U.S. Postal Service loses $5.2 billion, warns of low cash

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“The U.S. Postal Service’s net loss widened to $5.2 billion during the April through June period, and the cash-strapped agency warned on Thursday that without help from the U.S. Congress it will face low cash and be unable to borrow money this fall.  The mail agency defaulted last week on a legally required $5.5 billion payment for future retiree health benefits, and its inspector general said the Postal Service could face a $100 million cash shortfall in mid-October.  Officials called on Congress to pass postal legislation that would overhaul the mail agency’s business model and offer some relief from its dire financial situation.”

http://news.yahoo.com/u-postal-loses-5-2-billion-warns-low-144822348–sector.html

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Powerless and clueless: 684 million Indians without power

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“It was a Terrible Tuesday that 684 million Indians are not going to forget in a hurry. In the world’s biggest blackout that affected one-tenth of the global population, 21 states and Union Territories went on the blink after three arterial power lines collapsed at 1 pm. Who triggered the collapse? Fingers were pointed at Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab for overdrawing power. All three states stoutly denied the charge. PowerGrid chairman A M Nayak could not give a reason for Tuesday’s grid collapse.”  [If you really want to destroy something useful, put the government in charge of it.]

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-01/india/32980528_1_grid-collapse-north-eastern-grids-outage

 

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