The letter was real and sent to postal workers, but it didn't signal a new policy or departure from normal practices.

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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Some words spelled the British way are emerging in Canadian government documents. A group of language experts say the changes undermine Canada’s identity. By Vjosa Isai Reporting from Toronto Canadian ...

This Children’s Day, we at The Better India reached out to young achievers across different sectors to learn about the change they wish to see in the country. From tackling a city’s water crisis to ...

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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Imagine this. The lieutenant governor of Nevada, Stavros Anthony, submitted three bills to the Legislature last session, and all three were shot down (Friday Review-Journal). According to the story, ...

There are many sounds in English that don’t exist in Spanish, and vice versa. Take the sound the letter “z” makes in English, or the rolled “r” in Spanish. In the Southside independent school district ...

In 1940, St. Clair McKelway typed a memo to William Shawn, The New Yorker’s managing editor for fact. McKelway was writing a six-part Profile of Walter Winchell for the magazine, and he was unhappy ...

For me, like so many of my compatriots, the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina was solemnly commemorated as a time for reflection, remembrance and a greater commitment to embrace and respect our ...