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"The shutdown ends with a vote and a signature; the aftershocks show up in queues, call centres and cash-flow stress far away from the Capitol dome."

In Los Angeles County, most residents under the city’s heavy dome of light pollution were likely unaware that the phenomenon was unfolding nearby.

It normally takes a crane to move the massive dome, which is held down by dozens of oversized bolts.

There’s been talk of moving it indoors, building a glass dome over it, or even returning it to Egypt.

The views of the grand buildings around the square, including the colorful onion-shaped domes of Saint Basil’s Cathedral, were impressive.