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WASHINGTON -- Facing bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service is pushing ahead with unprecedented cuts to first-class mail next spring that will slow delivery and, for the first time in 40 years, eliminate ...

AND IS NOW GOING TO FLORIDA. CHRISTMAS IS A WEEK FROM TOMORROW, AND THE FIRST DEADLINE TO SHIP GIFTS ON TIME ARE TODAY FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE. OUR OWN ALYSSA MUNOZ IS LIVE THIS MORNING ...