ID ); $exclude_types = array( '' ); $exclude_types = apply_filters( 'eat_exclude_types', $exclude_types ); // do nothing if the post has already a featured image set if ( $already_has_thumb ) { return; } // do the job if the post is not from an excluded type if ( ! in_array( $post_type, $exclude_types ) ) { // get first attached image $img = rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ); $attachment_id = attachment_url_to_postid( $img ); if ( $attachment_id ) { // add attachment ID add_post_meta( $post->ID, '_thumbnail_id', $attachment_id, true ); } } } // set featured image before post is displayed (for old posts) add_action( 'the_post', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); // hooks added to set the thumbnail when publishing too add_action( 'new_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'draft_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'pending_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); add_action( 'future_to_publish', 'rv_auto_featured_image_add_thumbnail' ); function rv_auto_featured_image_catch_that_image( $post ) { // Find the images in the post_content. $output = preg_match_all( '//i', $post->post_content, $matches ); $first_img = isset( $matches[1][0] ) ? $matches[1][0]:''; // if no images found, do nothing if ( empty ( $first_img ) ) { return false; } return $first_img; } } Postal Service Changing First-Class Mail and Package Deliveries Starting April 1 – BCI 24 News Network
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Postal Service Changing First-Class Mail and Package Deliveries Starting April 1

1 March 2025 8:20 PM
BCI 24 News Network

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced changes to its mail delivery times in a move that is expected to save billions of dollars.
The agency said it “will deliver 75 percent of First-Class Mail at the same standard; 14 percent will be upgraded to a faster standard; 11 percent will have a slower standard, but all will still be within the current 1–5 day service standard day range.”
“The day ranges for end-to-end Marketing Mail, Periodicals and Package Services are being shortened. All mail will benefit from more reliable service,” USPS said in a Feb. 26 statement.
According to the agency, 80 percent of the “market dominant” volume is not expected to be impacted by the new rules….