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MSNBC Gets New Name, Drops Peacock Logo: Here's Why MSNBC Gets New Name, Drops Peacock Logo: Here's Why
MSNBC Gets New Name, Drops Peacock Logo: Here's Why MSNBC will undergo its biggest identity shift in decades, as the cable TV network splits from NBC News. The channel will be known as "MS Now" by the end of 2025, CNBC reported. MS Now's name will be an abbreviation for "My Source News Opinion World." MSNBC and CNBC are expected to be spun off into a new media company called Versant as Comcast sheds NBCUniversal's cable channels. The separation means MS Now and CNBC will be run as completely separate news operations from NBC News. Versant CEO Mark Lazarus told MSNBC staffers in January that the left-leaning network would keep its name.…

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by Chris Spiker
Sports
Former MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini Convicted Of Killing Father-In-Law Over $1.3M Dispute Former MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini Convicted Of Killing Father-In-Law Over $1.3M Dispute
Former MLB Pitcher Dan Serafini Convicted Of Killing Father-In-Law Over $1.3M Dispute Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini has been convicted of murdering his father-in-law and attempting to kill his mother-in-law over a reported financial dispute. Serafini, 51, who spent parts of nine seasons bouncing around multiple Major League teams, was found guilty in the 2021 shooting of Robert Gary Sphor, 70, and his wife, Wendy Wood, 68, according to the Placer County District Attorney's Office.  The former Pittsburgh Pirate was also convicted of first-degree burglary. The guilty verdicts come after a 6-week trial during which the jury heard testimony from dozens of witnesses and t…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Watertown Bar Taffer's Tavern Has Closed Watertown Bar Taffer's Tavern Has Closed
Watertown Bar Taffer's Tavern Has Closed The Watertown bar Taffer's Tavern has closed less than 18 months after it opened.  Taffer's Tavern at Arsenal Yards closed its doors for good over the weekend, reports said. Jon Taffer, host of “Bar Rescue” on the Paramount+ Network, franchised the location.  Calls to the 541 Arsenal St. bar go to a voicemail confirming the closure.  Peter Weber and Marc Magerman, Taffer's Tavern Watertown management team, sent a message to Boston Restaurant Talk saying they had "decided to pursue other business endeavors." We would like to thank our amazing team of empl…

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by Josh Lanier