POSTAL NEWS

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5.30.2023

Would YOU move 7,500 miles to work as a postman? Post Office advertises jobs on British Overseas Territory near Antarctica (but you'll need to sail 800 miles from the Falklands to get there)

"...The Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands said: 'An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the team for the 2023-24 austral summer as Post Officer, working at South Georgia, running one of the most southerly Post Offices in the world.' READ MORE: From an underwater letterbox in the South Pacific to a sorting room in Antarctica, the world's most remote post offices revealed They added: 'This role requires an individual who has exceptional customer service skills, and who iscomfortable working in a fast-paced environment. 'Detail orientated ..."   
Source: www.dailymail.co.uk

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5.08.2023

Man killed by police after pointing gun at officers in Post Office parking lot

"...Plant City police said they were forced to shoot a man who aggressively pointed a gun at them. Officers responded to a 911 call of a suicidal man in a parking lot of the U.S. Post Office at 2501 Walden Woods Drive at 5:16 p.m. Sunday. According to a release from the Plant City Police Department, when officers arrived, they saw a man armed with a firearm. Officers attempted to "de-escalate the situation," but the man pointed a gun at the officers. After the man pointed the gun at officers, he was shot and killed by police. ..."   
Source: abcactionnews.com

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5.03.2023

New USPS electric vans delayed until mid-2024, according to court docs

"...Enthusiasm over the announcement was rapidly tempered, however. The NGDV has been designed to be powertrain-agnostic and can be fitted either with electric motors and a lithium-ion battery or an internal combustion engine. And it rapidly became clear that only a small minority of NGDVs—10 percent in fact—would be battery-electric vehicles. Insult was added to injury the following year when it emerged that the internal combustion engine version of the NGDV was barely any more efficient than the current vehicle unless it was operated without the climate control system. ..."   
Source: arstechnica.com

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