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Postal Service to Stop Delivery on Saturdays

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Nor rain, nor shine, nor dead of night could stop the postal service from delivering packages, but massive postal service cuts will.

The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said it plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays, but continue delivering packages six days a week.

In an announcement scheduled for later Wednesday, the service is expected to say the cut, beginning in August, would mean a cost saving of about $2 billion annually.

The move accentuates one of the agency's strong points, package delivery has increased by 14 percent since 2010. The delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and other Internet use.

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