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  2. 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown

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    The United States federal government shutdown from midnight EST on December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019 (35 days) was the longest government shutdown in history [1] [2] and the second [a] and final federal government shutdown involving furloughs during the presidency of Donald Trump.

  3. Sign (semiotics) - Wikipedia

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    immediate to the sign, the object as represented in the sign, or; dynamic, the object as it really is, on which the immediate object is founded. Interpretant (or interpretant sign): a sign's meaning or ramification as formed into a further sign by interpreting (or, as some put it, decoding) the sign. The interpretant may be:

  4. Taxation in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    The percentage is lower for old employees. [15] The specifics of the payroll tax (National Insurance in UK English) may be found at the Swedish Tax Agency's Website. [16] In addition, the employee pays 7% in pension contributions to the public system, with a cap at an annual income of 420,447 kr. Thus, the maximum employee contribution is ...

  5. American System (economic plan) - Wikipedia

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    The American System was an economic plan that played an important role in American policy during the first half of the 19th century, rooted in the "American School" ideas of Alexander Hamilton. [ 1 ] A plan to strengthen and unify the nation, the American System was advanced by the Whig Party and a number of leading politicians including Henry ...

  6. Dozens killed in Mali attack by Al Qaeda affiliate - AOL

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    (Reuters) - An elaborate attack by an Al Qaeda affiliate in Mali's capital this week killed some 70 people, diplomatic and security sources said on Thursday, while the government offered no ...

  7. Hexadecimal - Wikipedia

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    In most current use cases, the letters A–F or a–f represent the values 10–15, while the numerals 0–9 are used to represent their decimal values.. There is no universal convention to use lowercase or uppercase, so each is prevalent or preferred in particular environments by community standards or convention; even mixed case is used.

  8. At sign - Wikipedia

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    The at sign, @, is an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning "at a rate of" (e.g. 7 widgets @ £2 per widget = £14), [1] now seen more widely in email addresses and social media platform handles. It is normally read aloud as "at" and is also commonly called the at symbol, commercial at, or address sign.

  9. Operating system - Wikipedia

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    The operating system provides an interface between an application program and the computer hardware, so that an application program can interact with the hardware only by obeying rules and procedures programmed into the operating system. The operating system is also a set of services which simplify development and execution of application programs.