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Also: A U.N. agency says greenhouse gas emissions grew by record levels last year; the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra musicians are locked out; and Magic Mountain's iconic roller coaster catches fire.

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Also: A hurricane swirls off the U.S. east coast; Mexican demonstrators burn a building, angry over missing students; and Australian Prime Minister Abbott wants to knock down Russian President Putin.

Also: Benzene is detected in drinking water near a Montana oil spill; Boko Haram's leader claims responsibility for attacks; and the U.S. and Cuba open the highest level talks in decades.

Also: It's the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp; the Senate blocks a Keystone XL pipeline bill; and Facebook and other social media sites are briefly down.

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President-elect Barack Obama's top choice for U.S. attorney general seems to be Eric Holder. Holder was the No. 2 official in the Justice Department under President Clinton. The Obama team says no final decision has been made.

Chloe Malle will be the new head of editorial content for American Vogue, taking over for editor Anna Wintour. NPR asks fashion journalist Amy Odell what this means for the future of the publication.