The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250. Saturday’s anniversary comes as the agency faces financial challenges.

It has grown from serving the 13 colonies to reaching nearly 169 million addresses and employing more than 635,000 people.

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Anthrax experts say they simply don't know what survivors like Wallace can expect in the future. Wallace says no one seems to be able to tell her when and if the symptoms will subside.

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Anthrax, which occurs naturally in soil, affects domestic and wild animals, and humans can become infected from close contact with them or animal products. The illness is not contagious.

Anthrax most commonly occurs in wild and domestic lower vertebrates (cattle, sheep, goats, camels, antelopes and other herbivores), but it can also occur in humans.