us postal service mail delivery is about to get permanently slower and temporarily more expensive. Will the government shut down this week? And Gabby Petito’s family remains confident that the FBI will find Brian Laundrie.
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usps mail delivery is about to get slower
If you’ve been frustrated with slow postal service since the start of the pandemic, you probably won’t be thrilled to hear this: The service is about to get even slower. Beginning Friday, the postal service will “implement new service standards for first-class mail and periodicals,” which means increased transit time for mail traveling long distances, such as from New York to California. mail (61%) and periodicals (93%) will not be affected” by the changes. additionally, beginning Sunday through December 26, the postal service will temporarily increase prices on all domestic commercial and retail packages Due to the holiday season and its increase in mail volume, changes to standard service times are part of the USPS 10-year strategic plan, which was announced by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in March, prompting Strong criticism from elected officials The USPS has been plagued by financial problems for years, and the coronavirus pandemic has only made the situation worse.
Congress scrambles as government shutdown looms
Congressional Democrats are racing Tuesday to extend funding to the federal government with less than 72 hours left to avoid a shutdown. A shutdown would occur on Friday if a bill to fund the government fails in both the House and the Senate. Senate Republicans have blocked a Democratic effort to combine government funding with an increase in the amount the country can borrow. the debt limit, which the country is projected to reach in mid-October, is another pending crisis. Democrats say it’s irresponsible to block a debt limit increase, but Republicans say Democrats should pass it on their own. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., proposed Monday to vote only on financing the government, without an increase in the debt limit. but he needed unanimous consent to debate the proposal, and the Democrats objected. catch up with the latest updates here.
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What everyone’s talking about
- Pentagon officials testify before Congress about withdrawal from Afghanistan.
- man hospitalized with covid-19 pleads, ‘regret the here and now’ .’
- alexa is going to get a friend. disney, amazon reveal ‘hey disney!’
- country star alan jackson reveals he has a degenerative nerve disease.
- stephanie grisham, former trump spokeswoman, accuses him of dishonesty.
- homegoods is online!
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petito’s family trusts that the fbi will find a laundromat
the family of 22-year-old gabby petito, whose death during a cross-country trip sparked global outrage and a search for her missing fiancé, is honoring her legacy through matching tattoos and drawing attention to other cases of missing persons. Petito’s family said at a news conference Tuesday that they are confident the FBI will find Petito’s fiancé, Brian Laundrie. Petito’s mother and father shared that family members got tattoos matching her daughter’s “let it be” on her skin along with a wave symbol. The family announced the Gabby Petito Foundation to help find other missing persons, emphasizing that everyone deserves the same level of care that Petito received. Laundrie was last seen nearly two weeks ago when she said she was going on a hike to the Carlton Reservation, a sprawling wilderness area near her home in North Port, Florida.
- laundry search reduction; the fbi collects elements for the ‘dna match’.
- indigenous peoples wonder how to ‘qualify’ to receive the same attention as petito.
Capital Gazette gunman gets more than 5 life sentences
A man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper was sentenced Tuesday to more than five life terms without the possibility of parole. Anne Arundel County Judge Michael Wachs has ordered sentencing for Jarrod Ramos, who a jury previously found criminally responsible for killing Wendi Winters, John McNamara, Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen and Rebecca Smith with a shotgun in the office of The Capital Gazette in June 2018. Ramos had pleaded guilty but not criminally responsible to all 23 charges against him in 2019, using Maryland’s version of an insanity defense. Before announcing the sentence, the judge noted that Ramos showed no remorse for the crimes and even told a state psychiatrist that he would kill more if he was ever released. Ramos, who sat in court wearing a black mask, declined to make a statement.
- jarrod ramos found criminally responsible for deadly attack on newspaper.
- five were shot and killed in the capital’s gazette. how they are being remembered.
Real quick
- the fbi is offering a $10,000 reward for information on a missing indigenous woman.
- ford invests in electric vehicles with plans to build new plants in ky, tn.
- oklahoma minister accosted by a witness who caught him fondling a child.
- jan. 6 riot suspects file to dismiss charges of obstructing congress.
- atlanta spa shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 4 murders.
ghost town discovered in utah
A glimpse of Utah history was recently discovered in the form of a ghost town called Rockport. Rockport’s foundations now stand on water as Rockport Reservoir reaches its lowest levels since it was filled 64 years ago due to extreme drought. from Sept. 1, was at 29% capacity; It was at 82% capacity last year, according to the Utah Division of Water Resources. the drought in utah has brought the ghost town back after years under water. Just 27 families lived in the area in the 1950s when the federal government bought the land to build the Wanship Dam, which is now the Rockport Reservoir, the Parks and Recreation Division said. The dam was built between 1954 and 1957, and then the town of Rockport was flooded and the reservoir was created. what remains of the ghost town? the old foundations of houses, and even a road, were seen in drone footage of the dry reservoir. take a look here.
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