Soldiers took up positions around a Ukrainian military base in Crimea.

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Soldiers took up positions around a Ukrainian military base in Crimea.

Ukrainians gathered in a rally at Kiev's Independence Square on Sunday.

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Ukrainians gathered in a rally at Kiev's Independence Square on Sunday.

Ukrainians held portraits of people killed during protests in Kiev’s Independence Square on Sunday.

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Ukrainians held portraits of people killed during protests in Kiev’s Independence Square on Sunday.

Pro-Russian people stopped and inspected vehicles on a road to Sevastopol in Crimea.

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Pro-Russian people stopped and inspected vehicles on a road to Sevastopol in Crimea.

A man carried a flag and wore a sign that said “Motherland and Freedom!” in Moscow in support of Russians in Ukraine.

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A man carried a flag and wore a sign that said “Motherland and Freedom!” in Moscow in support of Russians in Ukraine.

Western nations will react to Russia, Kerry says

Western powers have a range of ways to isolate Russia after its actions in Ukraine, Secretary of State John Kerry said.

Unidentified gunmen surround a Ukrainian military base in Privolnoye, Ukraine, on Sunday. The gunmen traveled in a convoy whose vehicles have Russian license plates.

Tense standoff at Ukrainian military base

Hundreds of unidentified gunmen are surrounding the base, preventing Ukrainian troops from leaving.

Ron Wenzel inspected 400 buckets on trees that produce thousands of gallons of maple sap in Hebron, Conn.

A jolt for the science behind harvesting maple sap

Scientists in Vermont have discovered a technique to collect maple sap without taps or buckets or, even, what you’d call trees.

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Governor Patrick announced disciplinary measures in the case of a mentally ill man who died in restraints at Bridgewater State Hospital.

Joshua Oppenheimer behind the scenes in “The Act of Killing.”

Harvard film program alumni get Oscar recognition

Three films by former Harvard classmates are among the five nominated for an Oscar for best documentary feature.

Parade participant Jimmy Wool of South Boston said, “We’re all God’s children” and there should be no restrictions on gays in the event.

Mixed reactions to group’s St. Patrick’s parade invite

Some criticized plans for MassEquality to march in the South Boston parade while restricting displays of gay pride; others viewed it as a breakthrough.

The menu offered at Brandeis drew no apparent complaints as Black History Month wound down last week.

Black History Month menus upset college students

Students at Newton’s Lasell College said including fare that historically has been used to depict and demean African-American culture perpetuates hurtful labels.

John L. Allen Jr.

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Columnist John L. Allen Jr. looks at a new way of doing the Vatican’s business, elder care, a field hospital in Ukraine, and . . . the end of history?

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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A Harvard study of rail commuters proves that it’s connectedness, not diversity, that brings harmony.

Globe exclusives

Top (from left): Sandra Bullock in “Gravity,” Christian Bale in “American Hustle,” and Lupita Nyong’o in “12 Years a Slave.” Those films are generally seen as the front-runners in the best picture category in Sunday night’s Academy Awards.

A big year for best picture
Ubaldo Jimenez got a four-year, $50 million deal from the Orioles.

Sunday Baseball Notes

AL East will have to deal with Orioles

Interactive

And the Oscar goes to . . . you
New Cleveland Browns general manager Ray Farmer has extra picks in the first and third rounds this year.

Sunday Football Notes

Lots of excitement in loaded draft
Pictured: left Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers.

television

The news guys: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers
Built in 1760, the Old Inn on the Green was once a stagecoach stop.

Travel

Epicurean delights await inn’s guests

Maureen Bruno Roy is one of the top-ranked pros in the nation in cyclocross, a form of bike racing that combines on-road and off-road cycling with an obstacle course.

On the Job

An affinity for the muck and mire

A look back at Oscar, minus the hype
The Royal Hawaiian hotel sits along Waikiki Beach, where it is said princesses once bathed and Olympian swim star Duke Kahanamoku surfed growing up.

The tales they tell on Oahu

“You talk about Groundhog Day. This is Groundhog Year. What are we doing here today? Nothing, nothing,” Senate majority leader Harry Reid said.

