A Good Ratings Night for Another New NBC Late-Night Show The first night of Seth Meyers’s hosting “Late Night” drew 3.4 million viewers, the biggest audience for a Monday show in nine years. BILL CARTER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OzOR7X http://nyti.ms/1eu2NVU The New York Times Business Day

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Obesity Rate for Young Children Plummets 43% in a Decade The data, reported in a major federal health survey, offered the first clear evidence that America’s children have turned a corner in the obesity epidemic, and came as a surprise to researchers. SABRINA TAVERNISE February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k7zGQj http://nyti.ms/1k7zJeU The New York Times Health Obesity, Children and Childhood

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Roy Simmons, Who Came Out as Gay After Retiring From N.F.L., Dies at 57 Mr. Simmons, who played three years for the Giants and went to the 1984 Super Bowl with the Redskins, kept his sexuality a secret until 1992 despite a raucous social life. WILLIAM YARDLEY February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k7ylsR http://nyti.ms/1k7yk8g The New York Times Sports Football, Deaths (Obituaries)

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G.M. to Expand Small Car Recall to 1.4 Million Vehicles By including vehicles mentioned in a 2006 technical service bulletin, G.M. nearly doubled an ignition switch-related recall. CHRISTOPHER JENSEN February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1etRzRd http://nyti.ms/1etRBIM The New York Times Automobiles Automobiles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Recalls and Bans of Products

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Creative Writing, via a Workshop or the Big City Edited by the gifted novelist (“The Art of Fielding”) and n + 1 editor Chad Harbach, “MFA vs NYC” asks whether fiction writing can, or should, be taught. DWIGHT GARNER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1etRz3V http://nyti.ms/1etRywJ The New York Times Books Writing and Writers, Books and Literature

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Debbie Dingell Expected to Seek Her Husband’s Seat in Congress Debbie Dingell, the wife of Representative John Dingell, the Michigan Democrat who announced his retirementy, will declare her intentions on Friday, a person briefed on her plans said. JEREMY W. PETERS February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OzByUY The New York Times U.S. Elections, House of Representatives

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Sochi Performances That Deserve a Mention, if Not a Medal A look back at some of the best and worst performances of the Sochi Games, on the snow and ice and in the air. CHRISTOPHER CLAREY February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1etHUdD http://nyti.ms/1etHST2 The New York Times Sports Olympic Games (2014)

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Justices Rule on Home Searches and Defendants’ Assets The Supreme Court ruled that the police may search homes over the objections of one of the residents and that defendants are not entitled to hearings to gain access to frozen assets to pay lawyers. ADAM LIPTAK February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OzoyyW The New York Times U.S. Search and Seizure, Fourth Amendment (US Constitution), Assets, Frozen

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G.O.P. Tax Plan Seeks Cuts in Rates and Number of Brackets The proposal will call for a cut in the top corporate income rate to 25 percent from 35 percent, and a reduction of the seven individual tax brackets to two — at 10 percent and 25 percent. ASHLEY PARKER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1etEh7t The New York Times U.S. Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions, Income Tax, Corporate Taxes

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Nissan Recalls 13,500 Frontier Pickups for Potential Fire Hazard An incorrectly installed circuit breaker could cause a short circuit and fire; Yamaha and Mitsubishi recall vehicles. CHRISTOPHER JENSEN February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1dv7E9U http://nyti.ms/1dv7BLj The New York Times Automobiles Automobiles, Automobile Safety Features and Defects, Recalls and Bans of Products

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Aid Group in Afghanistan Says Many Still Lack Access to Health Care Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan released a study on 800 patients and found that 18 percent knew someone who died because they could not reach medical care. ROD NORDLAND February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1dv7Be7 http://nyti.ms/1dv7DCM The New York Times World Afghanistan War (2001- ), Humanitarian Aid

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After a Deluge of Fiction, a Friend of Hoffman’s Insists on the Truth An article published by The National Enquirer after the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman quoted his friend David Bar Katz, but Mr. Katz had not spoken with The Enquirer that week, or ever. JIM DWYER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k7moDt http://nyti.ms/1dv7AHc The New York Times N.Y. / Region

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Study Links Melting Peruvian Ice Cap to Higher Temperatures Scientists from Dartmouth say heat, not other factors like diminished snowfall, is the prime culprit in the Quelccaya glaciers’ retreat. JUSTIN GILLIS February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/Oz3wjU http://nyti.ms/1etuyxU The New York Times Science Ice

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‘Late Night’ Gets Sunny, and a Family Tree Grows Seth Meyers was at ease in his debut as host of “Late Night,” which was not surprising, considering all the ties there are at NBC with his former boss Lorne Michaels. ALESSANDRA STANLEY February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/Oz3xnM http://nyti.ms/1etuy0X The New York Times Arts Television

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Lexus Ranked No. 1 on Consumer Reports Annual Brand Report Cards Japanese brands take seven of the top 10 slots, joined by three German manufacturers; American automakers take the bottom five. CHERYL JENSEN February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1k7jHSq http://nyti.ms/1k7jJcQ The New York Times Automobiles Automobiles

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Long Island Developer in Stable Condition as Police Search for Gunman The police continue to look for clues in the attack on Gary Melius, a prominent political patron who was shot in the head on Monday. MARC SANTORA and AL BAKER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1fnmEGw http://nyti.ms/1k7iqLh The New York Times N.Y. / Region Crime and Criminals, Murders and Attempted Murders

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2 Allies Meet Before 50th Anniversary of Israeli-German Ties The joint meeting in Jerusalem was both symbolic and a practical reflection of the strong ties between the two countries. ISABEL KERSHNER February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/OyKYA5 http://nyti.ms/1eti5KK The New York Times World International Relations

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Feminist Tales, Up to a Point Paris Opera Ballet is pairing Agnès de Mille's 1948 "Fall River Legend" with Birgit Cullberg's 1950 "Miss Julie" in a program reflecting a preoccupation with social and psychological realism. ROSLYN SULCAS February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1dtYWbM http://nyti.ms/1dtYVom International New York Times Arts Dancing

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Formation of New Government in Ukraine Is Delayed The delay of at least two days reflects the difficulty of uniting the disparate factions involved in toppling the previous administration. DAVID M. HERSZENHORN February 26, 2014 at 5:00AM http://nyti.ms/1dt1bw6 http://nyti.ms/1dt1aby The New York Times World

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