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JOURNALIST Alex Wagner is set to replace Rachel Maddow on MSNBC's coveted 9pm slot.

Wagner is known for her work on CBS This Morning but her marriage to former White House chef Sam Kass is gaining attention with some calling them politics' new "it couple."

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"The Rachel Maddow" show has been a staple on MSNBC with Maddow as the network's most-watched star.

She will continue to host the show on Mondays and cover breaking news stories while Wagner takes over from Tuesday to Friday.

Wagner's roots in politics run deep. She grew up surrounded by the political world as her father worked on Ted Kennedy's 1980 presidential bid.

She began her journalism career at the Los Angeles music journal Ray Gun but quickly realized politics was where she belonged. After switching gears, she joined George Clooney's anti-genocide organization Not on Our Watch.

When asked about working with Wagner, Clooney told Vogue, Whether we had to testify in front of the UN Security Council or were stuck in a Land Rover for days on back roads in Chad, she was unflappable.

In perfect political fashion, she even met her now-husband, Sam Kass, at a White House Correspondent Dinner Party. Kass is also a well-known name in Washington as a fixture in the Obama Administration.

Kass met the Obamas in Chicago while Barack was a young senator and Michelle was the vice-president at the University of Chicago Medical Center. His presence became a staple in their family and it earned him a position at the White House.

Kass's work in the Obama Administration extended well beyond his duties as a personal chef. He was a senior advisor on nutrition policy, executive director for Michelle Obama's anti-childhood obesity campaign, and a critical component of the former first lady's Let's Move advocacy.

Kass is still active in spreading awareness of food politics. He appeared on a segment of Now This News last year about the urgency of fixing the world's food systems.

After their introduction from MSNBC commentator, Richard Wolffe, Kass was reportedly smitten.

They bonded over their love of the Washington Nationals, prompting Kass to persuade friend Edward Cohen, whose family is the principal owner of the Nationals, to open Nats Park for a private date.

The two were married in August of 2014. The Obamas were in attendance.

After they were married, Kass decided to step down from his position at the White House to spend more time with Wagner.

He said in his goodbye interview: "This has been the greatest job of my life and I assume will be the greatest job of my life. But I'm going to be with my wife. Once you're married you kind of need to be together."

Wagner and Kass have two sons together, Cy and Rafael. Cy was born in July 2017 and Rafael in April 2019.

Not only have their accolades generated attention from the public, but those who know them rave about their compatibility.

Vogue writer Jacob Weisberg observed: Its striking how they balance and reinforce each other.

Shes in the lead, sparkling with stories; he hangs back, gruffly handsome, quick with a smile or laugh.

As Wagner moves up to host one of the most popular broadcast slots, the couple is sure to continue making headlines.

The political duo has shown to be one on the rise.

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Venus and Serena Williams are two of the all-time best tennis players. Richard Williams handed them a tennis racket at a very young age. Having little knowledge about the game, Richard learned it before planning out a career for his daughters in the game. He gave his all to the training of girls and ensured to make them world-class athletes.

Recently, a film starring Will Smith as Richard Williams showcases his journey as a wonderful father of legendary daughters. However, the 80-year-old now maintains his distance from public space, back in 2009, in an interview, Richard Williams spoke about his decision to stay away from the media.

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Back in 2009, Richard Williams answered a question regarding his absence from the media. The host asked if he has mellowed down now, as ten years ago he made a lot of headlines but not anymore. I dont make as many headlines because Ive asked parts of the media not to film me no more and I wont do [a lot of] interviews no more,hesaid.

Further, the 80-year-old said he can still make headlines if he wanted to. Also, he claimed that no one will refuse to take his interview if he asks for it.

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No one who wouldnt want to interview me. When I get ready to go speak with [Barack] Obama, that will easily be done. Im Richard Williams. And Richard Williams can do anything he wants to,he said jokingly.

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Serena Williams made a shocking comeback to tennis after a long hiatus of almost a year. She will be participating in the Wimbledon Championship of 2022 and will start her campaign tomorrow. Addressing the media at a pre-tournament press conference, Serena clarified that she had never thought of retirement.

A reporter asked her if she came close to deciding to end her career during her long break. To which she said that she took a break as her body required time to heal from the injury.

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Notably, the 40-year-old injured her hamstring, while playing in last years Wimbledon Championship. Although she has returned now, a lot will still depend on her fitness.

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A STRANGE visual trick using photos of Adele, Kanye West and Barack Obama is boggling people's minds.

The trio are seen with their faces upside down - but everything turns a bit weird once you flip your phone around.

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Their eyes, mouth and nose become amusingly distorted.

