Completing the trifecta of airport problems that occurred last Wednesday was a report that a construction crew cut a fiber optic cable at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern time.
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IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 May 2014
But the appointment with the angular young man wearing a fresh crew cut was not just any meeting.
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Jacob Jones,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Aug. 2025
Over the past two years, he’s partnered with a brilliant crop of iconoclastic directors who have reimagined many of his signature shows in radical ways.
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James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
The Wet Hair Look Trend Slicked-back buns (or sloppy ponytails) aren’t the only way to keep your hair out of your face on a hot summer day.
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