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Tonight's Nightly Perspective: 5 Stories You Need to Know

<p>The news you care about from Brian Williams and the "Nightly News" team.</p>

Powerful New Painkiller Could Be Lethal, Group Warns

The FDA’s approval of a new painkiller has raised alarms nationwide, as critics warn it could be dangerously addictive.

Is America Breaking Up With Orange Juice?

The U.S. may be in search of a new main squeeze as consumption of orange juice in the U.S. hits a 15-year low.

Fruit Juice Hits The Spot
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Seth Rogen Blasts Senators for ‘Not Prioritizing Alzheimer’s’

Funnyman Seth Rogen calls out the senators who walked out while he delivered his testimony about Alzheimer’s research to a near-empty Capitol Hill.

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FDA: Food Labels Getting a Makeover

The first revamp for nutrition labels in 20 years will emphasize calories, sugar and accurate serving sizes.

Food Industry Collaboration May Cut Salt Intake, Save Lives
A nutrition facts label displays sodium content in a supermarket in New York, U.S., on Monday, March 1, 2010. The U.S. food industry may face federal sodium restrictions if it doesn't move on its own to make packaged meals less salty, said Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in an editorial published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Jim Lange, ‘The Dating Game’ Host, Dies at 81

As host for more than a decade, Jim Lange always kept the show clean and civil.

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File-This Jan. 16, 1986. file photo shows host Jim Lange, left, congratulating Connie and Steve Rutenbar of Mission Viejo, Calif., after they won $1 million on the TV show \" The $1,000,000 Chance of a Lifetime\". Lange, the first host of the popular game show \"The Dating Game,\" has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif. He was 81. He died Tuesday morning after suffering a heart attack, his wife Nancy told The Associated Press Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/File)AP