USPS enhances security for direct deposit

USPS enhances security for direct deposit

From the article: "...Test transactions of $0 will be used to verify accounts for new enrollees..."

Article Reference: news.usps.com
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Amazon dethrones USPS in parcel race

Amazon dethrones USPS in parcel race

From the article: "...Amazon became the largest U.S. parcel carrier in 2025, surpassing USPS for the first time with 6.7 billion deliveries versus USPS’s 6.6 billion. The shift reflects Amazon’s aggressive logistics expansion, UPS volume cuts, and growing third-party delivery contracts. USPS, facing steep volume declines, is warning Congress it could run out of cash within a year without major reforms. ..."

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Amazon dethrones USPS in parcel race

Royal Mail will increase the price of 1st class stamps by 137% compared to six years ago

Martin Lewis says 'stockpile today' item 'hit by 140% price increase' by April 7 since 2020

From the article: "...Royal Mail will increase the price of 1st class stamps to £1.80 and 2nd class stamps to 91p, from April 6. The cost of a 1st class stamp in 2020 was 76p. From April 7th 2026, consumers will have to pay £1.80 (up 10p), which is a 137% increase compared to six years ago. Since 2020, the cost of a 1st class stamp has risen eight times, Citizens Advice has said...."

Article Reference: www.mirror.co.uk

A German logistics firm exploits gaps in European law to ship contraband to Russia

The little shipping company that’s making Europe’s sanctions look silly

From the article: "...an investigation by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which includes POLITICO, has identified a clandestine Berlin-based postal system that exploits the special status of postal parcels to transport all kinds of European goods — including banned electronics components — into President Vladimir Putin’s empire...."

Article Reference: www.politico.com
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US Postal Service takes another wrong turn

US Postal Service takes another wrong turn

From the article: "...When Postmaster General David Steiner began his tenure at the U.S. Postal Service last July, there was hope that he would steer the beleaguered organization in the right direction...Instead, after a reported $1.3 billion loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and a net loss of $9 billion in fiscal 2025, Steiner is turning the Postal Service further down the road to perpetual losses and a taxpayer bailout. By his own admission, it could run out of money in 2027. ..."

Article Reference: thehill.com

Former Springfield postal worker sentenced for after-hours post office burglary, mail theft

Former Springfield postal worker sentenced for after-hours post office burglary, mail theft

From the article: "...SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for burglarizing a local post office and stealing mail.

U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Zachary M. Walker, 39, to 12 months and one day in prison. Walker was also ordered to pay $2,100 in restitution, forfeit an additional $2,100, and serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. ..."

Article Reference: www.ky3.com

Ukrposhta postal vehicle struck by Russian drones in Sumy Oblast

Ukrposhta postal vehicle struck by Russian drones in Sumy Oblast

From the article: "Russian drones struck a Ukrposhta postal vehicle in Sumy Oblast...a postal worker and a local resident — and are receiving medical assistance..."

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Ukrposhta postal vehicle in Sumy Oblast