As Crimea voted to rejoin Russia, ethnic-Russian protesters elsewhere in the country demanded a similar secession vote in their own region.
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Russian flags waved as people celebrated in Lenin Square after the referendum in Simferopol, Ukraine.
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Celebrations continued after the vote to secede was announced, though the Ukrainian government in Kiev denounced the referendum.
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A partial counting showed that 95 percent of Crimean voters supported joining Russia.
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A Ukrainian couple held their hands over their hearts while singing the Ukrainian national anthem in Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine.
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The Celtics’ Kris Humphries hit a turnaround fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to tie the score, sending the game into OT.
Snowy owls are trapped and relocated from Logan Airport to keep both the planes and the birds safe.
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The Harvard Law School professor is a clear-eyed guide through some of the thornier issues of our day.
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