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The Site

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First episode dateJuly 15, 1996
Final episode dateAugust 18, 1997
Networks MSNBC
Presented by Soledad O'Brien
Languages English
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The Site, hosted by Soledad O'Brien, is an hour-long TV program devoted to the Internet revolution. It debuted in July 1996 with MSNBC's launch and aired Monday through Saturday, reaching 35 million homes.

A young couple's ordeal captivates Chinese internet

A young couple's ordeal captivates Chinese internet
Dec 3,2023 8:31 pm

... They posted constantly about the progress of the construction of their flat, and visited The Site almost every month...

Bologna's leaning tower sealed off over fears it could collapse

Bologna's leaning tower sealed off over fears it could collapse
Dec 2,2023 3:21 am

... The Site was first closed in October after sensors picked up the changes in the Garisenda s tilt and inspections revealed deterioration in the materials that make up its base...

Pontins: Former holiday park giant shrinks further

Pontins: Former holiday park giant shrinks further
Dec 1,2023 12:21 pm

... " Everyone got to know each other so well at the park that Pauline even met her future husband while working at The Site in her early 20s...

Taylor Swift: Publicist denies star secretly married Joe Alwyn

Taylor Swift: Publicist denies star secretly married Joe Alwyn
Dec 1,2023 7:01 am

... Speaking to The Site, Deuxmoi said she wasn t an " investigative journalist"...

Pontins closes Prestatyn and Camber Sands holiday parks

Pontins closes Prestatyn and Camber Sands holiday parks
Nov 30,2023 4:31 pm

... " Record label Tidy Trax had been planning to hold a " wet and wild weekender" at The Site and said it was " shocked and concerned" by the news...

Elon Musk says advertising boycott will kill X

Elon Musk says advertising boycott will kill X
Nov 29,2023 11:01 pm

... At an event in New York, he accused companies that have joined an ad boycott of The Site formerly known as Twitter of trying to blackmail him...

Bristol Beacon: Former Colston Hall reopens after name change and £132m rebuild

Bristol Beacon: Former Colston Hall reopens after name change and £132m rebuild
Nov 29,2023 9:01 pm

... Built on The Site of Colston s boys school in 1867, the venue hosted everyone from Rachmaninoff to the Rolling Stones and Robbie Williams in its first 150 years...

Coal: UK's last opencast mine shuts after legal row

Coal: UK's last opencast mine shuts after legal row
Nov 29,2023 8:31 pm

... Union Unite, which represents 115 workers being made redundant as coal mining stops, said it understood the company was " committed" to restoring The Site in future and would not walk away...

Dormice favoured by Italian mafia seized in drugs raid

Nov 28,2023 9:31 pm

Police carrying out a drugs raid on a cannabis farm in Southern Italy have seized a stash of 235 frozen dormice - Said to be A Mafia delicacy.

After discovering More Than 700 cannabis plants, police searched outbuildings and found cages of dormice and freezers filled with carcasses.

Three people at The Site were arrested.

Wildlife groups say baked dormice are served to honour high-ranking gangsters at banquets organised by the powerful Calabrian 'Ndrangheta mafia clan.

Poachers illegally trap the largely nocturnal protected species in The Woods of the Aspromonte hills and sell them to mobsters and restaurants, according to Italian wildlife protection organisation Lipu.

Police Said the dormice were discovered on Saturday after a search at The Farm in Reggio Calabria was extended to nearby ruins and other properties.

It is Said that bosses of the 'Ndrangheta - godfathers and clan Leaders - Make their most important decisions in front of a plate of dormice, Italy's Il Corriere della Sera newspaper reported.

Edible dormice were a delicacy in Ancient Rome . They were fattened in cages before being gutted, skinned and stuffed with pork mince, ground pine nuts and garlic And Then baked.

They are still eaten in Croatia and Slovenia.

The 'Ndrangheta clan is one of The World 's richest criminal groups, operating from Calabria in Southern Italy .

For years, they have brought cocaine from Latin America and cannabis from North Africa into Europe.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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