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Experts say reboot delays persist and invoices pile up. Bill Merkle runs a Pennsylvania Sunival Products store and warns layoffs may begin in 30 days as unpaid bills mount. A riot in Whitefish, Montana led to 15 arrests after four streakers triggered chaos and bottles rained on officers.
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A Colorado emergency operations center flashed the wrong date at midnight Friday, showing February 6, 1936 instead of the correct date. A spokeswoman called the situation odd and explained the mix up.
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End of the World Panic and Tulip Mania in Hysteric History
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