Topic: Mail

Postal Service Cuts Could Slow Down First-Class Mail

On Tue., Nov. 22., US Postal workers pack up the Literberry, Illinois, Post Office, which has been permanently closed.
AP Photo/Journal-Courier, Robert Leistra

The U.S. Postal Service is preparing to announce to cuts of up to $6.5 billion a year from its overwhelmed budget, including a reduction of the speed of first-class mail, making it impossible for normal mail to be delivered in one day. 

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