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In Israel, Arab-majority parties are on track to claim a historic nineteen seats following record voter turnout in Tuesday's elections. Descendants of Palestinians who remained after Israel's founding, and who make up roughly twenty percent of the population, appear to be channeling deep frustration with the Netanyahu government's direction into meaningful political representation.
On the entertainment side, Alfonso Cuarón's highly anticipated Apple TV series Ascension is rounding out its cast with three new series regulars. Amanda Plummer, Christopher Chung, and T'Nia Miller join previously announced leads Caitríona Balfe and Bill Nighy in what is shaping up to be one of the more closely watched prestige projects in the streaming pipeline.
And in a story that blends nostalgia with transition, John Stamos and a newly formed group called the California Sound will step in for The Beach Boys at EPCOT following health concerns surrounding Mike Love. It raises a genuine question about legacy acts and who, ultimately, owns the sound when the original voices can no longer carry it.
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