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He said he deeply regrets his correspondence with Maxwell, “which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I deeply regret my correspondence with Ghislaine Maxwell which took place over two decades ago, long before her horrific crimes came to light,” Wasserman said in a statement after the emails were revealed.
Long before his role in the Epstein case came to light, Brunel already had a sordid reputation in the fashion world.
The incident came to light after a professor from Galgotias University told state-run broadcaster DD News that the robot named "Orion" was "developed" at their Centre of Excellence.
From BBC
Until this fossil came to light, there was no evidence that dinosaurs possessed hollow skin based spines of this kind.
From Science Daily
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