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Postal Service experiments with driverless mail trucks

by Jack Stewart May 21, 2019
The big-rig mail trucks will include a safety driver in case something goes wrong.
One of the trucks being used in the trial.
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Can the U.S. Postal Service afford a one-day delay in deliveries this holiday season?

by , and Dec 5, 2018
In honor of former President George H.W. Bush, the U.S. Postal Service is suspending deliveries Wednesday.
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USPS $3.9 billion from being in the black

by Jed Kim Nov 15, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service lost almost $4 billion during the 2018 fiscal year.
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U.S. announces plan to withdraw from 144-year-old international postal treaty

by Kimberly Adams Oct 17, 2018
The Trump administration announced today that it’s planning to pull the United States out of a relatively obscure 144-year-old treaty. The Universal Postal Union sets rates that national postal services charge for shipping small parcels to other countries. The move could…
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U.S. announces plan to withdraw from 144-year-old international postal treaty

by Kimberly Adams Oct 17, 2018
The Trump administration announced today that it’s planning to pull the United States out of a relatively obscure 144-year-old treaty. The Universal Postal Union sets rates that national postal services charge for shipping small parcels to other countries. The move could…
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Forever Stamp hoarders: your investment just got a little more valuable

by Janet Nguyen Oct 11, 2018
The price of these stamps will increase from 50 cents to 55 cents.
"Forever" first-class stamps.
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The post office may be losing money, but Amazon is not to blame

by Reema Khrais and Sabri Ben-Achour Apr 2, 2018
Packages from the e-commerce world have helped USPS see double-digit increases in revenue.
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Postal service may get green light for higher stamp prices

by Aaron Schrank Aug 11, 2017
The U.S. Postal Service wants more freedom to raise the price of stamps. After a 10-year review, regulators at the Postal Regulatory Commission could give a decision on that request as soon as next month. This comes as USPS has…
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The Postal Service wants you, millennials

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer May 16, 2017
The agency still needs letter carriers, but the benefits aren't what they used to be.
With less mail to deliver, the Postal Service has downsized, but it still has to deliver to almost every address in the country.
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How the post office created America

by Kai Ryssdal Jun 27, 2016
A new book explains.
The postal service was around even before the founding fathers signed the Declaration of Independence.
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