Crimea parliament declares independence after vote

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Crimea's parliament on Monday declared the region an independent state, after its residents voted overwhelmingly to break off from Ukraine and seek to join Russia.

A Malaysian soldier patrolled a viewing gallery at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday.

Signaling halted in Malaysian plane, but pilot gave no hint

A signaling system was disabled before a pilot spoke to air traffic control, reinforcing theories that one of the pilots may have been involved in diverting the plane.

Higher cost of keeping warm a drag on economy

Higher heating costs have reduced the amount of money that consumers can spend on clothes, electronics, or restaurant meals.

Thomas M. Menino sat with a group of children at a book signing at Dorchester Winter Farmers Market in Codman Square.

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As Menino faces cancer fight, support pours in

In the hours after his disclosure he is battling an advanced form of cancer, former mayor Thomas Menino has received love from the people of Boston.

New host Dorcena Forry spices storied breakfast

Linda Dorcena Forry’s debut at the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast is seen as a sign of Boston’s evolution to a multiracial city and shifting centers of power.

Adrian Walker

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You could spot a difference in the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast right from the start this year: The comedic opening was actually funny.

Opinion

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The preference for locally made products is, in part, a rejection of globalization, but it also has to do with changes that are making American manufacturing more viable.

Globe exclusives

Christoph von Dohnányi conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall on Saturday.

Music Review

BSO spotlights Beethoven in transition
“They Finally Broke the Pot of Wisdom” is one of about a half-dozen works in “El Anatsui: New Worlds” at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum.

Art Review

Rescued trash comes to life

Double hand transplant recipient Richard Mangino, with Dr. Bohdan Pomahac in 2011.

The future of face and hand transplants
The world-famous Greek coin “Dekadrachm of Syracuse with quadriga.”

critic’s notebook

Small changes add up at the MFA
Rick Kuhn (No. 35, fourth from left), Ernie Cobb (No. 14, left in first row), and Jim Sweeney (No. 21, right in first row) were part of the 1978-1979 BC basketball team.

When ‘Goodfellas’ collided with BC
Nancy Nangeroni, who says she has suffered neck, shoulder, and back pain since a 2004 auto accident, brought her medical records with her in a visit to Dr. Joey Rottman to get certified for medical marijuana.

Doctors open offices to prescribe marijuana
Archbishop of Manila Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle (center) is a moderate who prefers seeking compromise to bringing down fire and brimstone.

John L. Allen Jr.

Meet the Philippine Pope Francis
“I’ll have to see what he’s really all about,” said Nick Peck, 66, at Pete’s Gun & Tackle in Hudson, N.H.

N.H. residents want to know more about Scott Brown
Andris Nelsons takes the reins as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra next fall.

third ear

Looking for boldness in a new era at the BSO
The author’s co-pilot navigates the road to Moneystown.

Drawn by a horse and old-time romance in Ireland
Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell in the FX Cold War drama “The Americans.”

buzzsaw

‘The Americans’: Stumbling into timeliness
Global Rescue founder Dan Richards says adventurers should be aware of what’s going in areas where they travel, and should have a way to communicate.

ON the Job

Providing ‘911’ for international crises, disasters

Sports

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Kris Humphries celebrated in front of Pelicans guard Anthony Morrow after scoring a last-second basket to force the game into overtime.

Pelicans' Anthony Davis has 40 points in OT win vs. Celtics

The Celtics’ Kris Humphries hit a turnaround fadeaway jumper at the buzzer to tie the score, sending the game into OT.

Metro

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Kia Dumas, of Stoughton, was welcomed to jump in and help carry the rainbow flag with members of Boston Pride.

Peace Parade marchers hope for a unified event next year

Participants in the Saint Patrick’s Peace Parade have coalesced around their exclusion from the main parade, which they follow a mile behind.

Columnists

Adrian Walker

Linda Dorcena Forry rescues the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast

Christopher L. Gasper

NCAA top seeds dominated by experience
Elderly men watch a youngster play with a ball in Dublin in 2004.

JAMES CARROLL

Ireland looks to future, despite recent woes
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in the 2004 film “Shaun of the Dead.”

JOHN E. SUNUNU

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac: Learning to live with zombies

YVONNE ABRAHAM

No marching a fine line now
Steve Donahue has a 54-76 record at BC and no NCAA Tournament appearances.

Christopher L. Gasper

Time for BC to get rid of Donahue
President Barack Obama sits for an interview on the comedy show, “Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.”

JEFF JACOBY

The punchline is Obama’s dignity

William A. Ackman, left, bet $1 billion on Herbalife’s collapse. Senator Ed Markey, right, may have aided Ackman’s cause.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Don’t let Markey hedge on Herbalife
Christine Rizk (left) and Anna Palmer cofounded the Fashion Project to sell new and used apparel online.

Innovation Economy

Online marketplaces all about connections
Celtics coach Brad Stevens has benefited from an extended honeymoon period.

Bob Ryan

Honeymoon almost over for Brad Stevens

ON SECOND THOUGHT

Ball and strike announcements? Count me out
A member of the Outdoor Church of Cambridge offers a congregant a doughnut and clean socks.

Alex Beam

Administering to the flock, where they are

Nation & World

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Members of the destroyed Spanish Christian Church joined worshipers at the Church of God on Third Avenue Sunday.

Fire officials scour site of massive NYC blast

Workers cleared some of the last rubble from the site of a massive explosion in New York City on Sunday.

Politics

After a Democrat lost a special House election in Florida, New York Representative Steve Israel (right) asked the White House political director for additional help on Wednesday.

Democrats fear Obama hurting their prospects

Democrats are becoming alarmed about their midterm election fortunes amid Obama’s sinking approval ratings.

Business

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Bill Oates, the state’s new head of technology, has pledged that his office will take a much more active role in overseeing the state’s big information technology contracts.

New Mass. tech chief Bill Oates will face long list of problems

Oates, the state’s new head of technology, has pledged his office will take a more active role in overseeing the state’s big information technology contracts.

Arts

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Lorde performs at the Orpheum Theatre on Friday.

Royally poised, Lorde commands the Orpheum

Thanks to the smash success of her single “Royals,” Lorde could’ve easily moved her show at the Orpheum Theatre to a much larger venue.

Health and wellness

Double hand transplant recipient Richard Mangino, with Dr. Bohdan Pomahac in 2011.

The future of face and hand transplants

Transplant leaders are tackling ethically challenging questions such as which disfigured patients across the country should get priority.

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Ideas

“What would clearly be neglect if it happened to a special-needs child tends to look different if the child is gifted: Being left alone might even feel like a reward, an acknowledgment of being a fast learner.”

Amy Crawford ,  on gifted children in the classroom