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Where is Hoda Kotb? Willie Geist forced to step in on 'Today With Hoda & Jenna' – MSN

Something fishy was going on “Today.”

Viewers were left baffled when Willie Geist, the anchor of “Sunday Today,” filled in for Hoda Kotb during “Today With Hoda & Jenna” Wednesday.

Geist, 48, and co-host Jenna Bush Hager, 42, made no mention of Kotb’s absence from the program despite the 59-year-old anchor being present for the first two hours of the NBC morning show.

“Not only can Willie host all the shows on television, and pull out my chair … but he also is a star,” Bush Hager gushed before turning the conversation to Geist’s most recent role on “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

“I think you could be on, like, ‘The Young and the Restless,’ ” the former first daughter quipped.

Taking the comment in stride, Geist said he was “too old now” to…


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CBS analyst set to miss March Madness due to family health issue with network forced into major broadcast change

MARCH Madness fans can expect to hear a different voice as a longtime host for CBS and Turner Sports is set to miss the tournament.

Greg Gumbel, 77, reportedly will miss the famous NCAA men’s college basketball tournament coverage due to “family health issues.”

Greg Gumbel will miss the NCAA tournament broadcast for a "family health issue"

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Greg Gumbel will miss the NCAA tournament broadcast for a “family health issue”Credit: Getty
Ernie Johnson will have a larger role to fill in

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Ernie Johnson will have a larger role to fill inCredit: Getty

The NCAA tournament is the biggest event in college basketball, and with Gumbel out, the network had to shift for the major organizational change.

Richard Deitsch of The Athletic reports that TNT will extend the air time for Inside the NBA anchor Ernie Johnson.

“Look for Ernie Johnson to pick up more studio time,” Deitsch wrote.

Johnson has shared hosting duties with Gumbel…


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CBS and TNT Sports forced into major broadcasting change with huge impact on Ernie Johnson ahead of March Madness

CBS and TNT Sports have reportedly had to make a change to their usual March Madness broadcasting schedule.

TNT and Inside the NBA star host Ernie Johnson will be affected as a result of the broadcasting change.

CBS and TNT Sports have reportedly made a change regarding to their March Madness broadcasting schedule, and it involves Ernie Johnson (pictured)

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CBS and TNT Sports have reportedly made a change regarding to their March Madness broadcasting schedule, and it involves Ernie Johnson (pictured)Credit: Getty
The NCAA Tournament begins next Tuesday on March 18

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The NCAA Tournament begins next Tuesday on March 18Credit: Getty Images – Getty

The NCAA Tournament will begin next week on March 19.

However, the college basketball tournament will be without one of its legendary broadcasters.

Studio host Greg Gumbel will reportedly not appear on CBS or TNT’s broadcast coverage of March Madness due to “family health issues,” per The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch.

The report added that Johnson is…


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Texas abortion ‘whistleblower’ website forced offline | US news

Troubles are mounting for a Texas website used to report violators of the state’s extreme anti-abortion legislation after the site was forced offline by two different web hosting platforms.

The site ProLifeWhistleblower.com was removed from its original web host by the provider GoDaddy on Friday before being suspended by its new host, an agency known for providing services to far-right groups.

“For all intents and purposes it is offline,” Ronald Guilmette, a web infrastructure expert, told the Guardian. “They are having technical difficulties. My personal speculation is that they are going to have trouble keeping it online moving forward.”

As of Tuesday, ProLifeWhistleblower.com redirects to Texas Right to Life’s main website.

Created by Texas Right to Life, an evangelical…


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Amazon says violent posts forced it to drop Parler from its web hosting service

The Parler logo seen displayed on a smartphone with the Google, Amazon and Apple logos displayed on PC screen in the background. Google, Apple and Amazon have suspended the social networking app Parler.

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Amazon defended its decision to drop Parler from its web hosting service in response to a lawsuit filed by the social media app earlier this week.

In court filings late Tuesday, Amazon said it flagged dozens of pieces of violent content to the social media app starting in November. The company argued that Parler violated its contract with Amazon’s cloud-computing unit, Amazon Web Services (AWS), when it failed to remove the content and that AWS suspended Parler’s account “as a last resort.”

“This case is not about suppressing speech or stifling…


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