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Hoda Kotb Departs NBC’s ‘Today’ Amid Lots of Praise and Tears

Special guests, including Simone Biles and Oprah Winfrey, offered tributes to the longtime host, capping off a week that “Today” had called a “Hoda-bration!”

By John Koblin

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Richard M. Cohen, News Producer Who Wrote of a Health Challenge, Dies at 76

When he was 25, he learned that he had multiple sclerosis. He coped with the disease throughout a long career at several networks, recalled in a best-selling memoir.

By Richard Sandomir

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Could the Oscars Be Postponed Amid Los Angeles Wildfires?

Jean Smart has suggested that awards ceremonies not be televised, but historically, any postponements have been a matter of days. Besides, such changes have financial ramifications.

By Kyle Buchanan

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What to Watch and Read if You’re Into ‘American Primeval’

This unsparingly grim Netflix western draws from a tradition of works eager to push beyond sanitized frontier myths. Here’s a supplementary guide.

By Chris Vognar