An amateur astronomer noticed a string of data points in January that appeared to fit together, describing the orbit of a relatively small object that was swooping between the orbital paths of Earth and Mars.
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Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
It was met with furious pushback, public outcry, and a string of defeats in court.
The skirt also flowed behind Palmer to create a slight effect of a small train.
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Julia Teti,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
Known as the Rockaway Beach Branch (or Queens Boulevard Line) of the Long Island Rail Road, this right-of-way could facilitate the expansion of the subway’s M train.
And right beside the win-loss column — subject to your opinion of the person running the operation — there’s a skyscraper of either explanations or excuses.
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Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
In 1996, Fielding turned the column into the novel Bridget Jones’s Diary.
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