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10 things to know for Thursday

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. questions Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Pruitt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. questions Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Pruitt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. questions Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, during the committee's confirmation hearing for Pruitt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By Associated Press 2 min read

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday:

1. OBAMA HOLDS FINAL WHITE HOUSE NEWS CONFERENCE

For all his campaign warnings about a Trump presidency, the outgoing president says: “At my core, I think we’re going to be OK.”

2. WHAT AMERICANS BELIEVE IS JOB NO. 1

People across the political spectrum put health care atop the list of the nation’s priorities, an AP-NORC poll finds.