Psychologist Dr Julie Smith, who's appeared on shows like This Morning and Lorraine, revealed the odd test on TikTok.

"Check out these photos - you're about to experience something called the Thatcher Effect," she explained.

"Noticed anything strange?

"Now flip your phone upside down, have another look."

People in the comments were blown away by the apparent illusion.

"I almost dropped my phone," one user said.

"omg what the heck??," another said.

As Dr Julie explains, it is because of a phenomenon known as the Thatcher Effect - aka the Thatcher Illusion.

The term was coined back in the '80s when a scientist demonstrated it for the first time using a photo of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

"It's a phenomenon where it becomes more difficult to detect changes in facial features when that face is rotated upside down," Dr Julie continued.

"The Thatcher Effect reveals to us something about how face perception works.

"Across the world there are billions of faces that are very similar but have subtle differences that make them unique.

"Now it's thought that our brains are fine-tuned to differentiate between all of those subtle features and differences but those processes rely on the structural configuration and the relationship between the position of different features.

"We're so well practised at mapping those individual features on a face that's upright but when that face is upside down we're unlikely to have that same mental mapping available to us and so we focus on the individual features but in the Thatcher Effect, in the upside down face the individual features look fine."

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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 04: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) jokes with Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr (R) during an event with the team in the East Room of the White House on February 4, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama welcomed the 2015 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors to the White House to congratulate the team on their championship season. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry received a pretty important phone call following Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

On the floor at TD Garden following the Warriors' championship-clinching victory, Curry, who had been named Finals MVP, took a call from the 44th President, Barack Obama.

Obama hosted Curry and the Warriors at the White House after their first championship in 2015, and he and Curry have golfed together as well. Still, Steph said it was "kind of surreal" to get that post-game call.

Here's what some fans had to say about Obama's telephone session with Curry.

In addition to his convo with Curry, Obama also tweeted his congratulations to the Warriors on Friday afternoon.

"With four championships in eight years, the Warriors leave no doubt of their place as one of the NBAs greatest dynasties," he wrote. "Congrats to Finals MVP Steph, Draymond, Klay, Coach Kerr and the rest of Dub Nation for such sustained excellence."

By the way, the Warriors have now won an NBA title under three different presidents--Obama, Trump and Biden. That's a pretty lengthy dynastic run if you ask us.

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Imagine being asked by a former president of the United States to be the star of a television series. Well, that is exactly what has happened to the famed comedic actor, Will Forte. Forte is teaming up with former President Barack Obama for a new scripted series. This new series has a working title of Bodkin and sees a podcaster unraveling some dark secrets as he looks for his next story. This will be Barack and Michelle Obamas first crack at their own produced show on Netflix.

You are probably wondering how this even came to be, and that was honestly us too. Barack and Michelle Obama had overseen several unscripted shows on the streaming platform, and now they are moving forward with their own show. Bodkin is being produced by Barack and Michelle Obamas production company, Higher Ground, and their independent studio, wiip. Joining Will Forte in this new dark comedic thriller series are Siobhan Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, and Chris Walley. The Obamas will be serving as executive producers Tonya Davis, David Flynn, and Paul Lee. It was created by Jez Scharf and will be run by Sharf and Alex Metcalf.

Bodkin follows Gilbert (Will Forte) and a group of podcasters who start to investigate the disappearance of three people in a coastal Irish town. When they begin to uncover the truth about the disappearances, things begin to get dicey. Gilbert is an American podcaster, whose family had emigrated from Cork, but had originally been from Chicago. He has likely traveled back to Ireland to get in touch with his ancestry there, only he finds more trouble than he had bargained for. He is joined by Dove and Emmy, who are two gung-ho podcasters that get roped into the trouble right alongside Gilbert.

Its quite interesting that The Obamas have gone from their political background right into creating entertaining content. That is quite a leap, and we are honestly excited to see where this new series goes. Netflix has clearly thought enough of the work that the pair had done previously and is trusting them to deliver on this new show. Higher Ground had previously worked on American Factory, which won an Academy Award, Crip Camp, which was nominated for an Academy Award, and Fatherhood, the hit drama that starred Kevin Hart. Will Forte is clearly in some great company, as all the three films listed have been hits among audiences. Forte is a busy man and so far, there is no timetable on when Bodkin is going to be released.

Will Forte is currently working on MacGruber 2, Strays, Wile E. Coyote, and Expiration Date, which is a mini-series. With so many films and television series on the way, it might be some time before we see Bodkin come out. The casting announcements have already happened, along with the production crew, which means that production should get underway soon. Should production start sometime in the next couple of months, we might be seeing Bodkin by mid-2023.

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