Broken Breaking News!

And itś official, the US government will not dissapear into an abismal black hole. Adjourning at nearly 7 minutes till 1:00 AM ET, congress has passed a temporary measure to keep the US running till next thursday. So we can all rest at ease, our favorite .gov sites will keep on putting out content.

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