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The Fourth of July falls on a Saturday this year, but some community and government agencies will recognize the holiday on Friday, July 3. Here's a list of what will be open and what will be closed on Friday, July 3 and Saturday, July 4:
Banks: Open Friday and closed Saturday, though some branches inside grocery stores might be open limited hours.
Government Offices: King County offices are recognizing July 3 as a holiday and will be closed both Friday and Saturday. In addition, most King County buildings and services will be closed Monday, July 6, for one of the 10 furlough days being taken this year. Metro transit will be operational on July 6, however, and the King County Courthouse also will be open.
Related stories from top sites:
US government agencies' websites attacked
Jul 8th, 2009 - XinHua
WASHINGTON, July 8 (Xinhua) -- The websites of U.S. government agencies including the White House, the State Department and the Pentagon have been under cyber attack, said the government on Wednesday.
US, S. Korean websites under attack; N. Korea blamed
Jul 8th, 2009 - ZDNet
In a July 4 attack that is believed to come from North Korea or its sympathizers, the websites of a number of U.S. and South Korean government agencies were knocked out and experienced continuing problems since the holiday...
North Korea 'launches massive cyber attack on Seoul'
Jul 8th, 2009 - Times Online
North Korea is suspected of launching a cyber attack that paralysed the websites of South Korean and United States government agencies, banks and businesses, the first such large-scale attack attempted by the isolated communist state.
Web Sites Knocked Out by Cyber Attack
Jul 8th, 2009 - myfoxdc.com
WASHINGTON - The Associated Press has learned that a widespread computer attack that began July 4 knocked out the Web sites of several government agencies, including some that are responsible for fighting cyber crime.
Governments hit by cyber attack
Jul 8th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
The US recently expressed concerns about cyber security A widespread computer attack has hit several US government agencies while some South Korean government websites also appear to be affected. The US Treasury Department...




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