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Moscow Signals It Will Embrace Crimean Move for Secession

A day after Crimean lawmakers voted to break away from Ukraine, leaders of both houses of Russia’s Parliament said on Friday they would back the move.

U.S. Adds 175,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 6.7%

The pace of job growth in February was better than economists had expected and well above the anemic job gains recorded in December and January.

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Obama Plays Bad Cop to Kerry’s Good Cop in Peace Talks

President Obama has fixed ideas about how best to pursue peace in the Middle East, and a far less solicitous style than his secretary of state, John Kerry.

Billy Scarlett II, a Tennessee managed care patient, at home with his family and a nurse, left.
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Pitfalls in Privately Run Long-Term Care

As a system under Medicaid faces new pressures of profit motive and cost containment, some patients are seeing care denied. Above, Billy Scarlett II’s coverage was jeopardized.

Need for Full-Day Kindergarten Lost in Pre-K Debate

Some say the push for full-day preschool in New York has overlooked kindergartners in school for only a few hours.

Rubio Looks Abroad to Revive His Prospects

After being attacked by conservatives for supporting immigration reform, Senator Marco Rubio is trying to become the leading voice for a muscular brand of foreign policy.

Red Lights Dim in China’s Sin City

One of the harshest anti-vice crackdowns in China in years is taking a toll on the economy of Dongguan, punishing not just the sex trade but areas like transportation and real estate.

U.S. Unlikely to Acquiesce on U.N. Rights Accord

The United States is being urged to reverse its position that it has no obligations under the treaty when operating abroad.

India Wants to End Reliance on Foreign Weapons

India, the world’s biggest arms importer, rolled out a defense lineup that could put Russian exports in trouble.

Frank Jobe, Surgeon
Who Saved Pitchers’ Careers, Dies at 88

Dr. Jobe was renowned as the father of Tommy John surgery, a procedure that has been duplicated thousands of times in sports medicine.

Natural Gas as a Diplomatic Tool

The White House should use exports as a component of a broader energy strategy to undercut Russia’s influence over Ukraine.

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    “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is both a caper and something more complex.

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    A supersmart dog and his adopted human son set out for adventures in “Mr. Peabody & Sherman.”

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