Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1905, Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952) was born. In 1924, Brett Somers, Canadian-American actress and singer (died 2007) was born. In 1933, Jim Carlen, American football player and coach (died 2012) was born. In 1944, Lou Hudson, American basketball player and coach (died 2014) was born. In 1955, Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) was born. In 1962, First transatlantic satellite television transmission. In 1963, Al MacInnis, Canadian ice hockey player and coach was born. In 1967, Andy Ashby, American baseball player and sportscaster was born. In 1968, Daniel MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter (died 2008) was born. In 2015, Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Apple TV’s Programming Head Knows You’re Dying for ‘Severance,’ ‘Pluribus,’ and ‘Widow’s Bay’ Updates

Matt Cherniss offers some understandably vague updates on when the streamer's much-loved genre series might return.
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