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United Parcel Service plans to cut up to 30,000 workers this year as it moves to cut costs, the delivery giant’s chief financial officer said Tuesday. “In terms of semi-variable costs, we expect to reduce operational positions by up to 30,000,” UPS CFO Brian Dykes said during a company earnings call. “This will be accomplished through attrition, and we expect to offer a second voluntary separation program for full-time drivers.”Dykes also mentioned other measures UPS is taking to reduce costs, including plans to close two dozen buildings in the first half of 2026 and efforts to “deploy automation” across the network.UPS…

Springfield-Greene County Health (SGCHD) is reminding residents that the arrival of fall also signals the start of respiratory illness season. While influenza season officially began Sept. 28, other illnesses including COVID-19, RSV and pertussis (also known as whooping cough) are also circulating in the community.Protect yourself and loved ones through vaccinationThe Health Department encourages the community to choose vaccination this flu season. Vaccination remains the best method of protection against the flu. While vaccination may not prevent infection in all cases, it has been shown to reduce the severity of illness and risk of hospitalization.The flu vaccine is recommended for…

Pubs and music venues in England will be given a 15% discount on their business rates bills from April and will not see increases for two years, the government announced. Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson said the three-year package was worth £1,650 for the average pub.It comes after a backlash against November’s Budget, which left many facing major increases in their business rates bills, and led to more than a thousand pubs banning Labour MPs from their premises.UK Hospitality has warned that hotels, restaurants and other businesses in the sector are also at risk, calling for the support package to be…

Bally’s entertainment hub around the A’s Vegas ballpark is estimated to cost $1.19bn. [Image: Shutterstock.com] The hospitality and entertainment hub to surround the under-construction Athletics’ Las Vegas ballpark is estimated to cost $1.19bn, according to a recent Clark County filing. The cost was disclosed after Bally’s Corp submitted its first permit filings to mark the official start of its multi-use project next to the A’s future ballpark. casino, hotel, theater, retail, and dining spaces Bally’s application, according to Clark County records, includes a “phased design and construction plan” and will feature a casino, hotel, theater, retail, and dining spaces. Bally’s…

Before it became the backdrop to a horrific shooting last week, Minneapolis’s Nicollet Avenue was most famous for its remarkable variety of ethnic restaurants. German fare has been served at Black Forest Inn since 1965, and in the years since diners have flocked to waves of new immigrant-owned restaurants dishing out Vietnamese bánh mì, Chinese mapo tofu, Greek roast lamb and many other dishes.But more recently, Nicollet Ave — better known as Eat Street — has drawn a different crowd: armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who raided the area this month. It was on Nicollet, diagonally opposite the Black…

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 On Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m., the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) will hold a virtual public meeting (online only) to discuss the proposed MacArthur Boulevard Bikeway (Old Anglers Inn to Falls Road) and Pedestrian Safety Improvement project in Potomac. The public will have an opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions. The public meeting was previously scheduled to be held in a hybrid format (online and in-person). However, due to the recent inclement weather, the in-person meeting has been cancelled. The public meeting will be held virtually only.…

Fresh fighting has erupted in South Sudan displacing more than 180,000 people, as witnesses report of killings and civilians fleeing in masses. The country’s fragile peace is now coming under serious threat as rebels claim to be marching unto the capital, Juba. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country has been reeling under war, poverty and massive corruption since it was formed in 2011. Rival factions have failed to reach peaceful settlement of their differences putting the country constantly under a state of insecurity. “I am stuck and if worse comes, the only safe place for me to go is the…

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of the Economic Policy Dialogue. Begin Text: The United States and the United Arab Emirates held their eleventh Economic Policy Dialogue in Abu Dhabi on January 15, 2026.  His Excellency Saeed Mubarak Al Hajeri, Minister of State, in the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, Jacob Helberg, co-chaired the dialogue. Trade and Investment The 11th session of the Economic Policy Dialogue, underscored…

The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center on Friday will debut a new U.S. Postal Service stamp inspired by Phillis Wheatley, a once-enslaved woman who became America’s first published African American female poet. The post College of Charleston to celebrate new Phillis Wheatley stamp appeared first on Charleston City Paper. Source (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by PostX News and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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