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NBC has pulled MSNBC’s Morning Joe off the air Monday morning in favor of continuing news coverage of the aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump on Saturday, as the Republican National Convention (RNC) begins in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. CNN reported: MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The progressive news network confirmed the decision to preempt its influential and top-rated morning show after a CNN inquiry Sunday evening. The network said the show will resume...

Communications Minister Ayoub Kara alleged that the channel supported terrorism, and said both its Arabic and English-language channels would be taken off air. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses the broadcaster of "incitement". Al Jazeera has condemned the decision. The Israeli government said it was basing its decision on a similar ban by several Sunni Arab states, amid their diplomatic rift with Qatar, which hosts and funds Al Jazeera. Mr Kara said cable TV providers had agreed to take the network off the air, but that closing its Jerusalem bureau would need further legislation. "Al Jazeera has become the main...

Studio Fire Knocks WABC-TV Off Air By JENNIFER 8. LEE and ETHAN WILENSKY-LANFORD WABC-TV was knocked off the air just before its 11 p.m. newscast last night after a spotlight exploded and caused a fire at its Lincoln Center headquarters, according to a station official. The office was evacuated and no one was injured, according to officials of WABC, which broadcasts on Channel 7. “We had to go to black,” said the WABC news director, Kenny Plotnik. The channel was blacked out through the entire New York City metropolitan market for more than two hours last night and early today...

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Peter Arnett is back on the air from Baghdad. Latest news: · World Prepares to Feed Iraqis Hit by War Reuters - 3 minutes ago · Schroeder Softens Anti-War Tone, Sees U.S. Victory Reuters - 4 minutes ago · U.S. Mortuary Receives More Iraq War Dead AP - 5 minutes ago Special Coverage Within days of being fired by the U.S. network NBC, Arnett found an unlikely new audience Thursday: the Dutch-speaking — and hopefully English-comprehending — citizens of northern Belgium. "Thanks Peter Arnett, we are proud to have you on our team," said VTM news anchor...