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  "schema_version": 1,
  "slug": "postal-worker",
  "title": "Postal Worker",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/postal-worker/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/postal-worker.json",
  "summary": "Cluster of stories about postal workers (heroic assistance during heat, alleged theft, local assailant incidents) driving civic and human-interest searches.",
  "why_now": "Multiple independent stories about postal workers (rescue during heat, alleged theft, assault) were published around the same time, aggregating into a single trending term.",
  "evidence_summary": "- The New York Times published a human-interest piece about postal workers helping elders during heatwaves. - Local outlets reported alleged criminal behavior (stolen winning ticket, post office assailant), creating a mix of heroic and criminal narratives.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Tue, 4 Aug 2026 02:00:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 69.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue - The New York Times"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "As France’s Elders Swelter in the Heat, Postal Workers Come to the Rescue - The New York Times",
      "source": "The New York Times",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQNFZrR0hkdVl1VmptLUtMNEtpWDNnelV1aG9nSmN2V19FVVZYYjgydmRqR0JsclRnVHlkdUJvT0NKUUptWnhiOGs1SjktNWktMkFsUmtYNWlMRENCSnVqakFUODUxRk1peFZWaDB2dndPZ1d5eGpOVldUVlRGY3J5UC1UbElNLUt0TjhNeC1DbldaVHZnckxv?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202608041903_signal_Quality-6-postal-worker",
    "batch_id": "202608041903",
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      "Quality": "202608041903_signal_Quality.txt",
      "Musk": "202608041903_signal_Musk.txt",
      "Kurzweil": "202608041858_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202608041857_signal_Jobs.txt",
      "Buffett": "202608041855_signal_Buffett.txt",
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}