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Twin sisters reunited after 70 years apart

Jan. 27: Sandi Kenn and her sister Etta spent only 9 months together - in their mother's womb. After investigating their family's history they reunited 70 years later, and realized they grew up only a few miles away from each other. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. Sandi Kenn and her sister Etta spent only 9 months together - in their mother's womb. After investigating their family's history they reunited 70 years later, and realized they grew up only a few miles away from each other. NBC's Kerry Sanders reports. (TODAY)

Deaf twin sisters, 8, hear for the first time

Dec. 7: A pair of 8-year-old deaf twins who were adopted from Ethiopia hear for the first time after receiving cochlear implants at an Oklahoma hospital. KFOR's Courtney Francisco reports. A pair of 8-year-old deaf twins who were adopted from Ethiopia hear for the first time after receiving cochlear implants at an Oklahoma hospital. KFOR's Courtney Francisco reports. (NBC News)

Water polo player: We're sisters, not teammates

Aug. 10: The U.S. women's water polo team joins the TODAY anchors to talk about their close bond and the excitement of making history by winning the United States' first -ever gold medal in Olympic women's water polo. The U.S. women's water polo team joins the TODAY anchors to talk about their close bond and the excitement of making history by winning the United States' first -ever gold medal in Olympic women's water polo. (TODAY)

Cancer causes long-lost sisters to reunite

July 14: Twin sisters with breast cancer talk to TODAY about their remarkable story – how a rare cancer gene mutation brought their family together. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. Twin sisters with breast cancer talk to TODAY about their remarkable story – how a rare cancer gene mutation brought their family together. NBC's Kristen Dahlgren reports. (TODAY)

U.K. sisters are world's oldest siblings

June 11: Two sisters from England celebrate their title of world's oldest siblings at the ages of 108 and 105. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Two sisters from England celebrate their title of world's oldest siblings at the ages of 108 and 105. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Busted! Camera catches teen robbing elderly sisters

May 4: A teenage purse snatcher in Florida is turned in by his own father, who spots him in surveillance stills on the local news. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports on this and other outrageous crimes caught on camera. A teenage purse snatcher in Florida is turned in by his own father, who spots him in surveillance stills on the local news. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports on this and other outrageous crimes caught on camera. (TODAY)

Sisters, wife murdered in 'honor killings'

Jan. 30: A Canadian court found three Afghan family members guilty of first degree murder. Prosecutors said the four women had been killed because they were believed to have disgraced the family. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.  (Nightly News)A Canadian court found three Afghan family members guilty of first degree murder. Prosecutors said the four women had been killed because they were believed to have disgraced the family. NBC's Kevin Tibbles reports.  (Nightly News)

Brother inspires selflessness in sisters

Dec. 1: Natalie and Brianna Blakemore help take care of their older brother Zachary, who has Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, even though they sometimes feel invisible. They are honored with a song written for them by Kathie Lee and David Friedman. Natalie and Brianna Blakemore help take care of their older brother Zachary, who has Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease, even though they sometimes feel invisible. They are honored with a song written for them by Kathie Lee and David Friedman. (TODAY)

Is Kathie Lee the Godmother to Kardashian sisters?

Oct. 5: TODAY's Hoda Kotb and guest co-host Kris Jenner, with the help of Kardashian family friend Jonathan Cheban, test viewer's knowledge about the celebrity family.  TODAY's Hoda Kotb and guest co-host Kris Jenner, with the help of Kardashian family friend Jonathan Cheban, test viewer's knowledge about the celebrity family. (TODAY)

Sisters defend Knox: 'She isn't a bad person'

Sept. 29: As Amanda Knox's family waits anxiously for the verdict in her appeal, her half-sisters, Ashley and Delaney, speak to TODAY's Matt Lauer after visiting her in prison. As Amanda Knox's family waits anxiously for the verdict in her appeal, her half-sisters, Ashley and Delaney, speak to TODAY's Matt Lauer after visiting her in prison. (TODAY)

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