Doctors group returns to Beth Israel

The move by a large doctors group comes just two years after rival Steward Health Care System had wooed them away from Beth Israel.

Aqib Talib (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Patriots do not use their franchise tag

Neither Aqib Talib nor Julian Edelman was franchised, so they can hit the open market as free agents next week.

Taunton police report possible 7th heroin death this year

Police Chief Edward Walsh said the victim, 46-year-old John D. Roster Jr., is the son of a former police captain.

Gay rights group meets with Walsh, parade organizers

A Catholic school pulled a float from the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade as a gay rights group pushed for people to be able to march “openly and honestly.”

Russia on ‘wrong side of history,’ Obama says

President Obama said continued military actions in Ukraine ‘‘will be a costly proposition for Russia.’’

An Orthodox priest held a crucifix next to one of many armed men in military fatigues blocking access to the Ukrainian border.

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An Orthodox priest held a crucifix next to one of many armed men in military fatigues blocking access to the Ukrainian border.

Ukrainians stood guard on the navy ship Slavutich at the harbor of Sevastopol, Ukraine.

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Ukrainians stood guard on the navy ship Slavutich at the harbor of Sevastopol, Ukraine.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces demanded the ship's crew surrender.

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The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that Russian forces demanded the ship's crew surrender.

Military personnel stood near a Russian-made truck in the eastern Crimean port city of Feodosiya.

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Military personnel stood near a Russian-made truck in the eastern Crimean port city of Feodosiya.

Russian President Vladimir Putin listened to General Ivan Buvaltsev (right) as they observed a military exercise near St. Petersburg, Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listened to General Ivan Buvaltsev as they watched a military exercise near St. Petersburg, Russia.

Ukrainian soldiers stood inside the gate of a Ukrainian military base as unidentified heavily-armed soldiers stood outside the gates.

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Ukrainian soldiers stood inside a military base in Crimea as unidentified heavily-armed soldiers stood outside the gates.

Ukrainians living in Italy protested outside the Russian embassy in Rome.

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Ukrainians living in Italy protested outside the Russian embassy in Rome.

Activists burned a picture of late Ukrainian nationalist movement leader Stepan Bandera during a rally in  St. Petersburg.

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Activists burned a picture of late Ukrainian nationalist movement leader Stepan Bandera during a rally in St. Petersburg.

Deepening fears about a war in Ukraine battered world markets with shares in both Europe and Russia tumbling.

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Deepening fears about a war in Ukraine battered world markets with shares in both Europe and Russia tumbling.

Ukrainian soldiers stood inside the gate of a Ukrainian military base as unidentified heavily-armed soldiers stood outside the gates.

Ukraine says it will defend warships

Russia dismissed a report that it issued an ultimatum for two Ukrainian warships to surrender or be seized.

Armed servicemen stood near their armored personnel carrier in the Crimean city of Feodosiya on Sunday.

opinion | Stephen Kinzer

US a full partner in Ukraine debacle

This crisis is in part the result of a zero-sum calculation that has shaped US policy toward Moscow since the Cold War.

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opinion | Hannah Thoburn

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Ethnic Russians have deep ties to the region, while native Tatars remember Josef Stalin’s deportations.