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Katie Couric is getting married to her financier boyfriend John Molner. Couric's spokesman Matthew Hiltzik confirmed the engagement Tuesday morning following a report by People magazine. Molner gave 56-year-old Couric, the former host of "Today," a diamond ring over the weekend in East Hampton. Molner, 50, is a partner at investment firm Brown Brothers Harriman, who oversees mergers and acquisitions advisory work for the firm's corporate clients. The couple have dated for nearly two years. Couric's husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 from colon cancer. She is the mother of two daughters, now 21 and 17. Her talk show, "Katie," starts its second season Sept. 9.
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Maria Shriver says her daughter is so terrified of her mother getting Alzheimer's disease that she's constantly introducing her to games that will keep her mom's mind active. There's a family history to explain the concern: Maria Shriver's father, Sargent, died of Alzheimer's at age 95 in 2011. Maria, who is back at NBC News, began a weeklong series of reports on Alzheimer's that is airing on the "Today" show, "Nightly News" and other network platforms starting Tuesday. Shriver told of her daughter's concern Tuesday on a Google Plus discussion that also featured actor Seth Rogen and his wife, Lauren Miller. Rogen says he's encouraged that the disease is starting to get more visibility. Shriver's series will also discuss an experimental drug given to people before they exhibit symptoms.
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