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A CORONAVIRUS BAILOUT WON’T SAVE (OR FIX) THE USPS

a $25 billion bailout for the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the latest COVID-19 stimulus bill, but it’s unlikely that any amount of cash will be enough to stabilize the agency’s finances. Postmaster General Megan Brennan told the House Oversight

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