May 17—United States Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced this week that he is pausing a plan to consolidate processing facilities, which would move outgoing mail operations from Champaign, where Effingham mail is processed, to the Chicago area. The plan, which includes processing facilities throughout the U.S., received pushback from U.S. lawmakers over concerns that it […]
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Meet the enigmatic Czech billionaire who wants to buy Britain’s Royal Mail
Royal Mail dates back to the Tudors. It has been operating a postal service in England since the reign of Henry VIII. Now this most British of institutions is on the brink of being sold to a Czech billionaire, Daniel Křetínský, raising fears about the fate of thousands of workers and a key national service. […]
USPS says changes at Hampden mail facility are on hold — for now
May 15—The U.S. Postal Service will freeze consolidations through Jan. 1, 2025, temporarily sparing the Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility in Hampden, federal officials announced this week. Maine’s congressional delegation had fought against the proposed consolidation, arguing the Hampden plan and others like it would hamper mail service, especially in rural areas of Maine […]
USPS pauses plans to shift regional mail distribution to Boston from Manchester
May 15—The United States Postal Service has put a hold on its plans to invest up to $15.7 million to modernize its processing and distribution center in Manchester and transfer the processing of outgoing mail about 50 miles away to Boston. The move, along with dozens of others across the country, will be delayed until […]
Fischer, Ricketts celebrate pause in USPS plan to transfer Nebraska mail operations to Denver
Nebraska’s congressional delegation, from left, U.S. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith, U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer and U.S. Rep. Mike Flood on Monday, June 19, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Zach Wendling/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — Nebraska’s U.S. senators are celebrating a pause in a plan to move Nebraska’s mail processing operations from North […]
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Sports·Associated Press Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least 6 months an hour before team’s playoff game loss The Colorado Avalanche are without high-scoring forward Valeri Nichushkin for what’s left of the playoffs — again. The 29-year-old Russian was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league’s […]
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Sports·Associated Press Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin suspended for at least 6 months an hour before team’s playoff game loss The Colorado Avalanche are without high-scoring forward Valeri Nichushkin for what’s left of the playoffs — again. The 29-year-old Russian was suspended for at least six months without pay and placed in stage 3 of the league’s […]
Postal worker seen stealing cash, lottery tickets from mail on USPS footage, feds say
A postal carrier who federal prosecutors said was caught on camera stealing cash, lottery tickets, gift cards and other items from the mail in western New York has avoided a prison sentence. After community members in Rochester complained to the U.S. Postal Service that “their mail had been tampered with,” surveillance cameras were installed in […]
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Sports·Associated Press Box owners at Mexico’s iconic Azteca Stadium refuse to release their seats for the 2026 World Cup Roberto Ruano has a luxury box at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium where he and his family can watch soccer games and other events in privacy and comfort. When the stadium is handed over to FIFA for […]
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Pennsylvania sees fewer mail ballots rejected for technicalities, a priority for election officials
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania election officials said Wednesday that the number of mail-in ballots rejected for technicalities, like a missing date, saw a significant drop in last month’s primary election after state officials tried anew to help voters avoid mistakes that might get their ballots thrown out. The success of the mail-in vote could […]
Trump and the RNC want slow counting of mail ballots to target Biden supporters
Former President Donald Trump‘s many lies about how he was defeated by President Joe Biden in the 2020 election are built on his bogus bewilderment about how the ballots were counted. The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the popularity of early voting and mail ballots that year, and Democratic voters were far more likely to use those […]