{"id":6479,"date":"2018-12-03T17:39:03","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T22:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/site\/?p=6479"},"modified":"2018-12-10T14:32:03","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T19:32:03","slug":"us-postal-service-to-shut-down-for-day-of-mourning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/us-postal-service-to-shut-down-for-day-of-mourning\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Postal Service to shut down for day of mourning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Postal Service will be closed on Wednesday, which has been declared as a Day of National Mourning for the late President George H.W. Bush. 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