{"podcast":{"title":"Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","podcast_index_feed_id":7569659,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-durham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-durham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1202,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Durham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Durham—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Durham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T06:22:15.765227+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659"},"episode":{"title":"Forever Stamp Price Hikes Keep Coming | Durham News","slug":"forever-stamp-price-hikes-keep-coming-durham-news","published_at":"2026-07-06T10:10:16+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/forever-stamp-price-hikes-keep-coming-durham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3a92f516-41d9-4836-a474-dbee4023171a.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/3a92f516-41d9-4836-a474-dbee4023171a.mp3","summary":"The U.S. Postal Service is raising the price of a Forever stamp again—this time from 78 cents to 82 cents, effective July 12. It’s part of a 5% overall cost hike amid severe financial strain, with officials warning they could run out of cash within a year and even halt mail delivery. This isn’t the first increase this year, nor will it be the last—more hikes are planned through December 2027. Since Forever stamps debuted in 2007 at 41 cents, prices have risen about 50%. Senders, brace for higher postage. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/815adeafb1364d66","meta_description":"The U.S. Postal Service is raising the price of a Forever stamp again—this time from 78 cents to 82 cents, effective July 12. It’s part of a 5% overall co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":77,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/episodes/forever-stamp-price-hikes-keep-coming-durham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/durham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569659/forever-stamp-price-hikes-keep-coming-durham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}