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The Guam Daily Post
April 19, 2018
Former U.S. Postal Service worker Michelle Dudkiewicz, 43, was sentenced Thursday at the District Court of Guam for her role where she received money and drugs in exchange for using her past job to help drug traffickers locate and track packages containing crystal methamphetamine. She pleaded guiltyÃâà...
Politico
April 19, 2018
Three nominees to the board that oversees the U.S. Postal Service pledged Wednesday to take an impartial look at President Donald Trump's claims that Amazon is ripping off the agency — but stopped short of directly contradicting him. In a hearing, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill asked Trump'sÃâà...
NWAOnline
April 19, 2018
HOT SPRINGS — Arkansas police say the U.S. Postal Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were called to investigate a suspicious device found inside a mailbox. The Sentinel-Record reports that a 61-year-old Hot Springs resident found the device inside his open mailboxÃâà...
KLFY
April 19, 2018
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) - Abbeville police have arrested a 28-year-old Abbeville man for shipping five pounds of high-grade marijuana in a local within the city. Officer began their investigation on March 22, 2018 after receiving information about the shipment sent through the U.S. Postal Service.
News 12 Bronx
April 9, 2018
As a part of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, the U.S. Postal Service is bringing attention to how many mail carriers were attacked in the last year. The agency says more than 6,200 employees were attacked by dogs nationwide last year. Houston tops the list with 71 dog attacks, followed by Los AngelesÃâà...
Snopes.com
April 6, 2018
President Trump launched a Twitter attack against online retailing giant Amazon.com in early April 2018, alleging that the company's package delivery contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS) has caused the latter to lose money and placed an undue financial burden on American taxpayers:.
Virginian-Pilot
April 1, 2018
Specially equipped by Mother Nature, newly-hatched chicks can go three days without food and water – a biological gift that lets them to do just fine in a box shipped through the U.S. Postal Service. “What? They get mailed?” said Rita Phoenix, who was oohing and ahhing over bins of chirping chicks at aÃâà...
Financial Express
April 1, 2018
US President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked the online retail giant Amazon for a second time in a week, accusing the company of scamming US Postal Service (USPS) over cheaper shipping costs. “While we are on the subject, it is reported that the US Post Office will lose $1.50 on average for eachÃâà...
Hollywood Reporter
April 1, 2018
Amazon, whose founder owns The Washington Post, has been a consistent recipient of Trump's ire. President Donald Trump is again attacking online retailer Amazon.com, calling its business deal with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages a money-losing agreement that hurts U.S. taxpayers. FederalÃâà...
GeekWire
March 31, 2018
He's criticized the company for skirting taxes, slammed its CEO Jeff Bezos for using the newspaper he owns to push Amazon's agenda, and occasionally accused Amazon of taking advantage of the U.S. Postal Service. Trump re-opened debate on two of those issues in a tweet Thursday. He claimedÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 30, 2018
President Donald Trump tweeted early Thursday about his “concerns” that e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. isn't paying its fair share of taxes and is hurting the U.S. Postal Service, sending shares initially to a seven-week low before they recovered in late trade. The stock AMZN, +1.11% tumbled as muchÃâà...
Slate Magazine
March 29, 2018
Trump tells people Amazon has gotten a free ride from taxpayers and cushy treatment from the U.S. Postal Service. “The whole post office thing, that's very much a perception he has,” another source said. “It's been explained to him in multiple meetings that his perception is inaccurate and that the post officeÃâà...
Villages-News
March 29, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday issued a statement on staffing at the Lady Lake Post Office. “The Postal Service values its customers and strives to provide the best possible service at all times,” said Enola Rice, a Tampa-based spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service. However, she declined toÃâà...
Loveland Reporter-Herald
March 23, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service delivered to 33,378 mailboxes in the Loveland area at the start of 2017, but this year it has 35,168 destinations, a difference of 1,790 locations. "Basically, that means that in the last year, 1,790 homes have come into the area, and we're delivering to all of them," said David Rupert,Ãâà...
The Spokesman-Review
March 23, 2018
This image released by the U.S. Postal Service shows the Mister Rogers forever stamp which went on sale Friday, March 23. Fred Rogers, the gentle TV host who entertained and educated generations of preschoolers on Mister Rogers Neighborhood,” died in 2003 at age 74. (Associated Press).
KFYR-TV
March 22, 2018
The United States Postal Service says it's not doing anything different for operations beyond normal security measures. USPS is reminding employees to be safe and vigilant. The Strategic Communication Officer with USPS says reports of suspicious mailings are always taken seriously. "We really workÃâà...
Longmont Times-Call
March 20, 2018
Dozens of U.S. Postal Service routes in Longmont and the Carbon Valley area swelled beyond capacity in recent years, forcing additions of more mail carriers and delivery circuits to keep up with rapid housing development and accompanying population growth. In her 20 years as a USPS mail carrier,Ãâà...
Youngstown Vindicator
December 31, 1999
Associated Press. WASHINGTON. After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday creating a task force to study the United States Postal Service. In the surprise move, Trump said that USPS is on “an unsustainable financial path”Ãâà...
Federal Times
December 31, 1999
... of railing against online shopping giant Amazon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday creating a task force to study the United States Postal Service. ... The U.S. Postal Service has indeed lost money for years, but package delivery has actually been a bright spot for the service.
