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...Postal affairs minister Kevin Hollinrake and Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, met members of the judiciary last week to discuss an alternative plan pushed by judges....
...Mike Schwarz, a solicitor acting for sub-postmasters, warned thata rush to fix the problem could pose difficulties....
...Former postal affairs ministers including Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey and Labour’s campaign chief Pat McFadden will also give evidence on their knowledge of the affair....
...Postal affairs minister Kevin Hollinrake met Alex Chalk, the justice secretary, on Tuesday to discuss plans tabled by the judiciary that would have enabled the attorney-general to submit cases in groups...
...Mike Hancox, chief executive of Liverpool-based courier Yodel, said the industrial action was a “short-term win”, with the company handling up to 10 per cent more parcels than normal....
...Competitors have echoed that concern, with Mike Parra, chief executive of DHL’s Americas business, saying that other parcel delivery services would not be able to pick up the slack....
...The surcharge does not apply to deliveries made by other companies, such as the US Postal Service or UPS....
...Drawn together by Ken Ludwig and Mike Ockrent in 1992, from the Gershwins’ earlier show Girl Crazy, it can scarcely be commended for the depth of its storyline....
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...It’s a mad rush and we’re overwhelmed today,” said Paul Bishop, one of the postal workers preparing to go out and deliver goods in the week after Black Friday....
...“Five years ago, no one wanted to talk about ‘green’ or ‘climate’,” said Mike Miller, a partner at Liquid2 Ventures, a venture capital company that has invested in Heimdal....
...Star-studded performances were woven in-between clips showcasing ordinary Americans, such as postal service workers....
...Some of these moves were highly visible — such as former secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s measures on Taiwan, Iran and Cuba....
...Fargo’s chief compliance officer, Mike Roemer, is leaving after two years of attempting to overhaul the bank’s internal oversight operations....
...The postal service struggled to cope. Thousands of ballots were delivered late, and so never counted. California suffered similar mishaps....
...The UK postal service said it was undertaking a three-step plan to address the impact of Covid-19 that involves slashing £300m in capital expenditure and speeding up a modernisation drive....
...On Saturday night, Mr Trump held a rally near Lake Tahoe in which he angrily warned that the widespread use of postal voting due to the coronavirus pandemic would lead to a “rigged” election, repeatedly...
...In the news Democrats blame US postal chief for mail delays House Democrats accused US postmaster-general Louis DeJoy of presiding over a rapid deterioration of the US Postal Service that threatens to disrupt...
...of the day Rachman Review: ‘doubts’ about the US presidential electionRumours about the US presidential election abound: is voting by mail secure, can Donald Trump postpone it, will the United States Postal...
...Mr Trump’s own selection of Mike Pence sent a reassuring message to cultural conservatives....
...Rachman Review (featuring Ed Luce): Investigating ‘the doubts’ about the US presidential election Courtney Weaver: Covid-19 strips the last spontaneity out of a tired political drama US postal service...
...US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is also considering recalling lawmakers from a summer recess to address the changes at the postal service....
...Mike Pence, as president of the Senate, oversees the count in line with the constitution....
...Ms Powell said one unknown factor was the impact of postal voting. “The concern historically is black voters do more in-person voting and less absentee and vote-by-mail voting,” she said....
...The president, meanwhile, has threatened to deprive the US post office of funding needed for postal voting in November’s presidential race....
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