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• NBC Sports Network Will Shut Down to Bolster Peacock Streaming Service
  
  NBCSN was the No. 2 sports channel on cable last year, but coverage of the N.H.L., the English Premier League and NASCAR is now moving to Peacock and the USA Network.
  New York Times.  Saturday, 23 Jan 2021.
• NBC Broadcaster Tom Brokaw Announces Retirement
  
  NBC News announced today that Tom Brokaw was calling it a career after 55 years with the network where he was the only broadcaster to host Today, NBC Nightly News, and Meet The Press.
  Forbes.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• F5 Networks (FFIV) to Report Q1 Earnings: What's in the Cards?
  
  Increased IT spending resulting from the remote-working and online-learning wave amid the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have aided F5 Networks' (FFIV) Q1 performance.
  Zacks.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Electric Car Charging Service EVgo Going Public As Biden Readies Clean Vehicle Push
  
  The operator of the biggest public fast-charging network for electric vehicles in the U. S. is joining the rush to capitalize on demand for clean-tech investments with plans to list shares via a SPAC merger.
  Forbes.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Brandon Staley already networking in his new role as Chargers coach
  
  Chargers coach Brandon Staley says he has been preparing for this job since he was a kid, always thinking about the day he and the NFL would meet.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• NY sportscaster will sue ex-network after he was 'dropped from show because he's white'
  
  Jonas Schwartz, an ex-host for the SNY network in New York, was removed from hosting a show about the George Floyd protests after bi-racial co-host Jeane Coakley complained, it is alleged.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 22 Jan 2021.
• Patricia Armendariz announced that she is leaving Shark Tank Mexico, who will be left in her place?
  
  The businesswoman broke the news through social networks and explained her reasons for leaving the program for entrepreneurs 'Shark Tank Mexico'.
  Entrepreneur.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Second migrant caravan to leave Honduras after Guatemala stopped first caravan of 2021
  
  Guatemalan tv network Televisiete confirmed the second migrant caravan of 2021 is set to leave from Honduras next Monday and a third is slate to depart El Salvador on February 14.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Do Museums Need a Shopping Network for Art Donations?
  
  A new venture suggests it will help art institutions find works of art that collectors have decided they want to give away as gifts.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Perion (PERI) Announces Encouraging Preliminary Q4 Results
  
  Perion Network (PERI) posts upbeat fourth-quarter and 2020 preliminary financial results, on the back of strength in the advertising business and synergies from recent acquisitions.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 21 Jan 2021.
• Legal coalition forming to stop critical race theory training around the country
  
  A network of private attorneys and the conservative organizations are launching a "war" against critical race theory trainings across the country as President Biden rolls back the Trump administration's efforts on the issue.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Facebook AI Gets Better at Describing Photos for Visually Impaired Users
  
  The social network rolled out an update to its automatic alternative text (AAT) technology.
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Study shows how network of marine protected areas could help safeguard Antarctic penguins
  
  New research highlights how a proposed network of marine protected areas could help safeguard some of the most important areas at sea for breeding Antarctic penguins.
  Science Daily.  Wednesday, 20 Jan 2021.
• Bill Sammon and Chris Stirewalt, Fox News political executives, out after Arizona call for Joe Biden
  
  NEW YORK — Two of Fox News Channel's top news executives involved in the controversial — but correct — election night call of Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden are out at the network. ...
  Washington Times.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.
• Brain cell network supplies neurons with energy
  
  Until recently, oligodendrocytes were primarily thought to be a kind of cellular insulating tape that accelerates the transmission of electrical signals in the brain. ...
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 19 Jan 2021.

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