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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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'Intern In Charge:' Trump's 22-Year-Old Anti-Terror Czar Mocked On Savage Parody Website
President Donald Trump’s new appointee to oversee the federal government’s counterterrorism prevention strategy is drawing fierce criticism — and satire — for his youth and lack of experience. Thomas Fugate, 22, was named acting director of the Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3), which falls under the US Department of Homeland Security. Critics say Fugate, who graduated college just last year, has no clear background in national security. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow slammed the appointment on air. “One year out of college with no evident national security experience whatsoe…
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Rachel Maddow Gets New $30M Annual Contract, Will Appear On Air Less
Political pundit Rachel Maddow, who calls New England home, has inked a new multi-million dollar deal that will see her pocketing more cash while doing fewer shows once her deal expires in the spring. Maddow, who owns a Manhattan apartment and a getaway home in Hampshire County reportedly has a new deal at MSNBC that will amount to around $30 million annually for approximately 30 shows per year. The deal will take effect once Maddow runs out her current contract, which ends early in 2022. She is reportedly locked into the new deal through the 2024 presidential election. Maddow will now rep…
