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Breaking News is a term used by broadcasters to signify an urgent breaking story that warrants an interruption of regular programming. Often, network affiliates will be asked to pause their own local newscast and “cut-in” to the national feed of the network where a special breaking news segment has begun. The break can be short, or last for hours or days as the story develops. In the past, such breaks were limited to occurrences that demanded nationwide coverage and required multiple stations to interrupt their respective regular programming to report; these were usually severe weather events or major disasters.
