## USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System

Authored by nstp.org

Its primary purpose is to improve public understanding that while a postmark confirms the USPS possessed a mail piece on the date inscribed, that date does not necessarily align with the date the USPS first accepted possession of the item.

The rule clarifies that the USPS does not postmark all mail in the ordinary course of operations and that the absence of a postmark does not imply the USPS did not accept custody.

Potential Delays: Because most postmarks are applied at processing facilities, the date inscribed may be later than the date the mail piece was first accepted by the USPS.

Ensuring a Postmark on the Date of Delivery: To assure a postmark is applied on the same day a document is delivered to the USPS, individuals must utilize specific retail services.

Request a Manual Postmark: Customers may present a mail piece at a retail counter and request a "manual (local) postmark".

This postmark is applied at the time of acceptance, so the date aligns with the date the USPS took possession.

IRC §7502 specifically relies upon the postmark date applied to an envelope to determine timely filing if the document is not physically delivered to the IRS office by the due date for such document. »

### Governor Meyer Announces First Round of Medical Debt Relief, Nearly $19 Million Eliminated for more than 18,000

Authored by news.delaware.gov

Undue Medical Debt acquires the most burdensome medical debts in bulk for a fraction of their face value, meaning one dollar can erase $100 of medical debt on average.

To date, Undue Medical Debt has abolished $18.8 million in medical debt for 18,145 individuals across Delaware.

Undue Medical Debt purchases bundled medical debt portfolios from hospitals and commercial debt buyers for pennies on the dollar and then abolishes that debt entirely. »

### California homeowner says 550-pound black bear is living under his house

Authored by abcnews.go.com

California homeowner says 550-pound black bear is living under his house.

This bear is reportedly living in the crawl space under one home in Altadena, California.

According to one homeowner in Altadena, California, a black bear has been living in the crawl space under his home for over a month. »

### France seeks to ban social media for children under 15

Authored by lemonde.fr

France will make a fresh attempt to protect children from excessive screen time, proposing a ban on social media access for children under 15 by next September, according to a draft law seen by AFP.

Australia this month imposed a social media ban on under 16s, in a world first.

One would make illegal "the provision by an online platform of an online social media service to a minor under 15." »

### Body identified as that of missing Texas 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos

Authored by nbcnews.com

Texas officials confirmed Wednesday that they had found the body of Camila Mendoza Olmos, the 19-year-old who has been missing since Christmas Eve, in a field by her home.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the body as Olmos', the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said in a statement.

Ultimately, authorities found Olmos' body roughly 100 yards from her home on a follow-up search of the area. »

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