Washington’s Strong Economy, Financed by Taxpayers, Takes a Hit From Shutdown

WASHINGTON — It was almost lunchtime at a food court downtown and Yonas A. Seyoum, the manager of the Esprinto Café, marched over to the cash register and printed out the morning’s sales. He had done $52.71 of business in five hours, miserable even for January.

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