Your weekend must reads📰
👋Good morning, friends! Hope your weekend is off to a great start. I'm John Riley, and this is The Short List weekend edition, where we take a second look at some of the best stories of the week from the Paste BN Network. Ready? Let's go!
But first ... If seeing the northern lights✨ is on your bucket list, you might be in luck. The phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, could appear over 17 U.S. states on July 13. Want to know more about the northern lights? These graphics illustrate how they work.
And now, here are your must-read stories:
It may not be safe to mail checks anymore
📬Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night, the adage goes, will stop postal workers from delivering the mail. But what about armed robbery? The U.S. Postal Service is battling an increase in robberies of mail carriers and in mail theft, both of which have contributed to a rise in check fraud. Read more
- USPS pricing: Here's what it means for your mail
Sea-level rise threatens 1 million Florida homes
🌊The lure of living beachside has long been Florida's biggest draw. But with sea levels expected to rise one foot by 2030 and another three feet by the end of the century, many dream homes could become nightmares, according to a new analysis. Read more
- Insurance crisis: Could State Farm leave the Sunshine State?
- Are buyouts the answer? NC Outer Banks debates future steps
Army's $200M fit camps get recruits into shape
🪖Lack of fitness is fueling an Army recruiting crisis: Fewer than one-in-four young people qualify academically or physically to join the military. The problem has prompted the Army to spend more than $100 million this year to open schools to bring recruits who fall short of the standards into mental and physical shape. Read more
🔥Red-hot deals: Amazon Prime Day 2023 is coming up on Tuesday, July 11.  Our friends at Reviewed already have the inside scoop on all the best tech deals you can shop now.
👇Keep reading: There are more great stories below. See you next week!