. This year, the National Associated of Letter Carriers has ordered every local branch to review its training completion records. "This is easily the worst summer yet," the rural letter carrier from Texas told Insider.

Persons: Eugene Gates Jr, Gates, Kimetra Lewis, Eugene Gates , Jr, Albert Ruiz, —, Brian Renfroe, Renfroe, I've, Lewis, Darlene Casey, It's Organizations: Service, US Postal Service, National Association of, Postal, USPS, National Labor Relations Board, South Carolina, National, Carriers, Postal Service, Washington Post, Texas Tribune, Workers Locations: Wall, Silicon, Texas, Dallas , TX, Lakewood, South, South Carolina, United States

☆ Russia's planting mines everywhere, even cruelly hiding explosives in everyday items like fridges, toys, and children's books, Ukrainian military engineers say
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Russian soldiers who previously occupied Ukrainian territory left it littered with land mines. Moscow's troops hid explosives in every items like toys, fridges, and even children's books. For instance, they cruelly hide explosives in everyday household items like refrigerators, toys, and even children's books. Military sappers inspect an area for mines and non-exploded shells left after Russia's invasion in Kyiv Region, Ukraine April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Mykola TymchenkoUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned in April 2022 that Russian soldiers retreating in the north at the time had left mines everywhere, creating a "complete disaster."

Persons: it's, Mark Milley, sapper, Gleb Garanich, Oleksandr, Mykola Tymchenko, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Maksym Trykur, Trykur, That's, Europe's Organizations: Service, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Ukrainian Armed Forces, REUTERS, Ukraine's, Transport Service, State Emergency Service, Special Transport Service, Mining, Mines Locations: Ukrainian, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Ukraine, Russian, Izium, Kharkiv region, Kyiv, Kyiv Region, Udy, Kharkiv, Africa

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