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USPS seeks a temporary 8% charge on Priority Mail and other products to offset transportation costs

The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% extra charge on some of its most used shipping products to cover rising transportation costs

The Independent UK

US Postal Service to introduce 8% fuel surcharge on packages

Surcharge, spurred by oil price spikes due to the Iran war, is set to take effect on 26 April and run until January 2027

The Guardian - US

USPS Imposes First-Ever 8% 'Fuel Fee' On Packages — Americans Hit As Middle East Tensions Send Costs Soaring

The USPS will impose an 8% fuel surcharge on packages starting April 2026, marking a significant shift in its pricing model amid rising fuel costs.

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Bureau plans to use mail carriers in census test already facing criticism

The U.S. Census Bureau is planning to use postal carriers as census takers for a pilot program in two southern cities

The Independent UK

USPS warning raises stakes for mail-order prescriptions, higher postage prices

The U.S. Postal Service is staring down a cash crunch within a year as its biggest customer, Amazon, prepares to scale back deliveries.

Axios

USPS is struggling to stay afloat — and Amazon’s major delivery changes won’t help

Nearly 15 percent of packages delivered by USPS in 2025 came from Amazon, providing some stability for the agency, which has long operated at a loss and is running out of cash

The Independent UK

US postal service will run out of money by February 2027, says agency chief

Postmaster general David Steiner has called for change to federal law that caps USPS’s borrowing at $15bn

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Snow, rain, heat, or gloom didn’t stop the United States Postal Service, but Congress might

The internet is a slow killer, but Congress holds all the financial power right now.

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US Postal Service expects to run out of cash in a year without help from Congress, postmaster says

The U.S. Postal Service is on track to run out of cash within a year unless Congress lets it borrow more

The Independent UK

Former eBay Inc. Employees Settle After Allegedly Terrorizing Massachusetts Couple With 'Bizarre' Live Insect Deliveries

eBay has settled a lawsuit with a Massachusetts couple who were victims of a corporate harassment campaign, revealing a toxic culture within the company.

International Business Times UK

eBay strikes a deal with couple who claimed in $500m lawsuit that tech giant sent them cockroaches and funeral wreaths

Seven former eBay employees pleaded guilty to criminal charges over the 2019 harassment

The Independent UK

Postal service plans to open last-mile delivery network to more shippers in money-raising move

The U.S. Postal Service says it intends to open its “last-mile” delivery network to large and small shippers, expanding beyond current arrangements with giants such as Amazon and UPS

The Independent UK

USPS In Trouble As Agency Experienced Net Loss Of $9 Billion In Fiscal 2025 - How Will This Affect Holiday Deliveries?

USPS posts a £5.9B ($9B) loss for 2025 amid modernisation backlash and delivery delays. Can reforms rescue holiday mail? Key insights on service cuts and price hikes.

International Business Times UK

Postmaster general says US Postal Service needs revenue growth, not just cuts

Postmaster General David Steiner says the U.S. Postal Service can't fix its finances through cuts alone

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Postal Service marks 250th anniversary with stamps honoring Ben Franklin and postal carriers

The U.S. Postal Service is marking its upcoming 250th anniversary with the release of new commemorative stamps

The Independent UK

FedEx board member Steiner is picked to be next USPS postmaster general amid talk of privatization

A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service

The Independent UK

Trump accused of forcing ‘hostile takeover’ of USPS by pressuring them to appoint FedEx board member as postmaster general

Trump reportedly had his mind made up last week to appoint former Waste Management CEO David Steiner

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Reason

Are Punitive Damages Available in Publishers' Lawsuit Over Harassment Campaign by eBay Employees?

Fort the answer—or rather, answers—a court has to resolve a choice of law question.

Reason

Publishers' Claims Over Alleged Harassment Campaign by eBay Can Go Forward

"A group of eBay employees devised and engaged in a campaign of harassment, stalking, and threats to stop the Steiners from reporting about eBay" in their ECommerceBytes trade publication.

WEKU

Live spiders and cockroaches: Ex-eBay executives get prison time in harassment plot

Former eBay Inc. executives were sentenced Thursday to prison for a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath.

The Independent UK

Ex-eBay execs get prison time for bizarre harassment scheme

A former eBay Inc. executive has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for leading a scheme to terrorize the creators of an online newsletter that included sending live spiders, cockroaches, a funeral wreath and other disturbing deliveries to their home

The Independent UK

Ex-eBay exec pleads guilty to terrorising couple with spiders, threats and funeral wreath

Ebay team harassed Massachusetts couple who publish a newsletter employees felt criticised the online giant

Input

Former eBay exec pleads guilty to extensive retribution campaign

Said retribution involved cockroaches, maggots, and a pig fetus.

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