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“Severance” and “The Studio” lead Emmy nominations.
The surreal workplace drama “Severance” led Tuesday’s Emmy Award nominations. Its 27 nods are a boost for Apple TV+, vying for HBO’s crown as the home for prestige television. Apple TV+ also scored 23 nominations for its Hollywood comedy “The Studio.” Plus a first-ever Emmy nod for Harrison Ford in “Shrinking.” HBO and Max, meanwhile, netted a record combined 142 nominations, including for DC Comics adaptation “The Penguin.” As for Network television? Veteran actor Kathy Bates, the nominee for Best Drama Actress, is favored to win for “Matlock.” The Emmy Awards air on CBS on Sept. 14. – Staff
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Fissures widen in Netanyahu’s government.
An Israeli ultra-Orthodox party has announced plans to leave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government. The decision destabilizes Mr. Netanyahu’s leadership amid the ongoing war in Gaza. The party, United Torah Judaism, cites disagreements over a bill granting military draft exemptions for religious students. The issue has long divided Israelis and intensified as military demands grew during the war in Gaza. The departure, which goes into effect in 48 hours, leaves Mr. Netanyahu with a slim majority, increasing his reliance on far-right parties in his coalition amid ceasefire discussions with Hamas.
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Syria announces a ceasefire.
The announcement by Syria’s defense minister came after days of deadly sectarian violence in southern Sweida province. Government forces entered a key city in the province on Tuesday following clashes between local Sunni Bedouin tribes and Druze armed factions that escalated when security forces intervened. The latest conflict to emerge under Syria’s new leaders began with kidnappings and attacks. Neighboring Israel launched strikes that it said were in defense of the Druze religious minority. A Britain-based observatory says 135 people have been killed over 48 hours, including two women and two children.
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An international team of astronauts returns from space.
NASA retiree turned private astronaut Peggy Whitson splashed down safely in the Pacific early on Tuesday after her fifth trip to the International Space Station. She was joined by crewmates from India, Poland, and Hungary returning from their countries’ first ISS mission. The return flight concluded the fourth ISS mission organized by Texas-based startup Axiom Space in collaboration with SpaceX, the private rocket venture of billionaire Elon Musk. They returned with a cargo of science samples from more than 60 microgravity experiments conducted during their 18-day visit to the ISS.
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