Daily printout: Nov. 25, 2025

The Ralph Lauren clothing and home goods brand has worked with USPS to release a three-item limited licensed collection honoring the Postal Service’s 250th anniversary.

The Polo Ralph Lauren USPS collection’s double-breasted wool twill coat ($1,298), leather satchel ($998) and mesh wool cap ($79.50) are inspired by letter carrier uniforms from different eras of USPS history.

The coat’s brass buttons are recreations of the original design used on vintage postal uniforms. Its burgundy cording references the transition from black trim in the 1950s.

The label includes manufacturing and serial numbers modeled after those on vintage carrier jackets. Its cuffs are embroidered with “1775” and “2025.”

An embroidered horse-and-rider patch, which appears on the shoulder of the coat and on the cap, is a redesign of the seal of the former Post Office Department.

The leather satchel pays homage to the messenger bags used from the late 1800s through the 1970s and is embossed with “U.S. Mail” lettering.

The company consulted with historians from the National Postal Museum to design the items.

Fashion influencer Drew Joiner interviews Alison Bazylinski, an assistant curator at the National Postal Museum, about the collection on his YouTube channel.

“The workwear collection for the Post Office is unique in that it does have such a long history, so you get to see that change over time,” she says in the video.

The items are available on the Ralph Lauren mobile app and at six of the company’s stores, beginning Nov. 24.

To help USPS employees navigate their way through this year’s open season benefits enrollment period, here are some important definitions for sometimes confusing health insurance terms:

• Copayment: This is a fixed amount paid for certain covered health care services.

• Coinsurance: This is similar to a copayment but refers to a percentage paid for some covered health care services rather than a fixed amount paid.

• Deductible: This is the amount someone pays for covered health care services before their health plan starts to pay. You can find the amount, and how much you’ve paid toward it, through your health insurance plan’s web portal.

• Flexible spending account: This is an account set up to pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses on a pretax basis. There are also flexible spending accounts specifically for dependent care.

• High-deductible health plan: This is a plan with a higher deductible than a traditional insurance plan, but usually with lower monthly premiums. It often has an accompanying health savings account.

• Preventive services: This describes routine health care that includes screenings, patient counseling and vaccinations, such as flu shots. Preventive services are covered at 100 percent under your health plan if you go to an in-network provider.

The MyHR website’s open season page has additional information to help employees better understand their plan options, including a link to a comparison tool from Checkbook’s Guide to PSHB Plans.

Open season is now underway through Monday, Dec. 8.

Thanksgiving, a federal holiday, will be observed on Thursday, Nov. 27, this year.

The holiday began as a day of giving thanks for the blessings of the harvest and is celebrated in various forms around the world. Brazil, Canada, Germany and the Philippines are among the countries that celebrate Thanksgiving.

In America, the first Thanksgiving occurred in November 1621 when colonists and Native Americans gathered for a three-day feast.

Celebrations continued throughout the Colonies and during the early years of the United States. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation of Thanksgiving, marking the beginning of the holiday’s national recognition.

Today, Thanksgiving rituals include family meals, parades and televised football games.

The Postal Service has commemorated Thanksgiving on a handful of stamps, including a 2001 release that shows a cornucopia and a 2009 set of four stamps that depict scenes from a Thanksgiving Day parade.