Postal Service to purchase more electric vehicles

(AP) The U.S. Postal Service said it will substantially increase the number of electric-powered vehicles it’s buying to replace its fleet of aging delivery trucks, after the Biden administration and environmental groups said the agency’s initial plan had too few electric vehicles and fell short of the administration’s climate change goals.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — CSX on Wednesday delivered slightly better profit in the second quarter even though volume was flat and the railroad still struggled to handle all the goods companies wanted to ship because it is having a hard time hiring.

(AP) — An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people, including a 6-year-old girl that he jumped out of a second-floor window with, says he’s no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were “all worth it.”

DO JUST ONE THING

If you're thinking of upgrading to a new computer, ask yourself if you can extend the life of your monitor or laptop just a few more months, or even a year. The greenhouse gases released to manufacture and transport electronics and new computer equipment are considerable. The University of Edinburgh did a study and found if you can extend computer equipment usage from four to six years, you can prevent around 418 pounds of CO2 emissions from being emitted.

White woman acts strange around her black friends

DEAR HARRIETTE: I'm a Black woman in my early 20s. One of my best friends is a white woman from the suburbs. We've been close since middle school. She and I get along so well because even though our backgrounds are completely different, she has always had a strong will to educate herself on other cultures, especially mine. She's incredibly woke.

Here's your preview of Thursday's CDN

- Council gets update on hospital lease

- Man arrested after hit-and-run, pursuit

- Looking forward to the future

- Robert Gordon loves being back home

- Obituary for Khanh Thi Kixmiller

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