Despite the financial blow from the coronavirus pandemic, the Postal Service faces a tremendous workload. USPS has seen mail volume drop by 25-30% during the pandemic, but an increase of about 60% more in package volume, prompting senior agency officials to roll back more dire predictions of when the agency …
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(Reuters) – Arizona and Texas counties affected by COVID-19 are ordering refrigerators and refrigerated trailers to store bodies as their morgues fill up, authorities said Thursday. Arizona’s Maricopa County, home to the state’s largest city, Phoenix, is bringing 14 refrigerators to house up to 280 bodies and more than double …
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The United States first recorded more than 70,000 new coronavirus infections in a single day, led by Texas and Florida, which recorded more than 10,000 cases. The one-day record of 71,229 cases reported Thursday was accompanied by an alarming increase in coronavirus-related deaths. The 977 deaths recorded in the last …
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a statement when she arrives at a Council of the European Union in Brussels on July 17, 2020, the leaders of the European Union hold their first summit face to face on a post-virus economic rescue plan. . FRANCISCO SECO European leaders are back in …
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Photo: Ford If you squint enough at the press photo above, you’ll notice that the Wrangler name appears on the outer sidewall of the tires, the brand of the Goodyear tire line that will come equipped on some versions of the Ford Bronco 2021. That name doesn’t. It will be …
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