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Anchor Hoda Kotb, with co-anchor Al Roker, lower center, stands on the set of the Today Show between segments Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in New York, in the wake of the firing of ‘Today’ co-anchor Matt Lauer. NBC News fired the longtime host on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior," making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual misconduct charges in a week. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) Anchor Hoda Kotb, with co-anchor Al Roker, lower center, stands on the set of the Today Show between segments Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in New York, in the wake of the firing of ‘Today’ co-anchor Matt Lauer. NBC News fired the longtime host on Wednesday for "inappropriate sexual behavior," making him the second morning television show personality to lose his job because of sexual misconduct charges in a week. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
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