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  • More than 6 million middle school and high school students used tobacco and nicotine products this year, according to a new federal report. Most are now using these addictive products by vaping.
  • Elvis in Tennessee. Bon Jovi in New Jersey. Those are two of the top Google searches discovered by the real estate website Estately, which determined the top searches in each state.
  • Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011.
  • Sen. Bernie Sanders is the favorite, but does Elizabeth Warren peel away some progressives after a fiery debate performance? Former Vice President Biden has a lot on the line — and a lot to prove.
  • President Barack Obama's choice to lead the National Intelligence Council has withdrawn his agreement to serve in that position. Chas Freeman, a veteran diplomat, had come under fire for statements he has made in the past about China and Israel.
  • Thirteen nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but no Best Picture nod for The Dark Knight: NPR's Bob Mondello talks to Michele Norris about today's Oscar surprises, disappointments and don't-misses.
  • In a Census Bureau report released Wednesday, it tallied up the median earnings for different bachelor degree holders. Engineers make an average of $92,000 a year. Some other majors at the low-end of the list: education, fine and visual arts and communications. Those all earn an average of $50,000 to $60,000.
  • With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.
  • Hidden in Beijing is a school designed to groom future members of China's ruling cadre. Dan Levin of Foreign Policy describes his visit to China's Central Party School where students are indoctrinated into Communist Party dogma.
  • Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, is the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus.
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