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12.14.2018

Porch pirates beware! Sting uses fake Amazon boxes, GPS to catch would-be thieves

"...locations for cameras and boxes were selected using the city's own crime statistics and mapping of theft locations provided by Amazon. "Most of the package thefts we've made arrests on revolve around (closed-circuit TV) or private surveillance cameras that give us a still image ..."   
Source: www.wrcbtv.com

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12.08.2018

First issue dates for U.S. 2019 stamps revealed


"...The United States Postal Service has announced issue dates for five of its stamps or stamp sets planned for early 2019. Those five issues are all nondenominated forever stamps, which currently have a postage value of 50¢. That postage rate for domestic letters will increase to 55¢ on Jan. 27, 2019 ..."   
Source: www.linns.com

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Key holiday shipping deadlines for UPS, FedEx, USPS and Amazon

"...These are the dates you'll need to be mindful of if you're doing your shopping online or buying gifts and shipping them..."   
Source: www.bizjournals.com

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12.07.2018

U.S. Postal Service patent dispute heads to Supreme Court

"... Return Mail argued that since the Postal Service, a self-supporting independent federal agency, cannot be sued in the same way as private companies it should not be eligible to ask the patent office to review a patent’s validity like private companies can. The Trump administration, backing the Postal Service, asked the Supreme Court not to hear the case..."   
Source: www.reuters.com

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