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Emmy wins for ‘Squid Game’ actor Lee Jung-jae and director Hwang Dong-hyuk

Set in Seoul, the dystopian series that became the biggest show in Netflix history saw hundreds of cash-strapped contestants play deadly children’s games to win cash prizes. Lee played player 456, a cash-strapped single father who entered the game and eventually won. The show became a pop culture phenomenon when it premiered last September and …

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Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of US inflation report; South Korea’s Kospi rises 2% after holiday

Data shows that China’s tourism receipts remain well below 2019 levels Domestic tourism revenue for the Mid-Autumn Festival reached 28.68 billion yuan ($4.16 billion), just 60.6 percent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to official data. Revenues have remained below 2019 levels since the pandemic hit in early 2020. Movie ticketing site Maoyan showed the …

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Asia-Pacific markets rise ahead of US inflation report; South Korea rises 2% on return from holiday

Shares in Ramsay Health Care fall 14% after takeover talks were blocked Shares in Australian hospital operator Ramsay Health Care fell as much as 14.6% after the company announced that a consortium led by KKR was “not in a position to improve the terms” of a proposed takeover. Ramsay Health rejected the proposal earlier this …

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Emmys 2022 Live Updates Stars hit the red carpet for one of Hollywood’s biggest nights

Live updates from the 2022 Emmys red carpet The Washington Post Emmys 2022: The best red carpet fashion CNN All the looks from the 2022 Emmys red carpet are BuzzFeed Emmy Awards 2022: Stars gearing up for TV’s biggest week Daily Mail Emmys 2022 Best Dressed: See All the Red Carpet Arrivals HuffPost See full …

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Amtrak cancels some long-distance trips as threat of freight strike looms

A potential strike by freight rail workers began disrupting the nation’s passenger rail system Monday, potentially disrupting commutes and cross-country travel for thousands of Americans if a strike is not averted. Amtrak announced Monday that disruptions will begin Tuesday on its national network. The passenger railway said it is pulling trains on three long-distance routes …

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Ikea’s Swedish House Mafia record player goes on sale next month

Ikea’s record player made in collaboration with musical supergroup Swedish House Mafia will go on sale on October 1. The all-black device has a surprisingly minimalist look, and will set you back $159.99 once it hits Ikea’s maze-like stores. The record player is part of Ikea’s Omarkedad (the Swedish word for “unlimited”) collection, which includes …

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Queen Elizabeth II to be buried in Scotland tomorrow: Live updates – The New York Times

Queen Elizabeth II to be buried in Scotland tomorrow: Live updates The New York Times King Charles III says he ‘feels the weight of history’ in first address to MPs and Lords Guardian News King Charles could mend the rift with Prince Harry by giving the children Insider titles King Charles’ first visit to parliament …

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Trump’s lawyers suggest the seized documents may not be classified

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump filed court documents Monday arguing against any pause in a judge’s order for a special master to review documents seized at Mar-a-Lago last month, suggesting some of the documents marked as a classified may not be and that Trump may be entitled to retain the materials in his possession. …

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