HLA-1266: Updated pyproject.toml to force the use of numpy<2.0, and modified

[mdlpstsci]

Resolves HLA-1266

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Updated pyproject.toml to force the use of numpy<2.0, and modified the CHANGELOG to document this important change.

Checklist for maintainers

• added entry in CHANGELOG.rst within the relevant release section
• updated or added relevant tests
• updated relevant documentation
• added relevant label(s)
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All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 31.23%. Comparing base (92cfb36) to head (826428c).
Report is 10 commits behind head on 3.7.1x.

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