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Turmoil in Eastern Ukraine Prompts Concern over Russia's Next Move
The standoff over Ukraine may be the most dangerous crisis in Europe since the Cold War. We update the confrontation, hear what’s happening and look at possible options.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe current standoff over Ukraine is being called the most dangerous crisis in Europe since the end of the Cold War. We update the diplomatic confrontation, hear what's happening on the ground and look at possible options for the US and Russia. Also, a new trove of data on Medicare doctors, and former President Jimmy Carter talks about women's equality.
Banner image: Pro-Russian protesters are seen through barbed wires at a barricade outside a regional government building in Donetsk April 7, 2014. Photo: Stringer/Reuters
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3 storiesA New Trove of Data on Medicare Doctors
Payments for Medicare totaled $77 billion in 2012. But 1% of all the doctors involved got 14% of the payments. Three hundred forty-four physicians got more than $3 million each. That's according to statistics released for the first time after Dow Jones intervened in a federal lawsuit.
Read the story8 minThe Temperature Rises in Europe's Latest Hot Spot
Russian troops are poised on the Eastern Ukrainian border as the US and Russia trade charges of manufacturing political crises in that troubled country. Pro-Russian demonstrators are holding government buildings in the Eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, and a crackdown by the interim government could be the pretext for an invasion.
Read the story33 minJimmy Carter's Fight for Women's Rights
Since leaving the White House in 1981, former President Jimmy Carter has written 28 books and won the Nobel Peace Prize for working to solve international conflicts. Now he's focused on women's rights.
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