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@AnnCurry

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Journalism is an act of faith in the future. TedTalk:

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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
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Brooke Nevils is a credible young woman of good character. She came to NBC News an eager and guileless 20-something, brimming with talent. I believe she is telling the truth. And that breaks my heart.
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7 years
Aw. Thank you everyone for the warm welcome back.
@Variety
Variety
7 years
. @AnnCurry will host the new @PBS series 'We'll Meet Again' (EXCLUSIVE)
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Ann Curry
6 years
"Hope Smiles from the threshold of the year to come Whispering 'it will be happier,'.." -Alfred Tennyson
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Ann Curry
6 years
Once saw Aretha Franklin say mid-concert, “How about we let our hair DOWN,” then take off her hairpiece, place it on her piano and blast out a song that had the audience on its feet screaming with delight. You were REAL, AUTHENTIC and GENEROUS Queen Aretha. Thank you. #Respect
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Ann Curry
2 years
I need a drink. #January6thHearings
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Ann Curry
3 years
Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd. His bail is revoked. He’s being taken into custody. Sentencing in 8 weeks.
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Ann Curry
5 years
WHERE am I? A TSA agent just called me “Honey,” another smiled “Have a wonderful day.” And everybody seems REALLY kind and nice. Oh that’s right, I’m in Grand Rapids, Michigan, at Gerald R. International Airport. ❤️ Civility exists!
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Ann Curry
4 years
My brother Gordon Curry, who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces liked the phrase carpe diem, roughly translated as “seize the day.” Let’s. As for the cake, I should have bought more raspberries.
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Ann Curry
4 years
Deep breath. Come what may, stay strong America. #VOTE And have a cookie.
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Ann Curry
6 years
THANK YOU @Delta employees who found my passport+ticket on Seattle’s airport tram and brought it to my gate. Must have fallen out of my pocket. Impressed.
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Ann Curry
6 years
Thinking of Americans, known and unknown, who loved our nation’s ideals enough to fight for them. To you I bow my head and will raise a glass on this, our nation’s 242nd birthday. Happy 4th of July.
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Ann Curry
5 years
Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. -Alfred, Lord Tennyson #NewYears2019
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Ann Curry
6 years
Because some of you asked: my @PBS story series premiers one week from today. Here's a preview:
@PBS
PBS
6 years
One week until the series premiere of We’ll Meet Again, a new series executive produced and reported by @AnnCurry . Premieres Tues, Jan 23. #MeetAgainPBS
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Ann Curry
4 years
Hello Megyn, suggest going to the source: @Who @cdc #DrFauci . Also consider my list, which includes some journalists. We’ve all got to work together, share verifiable information and help each other. Politics and misinformation need to take a backseat.
@megynkelly
Megyn Kelly
4 years
I’m so frustrated right now ... that we can’t trust the media to tell us the truth without inflaming it to hurt Trump ... that Trump has misled so many times we no longer know when to trust his word ... that even I as a journalist am not sure where to turn for real info on COVID.
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
7 years
One of the truly great journalists of our time has died. Thank you Gwen Ifill, for your integrity, fairness and humanity. With respect.
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Ann Curry
10 years
I hope you knew how happy you made us. #RIP Robin Williams
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"I just wish people would love everybody else the way that they love me. It would be a better world." -Muhammad Ali
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3 years
Me: “Dad, what should I be when I grow up?” Dad: “Well, whatever you do, do something of some service to other people, because then and only then will you know on your last day, breathing your last breath that it mattered you were born.” Happy Father’s Day
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Ann Curry
7 years
Agreed.
@DalaiLama
Dalai Lama
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I’m just one human being, but I believe each one of us has a responsibility to contribute to a happier humanity.
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Ann Curry
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"Friends are the siblings God never gave us." - Mencius
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David Muir
6 years
Welcome back, @anncurry . Returning to what you do best. #pregrammygala #grammy #meetagainpbs
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Ann Curry
3 years
Our children are watching. Tonight might be a good time to talk to them about why democracy is precious and so vulnerable when lies are allowed to spread unchecked. America will rise again, if we learn from this day and ACT together to rebuild truth and trust. #Capitol
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Ann Curry
4 years
I have a little trick that helps me when I’m stressed: Inhale through your nose. Exhale through your mouth. Inhale through your nose and hold your breath to the count of 8. Repeat. Maybe it will help you too. Goodnight everybody. Sleep well.
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Ann Curry
5 years
Who needs some sugar?Sugar Cookies: 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened,3/4 cup sugar, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1 tablespoon grated orange peel,2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour,1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3
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Ann Curry
5 years
As much as I have loved you, why only now do I truly understand what a stunningly brave and beautiful woman you were? Mothers get cooler as we get older. #HappyMothersDay
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Ann Curry
4 years
A reporter who understands journalism is for the sake of humanity:
@MuhammadLila
Muhammad Lila
4 years
This BBC reporter was interviewing a family of migrant workers. They'd been walking for days just to get home. During the interview, he saw the man had no shoes. So he took off his own — and gave them to him. ( @SalmanRavi )
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Ann Curry
4 years
Indeed. Unfortunately, my choice is 🥃.
@AndrewYang
Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸
4 years
And it’s over. We all deserve something for sitting through it.
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Ann Curry
4 years
Hero.
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7 years
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."-Marcel Proust
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Ann Curry
4 years
Pancreatic cancer has chosen a formidable opponent. Give it hell @repjohnlewis . Can you hear all the people praying for you? Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis says he has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer
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Ann Curry
6 years
Dignity.
@nowthisimpact
NowThis Impact
6 years
This elementary school surprised their ‘superhero’ custodian with an appreciation party — and his reaction is overwhelming 😭
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Ann Curry
4 years
@eliistender10 Live knowing you’re loved.
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Ann Curry
6 years
FYI Facebook has decided to livestream our new series “We’ll Meet Again,” which is also on @PBS starting tonight at 8, 7 central about at this link:
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Ann Curry
4 years
It begins. Did we do all we could to prevent this? “There are already critical shortages: A Bronx hospital is running out of ventilators. In Brooklyn, doctors are reusing masks.”- @nytimes
@Laurie_Garrett
Laurie Garrett
4 years
The last time I heard this many ambulance sirens piercing the NYC night was 9/11 . #COVID19 is slamming us...8000 cases and counting, hospitals full, #Trump declared us a national emergency zone. Things turned radically today....our surge has started.
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Ann Curry
7 years
. @KenBurns Goodness. Delighted to be welcomed by you, who I admire greatly.
@KenBurns
Ken Burns
7 years
Happy to welcome @AnnCurry to @PBS | Ann Curry to Host New Series ‘We’ll Meet Again’ via @variety
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Ann Curry
7 years
Truth.
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Dalai Lama
7 years
Be a kind and compassionate person. This is the inner beauty that is a key factor to making a better world.
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Ann Curry
8 years
Billy Crystal at #AliFuneral : "He taught us life is best when we build bridges between people, not walls."
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Ann Curry
6 years
"We are volcanoes. When we women offer our experience as our truth, as human truth, all the maps change. There are new mountains." -Ursula K. Le Guin has died, via @nytimes #Portland
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Ann Curry
6 years
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” -Langston Hughes
@MeredithFrost
Meredith Frost
6 years
Photographer Peter Maier captured this incredible timelapse of a microburst over Lake Millstatt in Austria.
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Ann Curry
4 years
Ok. I will admit you made laugh, which is esp. appreciated today. Good morning, good morning, good morning Adam.
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Adam Peters
4 years
I’ve had much time to reflect during this COVID19 crisis & I keep coming back to one thing: @AnnCurry was royally screwed & deserves the most epic comeback of all time. I’d run into fire for her, drive her around as she eggs NBC execs, or work for her presidential campaign.
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Ann Curry
6 years
Premieres.
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Ann Curry
6 years
Because some of you asked: my @PBS story series premiers one week from today. Here's a preview:
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Ann Curry
7 years
There goes the sun. #Eclipse Wyoming
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Ann Curry
7 years
. @KenBurns you are a genius storyteller. RT.
@PBS
PBS
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#VietnamWarPBS , a film by @KenBurns and Lynn Novick, premieres tonight at 8/7c on PBS.
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Ann Curry
7 years
Laughing, tears in my eyes.
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Ann Curry
4 years
To help with your morning commutes. Via ⁦ @hmajd
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Ann Curry
7 years
Empathy for my friend and colleague.
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Melissa Lonner
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Ann Curry
4 years
Courage, America. Treat yourself with compassion. Comfort each other with hope. And stay safe. I love you.
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Ann Curry
7 years
RT because I can't help myself. Too cute.
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. @StephenAtHome LOVE being on your show tonight Steven Colbert. #crush #MeetAgainPBS
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Ann Curry
5 years
Love. Pass it on.
@CBSNews
CBS News
5 years
Every day, this elderly woman says "hello" to school kids as they pass by her house. When they found out their beloved neighbor was moving, hundreds of kids left school to give her one last "goodbye."
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Ann Curry
4 years
My first berry pie! Happy ⁦ @thanksgiving ⁩ everyone. You are loved.
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Ann Curry
4 years
Good morning. Steady as she goes. Biden pulled ahead in Georgia and Pennsylvania this morning, but the counting continues. We will know when a candidate reaches 270.
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Ann Curry
4 years
The President of France congratulates @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris .
@EmmanuelMacron
Emmanuel Macron
4 years
Les Américains ont désigné leur Président. Félicitations @JoeBiden et @KamalaHarris ! Nous avons beaucoup à faire pour relever les défis d’aujourd’hui. Agissons ensemble !
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Ann Curry
6 years
Man. Voting felt good.
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Ann Curry
3 years
Truth, and therefore trust, are on their knees. Supporting local papers is key. Restoring a Fairness Doctrine might also be required as @FoxNews @MSNBC and @CNN too often fail to meet basic journalism standards.
@AndrewYang
Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸
3 years
There are 3 problems with our media that are fueling polarization: 1. The closing of 2,000 local papers, which are typically not very partisan; 2. Cable news maximizing audience share by adopting political stances (Fox); and 3. Social media’s supercharging of conspiracy theories.
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Marcus Mariota, your acceptance speech was an emotional touchdown. Oregon's 1st Heisman Trophy winner. #DUCKS #Humility
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One of my favorites: "When I despair I remember that throughout history, truth and love have always won." --Gandhi
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Ann Curry
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Brilliant, brave and yes, funny. @JKCorden is a gift.
@latelateshow
The Late Late Show with James Corden
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“If making fun of fat people made them lose weight, there’d be no fat kids in schools.” — @JKCorden responds to @billmaher 's call for the return of fat shaming.
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Ann Curry
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Watch at your leisure, the first episode We’ll Meet Again if you missed it. 1 hour, no commercials, a gift to you. ❤️
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Ann Curry
6 years
Now: Republican Senator Flake favors having the FBI investigate, saying it would be good for the country which is being “pulled apart” by the #KavanaughConfirmation hearings.
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
8 years
Standing ovations for Senator #BernieSanders tonight are longer than even for a Hamilton performance.
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Ann Curry
6 years
Wow, just WOW. Cheering you.
@HappyLeeanne
HaPPyLiciOuS®🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
6 years
I'm recreating your #ActsOfKindness movement with #17ActsOfKindness @AnnCurry I started yesterday helping a military couple have a nice wedding before he is deployed. We all volunteered. Food, flowers, cake, DJ. I got almost Everything donated😘 #Perfection
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Ann Curry
6 years
Guess which magazine just published an article written by me? Hint: it’s not the Enquirer. ⁦ @NatGeo ⁩ Enjoy!
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Ann Curry
3 years
Good morning 2021. Welcoming you with a warm embrace. Happy New Year? Maybe not so much. Hopeful new year? Yes. Hope, hope, hope, hope, “with a heart for any fate.”
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Ann Curry
4 years
Yes, please.
@TheKingCenter
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center
4 years
“Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.” #MLK #SundayWithKing
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Ann Curry
4 years
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good that overwhelm the world.”  Desmond Tutu
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Ann Curry
3 years
Wishing quiet moments of peace for every one of you today.
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Ann Curry
7 years
Facing criticism over her immigration policy, in a tough reelection campaign, Germany's Chancellor doesn't back down.
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
4 years
Here you go.
@AP_Politics
AP Politics
4 years
BREAKING: Joe Biden wins Pennsylvania. #APracecall at 11:25 a.m. EST. #Election2020
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Ann Curry
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If you break a leg on on a mountain, I hope Boy Scout Troop 368 finds you. Boy am I glad they found me. http://t.co/AzTWlFzNcz
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Ann Curry
7 years
This is one beautiful #love story. via @nytimes
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Ann Curry
4 years
The Prime Minister of Britain congratulates @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris .
@BorisJohnson
Boris Johnson
4 years
Congratulations @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris
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Ann Curry
2 years
Happened to be on the phone with my daughter when the news broke. First there was hurt and stunned silence. Then came steeliness and a realization: women are rising up, banding together already, once again. Whoa. Watch out. #RoeVsWade
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Ann Curry
5 years
Have a good story about real life heroes starting in a few minutes on PBS and on Facebook. Bet it makes you feel good Enjoy. #MeetAgainPBS
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Ann Curry
8 years
Go Jane Go: Jane Pauley to Become Anchor of CBS Show ‘Sunday Morning’, via @nytimes
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Ann Curry
4 years
Tonight, President-Elect @JoeBiden appealed to a divided nation: “To those who voted for President Trump. I understand the disappointment. But now, let's give each other a CHANCE. 1/3
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
4 years
Hello Saturday. Biden leads in 4 key states, but neither candidate has reached 270. In a race this close, it’s prudent to stay patient. More updates are expected today, but as they say, “when the pear is ripe, it will fall from the tree.” Time to take a walk.
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
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Thank you for telling me. Very touching. I lost my father too and tell you this: our parents never truly leave us. They still keep telling you what to do, whether you like or not. XO @BigA1937
@BigAl937
L. Alan Mason
6 years
@AnnCurry I don't know how to tell you this but I feel like I have to... my dad's last coherent words that we remember him saying as he lost his battle with Lewy Body Dementia were "That's that Ann Curry" when we saw you on an @NBCNightlyNews story...
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Ann Curry
6 years
Your confusion is understandable. Yes there was a vote. The Senate Judiciary committee approved Kavanaugh’s nomination with Senator Flake saying he would vote yes to pass it out of committee to the full Senate, but could vote no there, unless the FBI investigates. #Kavanaugh
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Nurseynursey
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@AnnCurry so Im confused, there was no vote correct?
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Ann Curry
5 years
“Look for the helpers.” #CandacePayne
@cbschicago
CBS Chicago
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Candice Payne's selfless act spurred a group to rent 60 hotel rooms to keep homeless people off the streets of Chicago during the historic cold. “Maybe they didn’t know how to or where to start to help, so I’m glad that I was able to be that vehicle.”
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Ann Curry
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Ok, now we all have someone we love diagnosed with #coronavirus . Send Tom Hanks and his wife Rita some love:
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Ann Curry
4 years
Word to the wise: being accurate is better than being first. #ElectionResults2020
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Ann Curry
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"There are victories of the soul and spirit. Sometimes, even if you lose, you win."-Elie Wiesel
@nytimesworld
New York Times World
8 years
Elie Wiesel, Auschwitz Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Dies at 87
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Ann Curry
3 years
Appreciate you @SangerNYT , but WHOA. It’s not a verifiable fact that Iran has been pursuing “a nuclear weapon for the past two decades.” It is both DEBATED and DISPUTED. Therefore, you must ATTRIBUTE here. Otherwise, you are misleading the public, w/all due respect @nytimes
@SangerNYT
David Sanger
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Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was the immediate target of the assassins. But the other objective was to kill President-elect Biden’s plans to revive the Iran nuclear deal. My news analysis, in the Sunday print editions of the Times.
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Ann Curry
10 years
Thank you for your overwhelming and KIND comments about my 3 days on @NBCNightlyNews . Loved working for you. XO
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Ann Curry
4 years
Fox also calls it.
@FoxNews
Fox News
4 years
Fox News projects Biden to defeat Trump, become 46th president after winning Nevada, Pennsylvania
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Ann Curry
4 years
Ok. Maybe a cookie for breakfast too. Or bacon. Even better: breathe in to the count of 4, hold your breath to the count of 5, and breathe out to the count of 6. Repeat. Works for me every time. #CountEveryVote #postelection
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Ann Curry
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Found just now, a crocus in the rain, emerging from the darkness,into the cold, a bright, brave burst of hope.
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Ann Curry
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This #DemDebate is the most out of control, as chaotic as a street fight.
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Ann Curry
4 years
A good rule of thumb in journalism especially in this moment, is to ask questions of people who would know the answers. When we report information from people who have no way of knowing, we contribute to confusion.
@EamonJavers
Eamon Javers
4 years
Asked by @jimcramer if he thinks the US could be back open for business in the month of May, Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says: “I do, Jim.”
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@AnnCurry
Ann Curry
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. @TheEllenShow : If only Bradley's arm was longer. Best photo ever. #oscars http://t.co/x9lMHdnaKz Brilliant. #Oscars
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Ann Curry
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Go Mamoudou Gassama go.
@cnni
CNN International
6 years
A migrant who earned the nickname "Spider-Man" after scaling a building to save a child dangling from a balcony has started a new job with the Paris Fire Brigade
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Ann Curry
7 years
Loyalty:
@s_webber
Stephen Webber
7 years
Mirsa is a Muslim refugee. He's also a Marine that watched my back in Iraq. These next 4 years I'm going to watch his.
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Ann Curry
5 years
Love. Retweet.
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8 years
"Wisdom is knowing I am nothing, Love is knowing I am everything, and between the two my life moves."NisargadattaMaharaj #WednesdayWisdom
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Ann Curry
7 years
Check, check and double-check facts, choose sources carefully and attribute whenever possible. Credibility lost is never fully regained.
@huber_jordan
jordan nicole huber
7 years
@AnnCurry We're journalism students @UWMadison . What's your best tip for covering breaking news? #j202
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