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D.C. Metro shuts down for 29 hours with less than a day’s notice

Mar 16, 2016

D.C. Metro shuts down for 29 hours with less than a day’s notice

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Metrorail has shut down service Wednesday, March 16, with less than a day’s notice for emergency inspections of the system’s third-rail power cables.

Metro’s General Manager Paul Wiedefeld made the decision to shut down for 29 hours following a recent fire. The precautionary measures aim to prevent incidents like last year’s fatal fire.

Federal Government shuts down after stalemate

Oct 1, 2013

Federal Government shuts down after stalemate

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The United States lurched into a dreaded government shutdown today for the first time in 17 years, after Congress failed to end a bitter budget row after hours of dizzying brinkmanship according to Getty reports.
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