Samantha Cookinham
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Emmy-Nominated Journalist & Assignment Editor @NBCNews 🦚📺🎤 @SMPAGWU & @GWTweets 🎓'20 ✨ RI 🌊⚓️| DC 🇺🇸🏛️ | NYC🗽🌃🍎
Joined May 2016
RT @TODAYshow: Jessica Chastain Enrolls at Harvard for Masters Program. What She’s Studying
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The Oscar winner is heading back to the classroom.
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RT @TODAYshow: Our #SundayTODAY #LiveWellLived tribute goes to Joan Anderson, the woman who coined the name "Hula Hoop" and helped bring th….
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Joan Anderson, the woman who brought the hula hoop to America, has died at 101. Anderson first introduced the toy to the U.S. when she returned from a trip to her home country Australia where she...
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Joan Anderson, who brought the hula hoop to the U.S. & coined its iconic name, died at 101. Honored to share her beautiful life & legacy @NBCNews. Joan chose to find power in happiness, joy, & positivity in light of unfairness & setbacks #LifeWellLived
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The woman behind one of America’s biggest toy sensations never got credit — until a documentary revealed her story.
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RT @dennisjromero: Joan Anderson died at 101. She brought the hula hoop to the U.S., naming it in part for the hula-ish gyration it inspir….
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The woman behind one of America’s biggest toy sensations never got credit — until a documentary revealed her story.
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RT @TODAYshow: "I want to say something really fast I’ve never said before. "
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"I want to say something really fast I’ve never said before. ..."
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RT @TODAYshow: On #SundayTODAY: In this week's #SundaySitdown, @WillieGeist sits down with popstar turned Broadway powerhouse @NicoleScherz….
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In this week’s Sunday Sitdown, Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger grabs pizza with Willie Geist to talk about her dazzling run in “Sunset Boulevard,” her music with the Pussycat Dolls and working with...
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RT @dennisjromero: Seven charged in child sex ring run out of Alabama concrete bunker, sheriff says . via @nbcnews….
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At least some of the 10 victims, ranging in age from 3 to 15, were sometimes restrained and incapacitated for people who paid for sexual contact, authorities alleged.
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The End of an Era! What an incredible 34 year run!.
The broadcast show “E! News” will end this year, concluding a run that began in 1991, a source close to the situation said. The final tape date will be September 25.
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RT @NBCNews: The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the newl….
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The bald eagle is now the official bird of the United States, nearly 250 years after it was first used as a symbol of the newly founded nation.
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.@Mattel and @BreakthroughT1D introduce first @Barbie with Type 1 diabetes. Watch @EmilieIkedaNBC report for @NBCNightlyNews!
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The first-ever Barbie with Type 1 diabetes comes with an insulin pump and glucose monitor. Both kids and adults with diabetes are celebrating the announcement and say they are grateful for a doll...
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RT @TODAYshow: Mattel has created its first Barbie doll with Type 1 diabetes.
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"The doll represents the incredible people living with T1D, and shows kids that a life with this condition is just as vibrant," Mattel said.
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RT @MeetThePress: New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his campaign promises, criticisms over his tax plan and charge….
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RT @NBCNews: A group of fifth-grade students were arrested last fall over an alleged plot to murder a fellow student after being overheard….
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One of the accused students, a girl, was allegedly in a "relationship" with the victim who had cheated on her, according to the Surprise Police Department.
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RT @NBCNews: A man is arrested after being accused of kidnapping an Italian tourist and torturing him for weeks inside a Manhattan home in….
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Over the course of weeks, the victim was beaten, shocked with electric wires and hit over the head with a gun, according to a criminal complaint.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs three sons and mother exit the courthouse after opening statements and witnesses testimony concludes for the day.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs three daughters exiting the courthouse after opening statements and witnesses testimony concludes for the day.
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Sean “Diddy” Combs children arrive at U.S. District Court in Manhattan for the opening of his trial.
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RT @NBCNews: The jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory at the Kentucky Derby last week has been fined over $60,000 for striking the horse….
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Junior Alvarado used his riding crop on Sovereignty "more than the permitted amount" during the race last week, according to the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority.
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RT @NBCNews: Pope Leo XIV is preparing for a reunion with his siblings in Rome, where his brother John Prevost will join him to celebrate t….
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John Prevost reflected on the pride tied to his brother’s historic achievement, while acknowledging the challenges Leo faces as the first American pope.
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RT @NBCNews: BREAKING: Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States is elected as pope, the first American pontiff in history. His….
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost , 69, is originally from Chicago and has chosen the papal name Leo XIV.
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