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Study: 'Candy-like' tobacco products pose bigger risk
(CNN) – Harvard researchers are warning parents their kids can get nicotine poisoning from "candy-like" tobacco products. Our Dr. Sanjay Gupta has the report.
Bloomberg calls for end to 'gun show loophole'
(CNN) – Eleven years ago today the Columbine High School massacre was set in motion when four high-powered weapons were bought at a gun show without a background check. A group of the nation's mayors now wants to close the so-called "gun show loophole" that side-steps background checks and record keeping.
The group "Mayors Against Illegal Guns" is launching a full-scale media offensive trying to convince Congress to rewrite gun show laws. One of the group's leaders is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and he joined us exclusively on Tuesday's American Morning to discuss their efforts.
Can teen texting become an addiction?
Editor's Note: For most teenagers, cell phone texting has become a lifeline, but is it an addiction? Ask many parents and they'll say yes. Today in our original series, "Texting 2 Much?" our Deb Feyerick talks to teens with excessive texting habits. Tomorrow on American Morning, we talk to teachers to find out what some schools are doing to keep kids' fingers off their phones.
By CNN Correspondent Deborah Feyerick with producer Dana Garrett
(CNN) – Get a group of teenage girls together anywhere in America and chances are they'll talk about other girls, boys and what to do for the weekend. Oh, they'll also text. A lot. Even if they're sitting right next to each other, the cell phone is out, the fingers moving quickly over the tiny keyboard.
"I don't think it's being addicted to my cell phone," says sophomore Sara Marshall. "It's the need to be talking with my friends and the cell phone is just the way I do that."
Marshall, who lives in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, says she sends a few hundred texts a day, the same amount as her friends. On average, teens send upwards of 3,200 texts a month, according to the Neilson Company.
Three teens discuss their extreme texting habits 
A new study by the Pew Research Center finds, when it comes to teens, texting beats all other means of communication hands down, including face-to-face, e-mail, instant messaging and talking on the phone.
Green Day heads to Broadway
(CNN) – The band Green Day has come a long way since their big break in 1994 with an album called, "Dookie."
September 11th changed their approach to music and they released back-to-back albums that defied their simple roots, with more rock opera than punk rock.
Now, those two records, "American Idiot" and "21st Century Breakdown," have become a Broadway musical. The show is also called "American Idiot" and it opens tonight after a month of previews.
Our John Roberts had a chance to talk with the band, the cast, and the director about how it all came together.
See photos of our interview with Green Day after the jump.
Some Californians worry the next 'big one' is on the way
(CNN) – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is asking the president to declare Imperial County, California a major disaster. They suffered $91 million in damage in the Easter Sunday earthquake that rocked nearby Baja.
It seems this year that earthquakes are striking more frequently than ever. As our Ted Rowlands reports, even the most-hardened Californians are nervous.
Building Up America: A homegrown success story
(CNN) – Kansas is ground zero this week for our continuing series "Building Up America." Our Tom Foreman is traveling across the Jayhawk State, meeting people who are making good in hard economic times.
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