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The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in… More: continued here

THE financial losses for the US Postal Service for the fiscal year ending September 30 were nearly $US11 billion more than the previous year. More: continued here

WTSP 10 News Post office reports record $15.9 billion lossWTSP 10 NewsThe Postal Service's loss was driven in part by a requirement that the semi-government agency prefund retiree health benefits to the tune of $11.1 billion. Even without that payment, however, the agency would have nearly matched last year's annual net …Senators Fight for SF…

Berkeleyside Rally held to protest sale of Berkeley's main Post OfficeBerkeleysideThe “Save the Post Office” group has made it clear in recent email notices that it was unhappy with the USPS's decision to hold a hearing on the sale on Nov. 20, two days before Thanksgiving. Mayor Tom Bates announced at Tuesday's City Council meeting…

WTSP 10 News Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for yearBusinessweekWASHINGTON (AP) — The struggling U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported an annual loss of a record $15.9 billion and forecast more red ink in 2013, capping a tumultuous year in which it was forced to default on billions in payments to avert bankruptcy.Post…

Book recounts activist's journey 'From Shanghai to Berkeley'San Jose Mercury NewsThe former city councilwoman is 80 now, but she has a limited amount of time to talk because she's heading downtown to a protest at the historic Berkeley Post Office building. She's worried about the impending closure of branches across the country …and more » More:…

MARSHALL COUNTY – Two Marshall County post offices – Glen Dale and McMechen – are among those being evaluated under the Postal Service’s plan to reduce hours of operation at rural and small post offices . More: continued here

SILive.com Staten Island Post Office sets up mobile unit at Miller FieldSILive.comSTATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Post Office will sell stamps, mail prepaid packages and hold or forward mail from its mobile unit at Miller Field for those displaced by Hurricane Sandy. It will be stationed next to New Dorp High School from…

Mobile unit will there from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays More: continued here

KSTP.com Post office reports record loss of $15.9B for yearBoston.comThe numbers cap a tumultuous financial year in which the post office was forced for the first time to default on more than $11 billion in payments to avert bankruptcy. The mail agency for months has been urging Congress to pass an overhaul bill to let…