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Postmaster Luwanda Smith helps customers with holiday shipping as they mail a package of gifts at the United States Postal Service (USPS) Gardena Post Office in Gardena, California, on December 12, 2025. The USPS reported an increase in expanded daily processing capacity from 60 million to 88 million packages nationwide by deploying more than 600 package sorters, with over 6 billion pieces of mail and packages accepted this holiday season. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP)