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@kristendahlgren

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Used to tell stories for @todayshow @nbcnightlynews . Now I am changing the world by accelerating a breast cancer vaccine. Join me!

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@kristendahlgren
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4 years
After 8 rounds of chemo and 25 rounds of radiation I AM DONE WITH CANCER TREATMENT!! No hugs or high 5’s ... not even a bell to ring because of #COVID But tears of gratitude for the #HealthcareHeroes who helped me through and all of the support I received. #THANKYOU #cancerfree
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Meet my buddy Lucas the newest #gerberbaby contest winner @TODAYshow #PURELOVE
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8 months
Charlotte Sena’s family celebrating her being found ALIVE after 48 hours!!! #missing #MoreauLakeStatePark @nyspolice @NBCNightlyNews @TODAYshow
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Waterskiing!! One year after finding my #Cancer . Something I wasn’t sure I would ever do again... So grateful for all of the support and love over the past year ❤️ Cancer can’t take everything. #survivor #thriving #NeverGiveUp #birthdaygirl Bring on the next 48 years!
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8 years
Here's a rare sight... A virtually empty Laguardia Airport. Not even security is open #blizzard2016 @TODAYshow
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2 years
When you leave your house before the show comes on and you’re wearing the EXACT same thing as @hodakotb … ❤️👯‍♀️
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4 years
Please join us tonight for this important story on the victims of COVID-19 who may never get the virus. Hospitals are already making the difficult decision on what treatments they need to delay.
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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This Connecticut woman has stage 4 cancer, but her last hope for survival - a clinical trial - is delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. "It's definitely a scary reality." @kristendahlgren has her story tonight on @NBCNightlyNews .
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Still so strange to be talking about myself and cancer but really hoping it helps others to know their options! And always love to be with my friends @SavannahGuthrie and @hodakotb - even remotely ❤️
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. @kristendahlgren is shedding light on an innovative procedure that helps breast cancer patients recover feeling after treatment, and talks about how her own treatment is going under pandemic restrictions.
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3 years ago today I found my #breastcancer Today, I turn *50*!! Never forget aging is a privilege ❤️ Do your self exams. Pay attention to ANY changes. #grateful #liveyourbestlife photo: Paula Simons
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4 years
Sharing a very personal story on @TODAYshow this morning, but I’m hoping the information can help save someone out there... like it did me.
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Thank you for all of the good wishes and support. So glad I am able to share my story to help others!
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“I remember at the time thinking, ‘This story is going to save lives,’ and I just had no idea that the life it would save would be mine.” Our @kristendahlgren credits a story she did for @NBCNews with saving her life and helped her find a subtle sign of breast cancer.
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So much fun to meet @angelicahale and her family! If you think she’s impressive on #americasgottalent wait until you hear her back story @NBCNightlyNews tonight! #goldenbuzzer #champions #AGTFinals
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Thank you @chipgaines @joannagaines for what my 4 year old would call the most ‘cuddlish’ robe ever... and divine @magnolia candle!! So incredibly touched you thought of me! Your support means the world. ❤️ you guys!! #nevertakingitoff #cozybeatingcancer
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Just found out my radiation- which was supposed to start this week- is being delayed. I’m through chemo and surgery & trust my Drs that I’m safe, but PLEASE do what you can to #FlattenTheCurve . Hospitals need to be safe enough for cancer patients to start/continue treatment!
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Now I’m smiling! Thanks for the good morning Tajiri! April’s baby’s turning ONE!! #giraffe #HappyBirthday @TODAYshow
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The apparently unretouched #CindyCrawford photo that has everybody talking. We've got the latest @TODAYshow coming up http://t.co/P5ZQHlqLF2
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Sometimes the seat filler gets on the air.... Many thanks to the amazing @NBCNightlyNews team who made it look easy as @LesterHoltNBC battled a storm in Chicago. Safe travels to Pittsburgh my friend. I’ll be keeping your seat warm in NY!
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Working on a version of my @iRise_Above_Now story for @NBCNightlyNews while getting some tests done… Never a dull moment for this #breastcancer Thriver. Join us tonight for more on the inspiring story!
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7 years
Water Street in Mobile this morning after 6 foot storm surge.... @TODAYshow @msnbc #HurricaneNate
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5 years
Honored to meet Marine Micah Herndon and his wife today. You’ve probably seen video of him crawling over the finish line of the #BostonMarathon Tonight ⁦ @NBCNightlyNews ⁩ we’ll learn more about the fallen friends who inspired him. He doesn’t think he’s a hero but I disagree!
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Why you won’t be able to get this iconic selfie in a few days . The latest coming up @TODAYshow
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Meet the school principal hitting a high note by learning along side the 5th grade orchestra @NBCNightlyNews tonight
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Kristen Dahlgren
10 years
Crew just said 'if you fall in, grab the audio cables. We'll pull you out' #dangerpay ? #buffaloflooding @TODAYshow http://t.co/AhgKfcUnoe
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Panda cub #BeiBei debuts at the National Zoo. Tune in to @NBCNightlyNews for off the charts cuteness coming up!
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4 years
Need a dose of cuteness and positivity tonight? Join us @NBCNightlyNews coming up!!
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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WATCH: This 4-year-old from Staten Island leads a daily Pledge of Allegiance for classmates, health care workers and firefighters on Zoom. @kristendahlgren brings us more of his story tonight on @NBCNightlyNews .
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7 years
Please watch @NBCNightlyNews tonight. The picture of grace in tragedy. A widow describes what the #BarcelonaTerrorAttack took from her
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NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt
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EXCLUSIVE: The wife of the American killed in the Barcelona attack speaks out. More tonight on @NBCNightlyNews .
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Researchers at Duke say the first dog in the country tested positive for COVID-19. We’ll meet the pug named Winston and find out what you need to know to keep your pets safe ⁦ @NBCNightlyNews
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Kristen Dahlgren
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I got this @onepeloton bike from my husband a few days after diagnosis... and have used it as much as I can through treatment. Thanks @MattWilpers and my favorite cyclist and ROCK❤️ @gwbikecoaching for getting me through. Looking forward to getting back to 💯 with your help!
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KY teens on the run nabbed in Panama City, FL. 13 year old Cheyenne Phillips &18 year old Dalton Hayes in police custody details @TODAYshow
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Lottery officials estimate 75% of possible number combinations sold in #Powerball . Good chance SOMEONE will win!! @NBCNightlyNews
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5 years
Headed home from hurricane coverage to take care of a health scare but thinking of my @NBCNews colleagues heading into the worst of Dorian. Stay safe @KerryNBC @KathyParkNBC @CatieBeckNBC @EmilyBerk1 et al.
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We’ve lost another colleague to COVID-19. Cameraman Mike Herron, a sweet, sweet man. RIP friend. Please, no more.
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3 years
Just talked to Joe DiMeo -first successful double hand and face transplant recipient. Sooo inspiring. His advice??? Never give up... and get a dog! He hopes to be golfing soon! #goJoe ! @nyulangone More tonight @NBCNightlyNews
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7 years
Expecting the eye wall in Ft. Myers soon and the water is already building - worst is yet to come ...
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4 years
Finally started radiation today... which brings a new set of worries. Here’s what I wrote about being a cancer patient during a pandemic #COVID2019 via @TODAYshow
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Kristen Dahlgren
7 years
The new #fertility test that helped this couple have #twins after 4 failed #IVF cycles @NBCNightlyNews tonight!
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A little girl defying the odds- winning a penmanship award even though she was born without hands #inspiringAmerica @NBCNightlyNews tonight!
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Philadelphia meteorologist fighting back against #pregnant weight shaming. Love her response! @TODAYshow coming up
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NASCAR suspends @KurtBusch indefinitely. We'll have the latest coming up @TODAYshow #Daytona500 #NASCARonNBC
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4 years
I cannot tell you how crushed I am by this news. Larry was THE BEST. Quick with a smile, a giant bear hug and always a question about how my family was doing. Now I am heartbroken for his. #RIP my friend. 💔
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Larry Edgeworth, a beloved NBC News colleague and "the guy you wanted by your side no matter where you were," has died after testing positive for coronavirus.
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What Oprah told me about #oprahforpresident when we sat down last year and what @POTUS and bff Gayle are saying today - coming up @NBCNightlyNews
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Kristen Dahlgren
4 years
So honored to be recognized during @allwomeninmedia ’s 45th Annual Gracie Awards by @drsanjaygupta for my Gracie win this year honoring frontline reporters. What an amazing group of women! Watch tonight at 7 pm PT on @allwomeninmedia ’s Instagram, Facebook, or YouTube! #TheGracies
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Great White #shark named #Cabot spotted off Greenwich, CT! We’ve got the details and his latest location coming up @TODAYshow @GWSharkCabot
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Kristen Dahlgren
2 years
Thank you @katiecouric for shedding light on dense breasts and what all women (and lawmakers) need to know! Please watch and share our @TODAYshow story with @WillieGeist
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On #SundayTODAY : @KristenDahlgren has this week’s #SundayFocus on the state of the fight against breast cancer, after a generation of accelerated awareness and funding.
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Kristen Dahlgren
8 years
There is still A LOT of snow to clear at Laguardia Airport #blizzard2016 We'll have a travel update @NBCNightlyNews
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What on earth would make me want to do this when I’m scared of heights? 😬Hint: I’ve been through worse. Join us for an incredible journey @TODAYshow in the morning. @iRise_Above_Now #BreastCancerAwareness
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Move over #Patriots ...Move over #Puppies .... the Big Dogs are taking the field! See Deuce and his teammates in this year’s #DogBowl AND on ⁦ @NBCNightlyNews ⁩ tonight!! #seniors #RESCUE #cleartheshelters @JillRappaport ⁩ ⁦ @AnimalPlanet
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Already 888 airline cancellations for tomorrow. We'll have your travel update @NBCNightlyNews #blizzard2016
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2 years
Hello London! I’ve missed you! Join me live @TODAYshow for the latest on #HarryandMeghan and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee coming up!
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It's been a while since a story has made me tear up... Please tune in to @NBCNightlyNews to meet these amazing kids http://t.co/ABSr8Mkmo8
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Crew getting ready for this morning's #spacewalk . Will water in one of the helmets be an issue again? We'll bring it to you live @TODAYshow
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The view from my office today! #nocomplaints Thanks @NBCNightlyNews #Boston Harbor
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A new trend in education that has kids spending ALL day outside... What do you think? @NBCNightlyNews tonight
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Did a Kansas City High School really retouch yearbook photos to make girls look thinner? See the before & after this morning @TODAYshow
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#JuniorSeau 's daughter's touching tribute. What she wanted to say at the #halloffame ceremony. Coming up @NBCNightlyNews
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OK judge says state met its burden adding Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharma caused the #opioid crisis. Awards $572 million. more tonight @NBCNightlyNews
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18 year old driver in this fiery crash SURVIVED thanks to good samaritans. Their incredible story coming up tonight @NBCNightlyNews
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Coming in to work on a day off isn't so bad when I get to see @IAMJHUD on the plaza @TODAYshow Voice gives me goosebumps #JHudTODAY #WOW
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Rescue boats pulling back up on Main St in Montpelier. Over 100 rescues in #VT #flooding so far. The latest @NBCNightlyNews tonight
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@kingjamal08 I'm a correspondent with NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and we'd love to talk to you today. Can u PM me with ur #? THX!
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8 years
Move over Maverick! Meet the newest Top Gun at almost 97 years old. Don't miss @NBCNightlyNews tonight!!
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Still feeling tired after losing an hour of sleep? Wondering why we have Daylight SAVING time at all? And what happened to the ‘S’ at the end of saving? Some people (including POTUS) are looking to get rid of all the clock confusion @NBCNightlyNews tonight!
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“I’m so grateful that I’m here to say Thank you” survivor of the #harlemFire with a message to fallen hero Michael Davidson’s children #FDNY #RIP #THANKYOU @NBCNightlyNews
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The latest on @Joan_Rivers as her daughter says family "keeping our fingers crossed" We're live @TODAYshow coming up
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Shopping hasn't slowed on one of the biggest days of the year for retailers. We've got the latest @NBCNightlyNews
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Woman found ALIVE 13 hours after Philly building collapse. She reached out from the rubble and grabbed a firefighter's hand! @todayshow
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How's this for #FeelTheBern enthusiasm in #Wyoming ? @msnbc #it 'sarealtatoo
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Thanks @BubbaWallace for taking time to talk to us today! What a down to earth and inspiring guy! Tune into @NBCNightlyNews tonight for more! @NASCAR @NASCARonNBC
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So honored to join @CancerAdvocacy and a room full of talented and inspirational people to share more about @pinkeraserproj and the promise of #breastcancer vaccines! Thank you for having me!!!
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Keynote speaker @kristendahlgren , Co-Founder of The Pink Eraser Project shared insight on the promise of vaccines for breast cancer. #CPR24 #Cancer #Vaccines #BreastCancer #CancerAdvocacy
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I’m wearing a t-shirt and white pants and my husband said, “You’re dressed up. Are you going somewhere?” Apparently the bar is low.... seventeen months of #sweatpants 😳
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The #rubikscube is 40 years old and still going strong. Meet the inventor of the iconic cube @NBCNightlyNews http://t.co/JbxlwYEmV5
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Here's what the levee looks like today as the 9th ward gathers to remember #Katrina10 @NBCNightlyNews http://t.co/dYjvktFaAD
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What would you do with 400 million dollars? Friday the 13th may be your lucky day! #MegaMillions @TODAYshow #1in259million
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A peeping Tom caught on tape! How one woman turned the cameras on him. The hunt for his identity coming up @TODAYshow http://t.co/e2ag5UQc7t
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I’m back with my buddy @AprilTheGiraffe who has a BIG announcement on the @TODAYshow this morning. #ibroughtcarrots
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Iowa lawmakers could soon make it legal for children under 14 to use handguns. The debate tonight @NBCNightlyNews
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@gjenkins55 You showed up in my feed and I just want you to know I’m thinking of you. I just started a non profit to accelerate cancer vaccines. No one and no family should go through this- especially when the science is there. We will change things Gay. Sending ❤️
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When you get to your @TODAYshow liveshot and the hyenas are waiting.... 😳
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Pulling double duty this morning! Stay tuned to meet miracle quints. Here's me and the tiniest one @TODAYshow http://t.co/3tQeZKeL1f
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How are winter coats for the homeless changing lives? Tune in to @TODAYshow For a #heartofchristmas you won't forget @Walmart #givingback
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Miss @realDonaldTrump on @nbcsnl last night? We've got the highlights and controversy coming up @TODAYshow
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When fashion week and All-Star weekend collide. Meet the new fashion icons. #NBA 's best dressed @TODAYshow
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Back on the road! So strange to be on my first flight in 15 months!!
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Such a thrill to interview @Oprah today! Thank you for your kindness. #warrior . So excited to tell #HENRIETTALACKS story @NBCNightlyNews
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Rhode Island beach just reopened after yesterday's mystery blast. We'll have the latest on the investigation @TODAYshow coming up
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Cars and trucks picking up speed on the LIE as snow tapers #MySnowPics @NBCNews http://t.co/x0KJsDw6LN
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Now an icy mix at 30 Rock but we'll tell you who's getting 4 feet of #snow in this #EndlessWinter @NBCNightlyNews http://t.co/nDWGxMddNo
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Is Egg freezing the answer or setting unrealistic expectations? This morning women who have done it share their stories.... including me! @TODAYshow coming up
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Good morning from the #USOpen2019 We’ve got your preview @TODAYshow coming up! #Serena #Sharapova
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40 years later,can you solve the #rubikscube ? @NBCNightlyNews (I used to take it apart and put it back together in order...)
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