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The state tried to prop up the railway, but in 1998, federal officials ordered it closed over safety concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
A former OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device at the company's San Francisco offices was ordered held without bail Monday after a federal judge deemed him a flight risk.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
At the time, he was ordered to pay just under £4,000 in fines for the spate of offences, including two speeding tickets acquired on the same day.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
When the Americans reached Weimar in April, Weirich was ordered to march through the hellish debris of Buchenwald to clear up the camp on a work detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Finally, as they reached a small clearing, he ordered, “Halt! At ease,” and they stopped to make camp for the night before it was too dark to see.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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