Congress back to business but it’s still not working
Penn CEO Timothy Wilmott (left), Jack Shepardson of Plainville, and Penn’s Eric Schippers spoke about the slots deal.

Penn National vows to fight repeal efforts
The St. Patrick’s Day parade made its way down East Broadway last year.

Gay group invited to march in Southie parade

Sports

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Pacers 102, Celtics 97

Paul George (right) reacts after hitting a 3-pointer in the fourth that sealed it for Indiana.

Celtics’ bid for upset of Pacers falls short

The Celtics couldn’t stop Paul George, who finished with 25 points, including a 3-pointer in the fourth that sealed it for Indiana.

Metro

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Andrew Gardikis of Quincy grew up playing “Super Mario Bros.,” even though it predates him. Since 2007, he has been the record-holder to beat on speed runs of the game.

Quincy gamer on quest for Super Mario perfection

Andrew Gardikis has a very specific goal: to beat the game and save the princess in the fastest time humanly possible.

Columnists

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Finding a way for everyone to play
Bill Murray starred in “Groundhog Day,” a profound philosophy of romance.

JOANNA WEISS

Ramis’s enduring theory of love

JOAN VENNOCHI

How ‘tragic’ are Mass. GOP’s abortion views?

JEFF JACOBY

The value of preaching to the unconverted
PayPal set aside space for about two dozen startups when it opened its office in Boston’s Financial District.

Innovation Economy

Setting aside space for startups
C.J. Fair of Syracuse was called for this charging foul against Duke on Feb. 22.

Bob Ryan

‘Taking a charge’ should be outlawed

On Second Thought

Time to silence the N-word forever
Australian Cardinal George Pell will head a new finance ministry created to oversee the Holy See’s economic affairs.

John L. Allen Jr.

Pope’s financial fixer has instincts of linebacker
Ugandans read a tabloid Tuesday that published a list of what it called the country’s “200 top homos,” one day after President Yoweri Museveni enacted a harsh antigay law.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Tie US aid to repeal of antigay laws

RENÉE LOTH

At Walmart, higher wages lift all carts

In the midst of a media firestorm, Rajon Rondo had 22 points and 11 assists in Wednesday’s win over Atlanta.

Christopher L. Gasper

Rajon Rondo wrong this time
Noelle Trudeau is one of the protagonists on the reality show “Breaking Boston.”

CARLO ROTELLA

The reality of ‘Breaking Boston’

Nation & World

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A police investigator viewed the scene in a rail depot, where assailants armed with knives assaulted travelers in Kunming, in southwest China. No group has claimed responsibility.

33 die in terror attack at rail station in China

Knife-wielding assailants attacked people at a train station in southwestern China on Saturday.

Politics

Senate majority leader Harry Reid has pledged to allot time to anyone who wants to discuss climate change at party lunches or on the Senate floor.

Rich donors press Democrats on climate change

Wealthy environmentalists are pushing Democrats to take bolder positions on climate change.

Business

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Peter Haley, managing partner of the Boston office of Nelson Mullins, said the firm is winning corporate business by offering quality work at lower prices. The firm’s back-office operations remain in South Carolina, where costs are lower.

Corporate clients shift priorities for law firms

Tired of high hourly rates and a no-bid mentality, corporations are demanding changes in the way law firms bill their clients.

Arts

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Dance Review

Douglas Gillespie, T.J. Spaur, and Jacquelyn Elder in “Dark Lark.”

Dichotomies set in motion at the ICA

Choreographer Kate Weare’s superb dancers showed, in two works, the molten dichotomies that drive relationships.

Travel

Boulder offers the nonskier breathtaking scenery as well as hiking and biking trails, fine food, shopping, a hip night life, and historic and cultural attractions.

There’s more to Boulder, Colo., than skiing

Year round, Boulder has much to offer for the nonskiing traveler.

Books

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‘The Letters of Robert Frost Volume 1’

The new collection of letters begins to reverse a curse that shadowed Frost after his ascendancy into American letters.

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Lessons on being happy from the young . . . and not so young

Ideas

“Without the elevator, there could be no downtown skyscrapers or residential high-rises, and city life as we know it would be impossible.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on why elevators matter