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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    How postal service delays could affect the 2020 election

    Residents are experiencing delays in getting their mail lately. The backlog followed changes that U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy made in Washington.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 31, 2020 • 7m Listen

    Residents are experiencing delays in getting their mail lately. The backlog followed changes that U.S. Postmaster General Louis Dejoy made in Washington. Some people are wondering whether these changes were meant to affect the November election, which will rely on mail-in ballots.

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    Solutions for closing the learning gap
    1. 0:00Californians applied for unemployment months ago. Some still haven’t gotten their money
    2. 12:16How to close the education gap that’s only widened since COVID-19
    3. 27:26How postal service delays could affect the 2020 electionYou’re reading this
    4. 35:07Beyonce’s ‘Black Is King’ celebrates Black culture worldwide and is stunning, says critic
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