USPS suspends delivery in 11 states, citing safety concerns

Mail delivery on Wednesday is suspended in several cities in the Midwest based on brutal cold temperatures, the U.S. Postal Service announced.

Details: Mail will not be delivered in parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa, western Pennsylvania, the Dakotas and Nebraska. Schools, businesses and government services are closed, and hundreds of flights have been delayed or canceled throughout the country.

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