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Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the U.S. Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued; more than 1,000 companies have filed suit in efforts to recoup costs from the illegal U.S. tariffs; and the Northeast U.S. digs out from a brutal snowfall.

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The U.S. Supreme Court as seen Friday in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Supreme Court rules the Postal Service can’t be sued, even when mail is intentionally not delivered

A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail. By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan, who is Black, claims racial prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions. Read more.

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FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegal

FedEx is suing the U.S. government, the latest company to request a refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled last Friday that the tariffs are illegal. More than 1,000 companies have filed suit in the U.S. Court of International Trade in efforts to recoup costs from the illegal tariffs. Read more.

Live updates: Northeast US digs out from brutal snowfall as second storm may near

Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” scrambled to dig out from a brutal and — in some areas — record-breaking storm that blanketed the northeastern United States with snow, causing thousands of flights to be cancelled. Monday’s storm, which meteorologists are calling the strongest in a decade, dumped more than 2 feet of snow in parts of the Northeast. Read more.

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Firefighters and civil defense workers help at the site where homes collapsed due to heavy rains and severe flooding in the Parque Burnier neighborhood of Juiz de Fora in Minas Gerais state, Brazil, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

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Missouri: 2 sheriff’s deputies fatally shot, 2 others wounded, authorities say 

Epstein fallout:  UK lawmakers approve release of confidential documents related to former Prince Andrew 

Arizona: Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her mother’s return 

Charlie Kirk case: Utah judge rejects defense’s motion to disqualify prosecutors  

Russell Brand: British comedian pleads not guilty to new rape and sexual assault charges 

Meeting rich with symbolism: Queen Camilla meets Gisèle Pelicot, a symbol of the fight against sexual violence 

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