Downtown post office dealAbout – Cities & TownsFor years, the City of Reno and the U.S. Postal Service have been dancing around with the sale of the historic downtown post office building. It finally looks like a deal everyone can live with has been reached. Historic post office building in …
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Police evacuated workers from a Cary post office on Wrenn Drive after a suspicious white powder, which later tested negative for hazardous materials, was found in the mailroom Thursday afternoon. More: continued here
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On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service announced it is operating deeper in the red, more than $5 billion in the third quarter. More: continued here
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WASHINGTON — The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service on Thursday reported losses of $57 million per day in the last quarter and warned it will miss another payment due to the U.S. Treasury, just one week after its first-ever default on a payment for future retiree health benefits. More: continued …
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Bethesda Post Office parking woes: Is there any hope?WJLAPeople visiting the new Post Office on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda have nowhere to park. Continue reading. Some are parking in the lot next door and that's leading to a lot of towing. You may need a little luck from the parking …
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Wired News The Ridiculously Overpriced 'Vintage' Tech of EbayWired NewsA factory-sealed, first-generation iPhone appeared on eBay this week with a wallet-draining price of $10000. First sold in 2007, the 8GB iPhone shown above is now being touted as a ”rare collectors vintage box set.” Uh, OK. It's nutty to hawk …
Read More »Post Office losing $57 million per day – Oneida Dispatch
San Francisco Chronicle Post Office losing $57 million per dayOneida DispatchThose expenses, mandated by Congress in 2006, made up $3.1 billion of the post office's quarterly loss, while workers compensation tacked on another $1.1 billion in expenses. The agency's operating loss was $1 billion, mostly due to declines in first …
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