USPS unions, top House Democrat back bill setting harsher sentences for robbing letter carriers

Ryan Pierani remembers getting robbed when he used to deliver pizzas. But he never expected to be robbed on the job while delivering mail and packages, as a letter carrier for the Postal Service. “When you carry cash on you, you always expect to be robbed,” Pierani, now a letter carrier in Cincinnati, Ohio, said in an interview Wednesday. “You have to be on high alert, and it happens here and there.” But Pierani wasn’t on guard, when a young man approached his USPS-marked delivery van in January 2022. He…

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Over 100 Former Clarence Thomas Law Clerks Defend His ‘Unimpeachable’ Integrity in Open Letter

Over 100 former law clerks of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have written an open letter defending him from accusations of ethics violations. In the letter, the clerks wrote that Thomas’ integrity is “unimpeachable” and that he’s never wavered from his independence on the court. The letter recounted Thomas’ life story of being descended from African slaves, raised by his grandfather in segregated Georgia, going to law school, then eventually making his way onto the Supreme Court. “It is a story that should be told in every American classroom, at every American kitchen table, in every…

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MoveOn Sends Letter to Secretaries of State to Investigate No Labels for Misleading Voters

Washington, D.C. – As reported by The Messenger today, MoveOn Political Action is sending a letter to all secretaries of state to urge election officials to investigate No Labels’ electoral activities as the dark-money group attempts to qualify to appear on the ballot in all 50 states. MoveOn’s calls for an investigation follows Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows sending a cease-and-desist letter to No Labels last month due to complaints about No Labels’ organizers misleading Maine voters into changing their party affiliation status. “Reports that No Labels is misleading…

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Letter from America: By Kenneth Mafuka – US president Joe Biden’s simple message to Africa: Save yourself – The Standard – The Zimbabwe Standard

Letter from America: By Kenneth Mafuka – US president Joe Biden’s simple message to Africa: Save yourself – The Standard  The Zimbabwe Standard “us president” – Google News

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Donald Trump wrote US President Joe Biden a letter ‘from the heart’. Five key takeaways from Lisa Boothe podcast – ABC News

Donald Trump wrote US President Joe Biden a letter ‘from the heart’. Five key takeaways from Lisa Boothe podcast  ABC News At U.S.-Mexico border, a new U.S. president spurs hope and rush to enter  CBC.ca US president Biden’s envoys head to Mexico for talks on stemming migrant surge  Mint Biden to visit border ‘at some point’, says migrants should apply from home  Reuters President Biden to visit US-Mexico border ‘at some point’  Border Report View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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