Uber Capitalizes on Holiday Season With 'Return a Package' Feature

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Uber wants to eliminate trips to FedEx or the post office with its new “Return a Package” feature. The ride-hailing company announced the addition to its growing list of services on Wednesday, saying it will mail up to five pre-paid packaged items to UPS or FedEx per trip.

Markets are growing nervous over the prospect of a US default as debt ceiling deadline looms

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FedEx warns drivers not to throw packages or make 'obscene or offensive markings' on them

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A FedEx worker delivers packages in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 9, 2022.

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Postal workers are being attacked by dogs so much that they must avoid delivery in certain areas forcing people to pick up their own mail

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Postal workers suffer more than 5,400 dog attacks every year.

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This package shipped from Mississippi to Michigan — via Puerto Rico. Here's why some shipments go on circuitous journeys.

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Out of the roughly 59 million packages shipped every day in the US, an estimated 150,000 go astray.

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UPS plants fake packages to catch delivery mistakes — and calls it 'salting'

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SALTIing is supposed to be a constant effort to catch simple mistakes and bad behavior, but managers often ramp up in areas struggling with performance, according to former managers and multiple drivers.

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