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Scott Brown, the Republican who lost his U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts to Democrat Elizabeth Warren in 2012, moved closer to a run against Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in neighboring New Hampshire and announced the formation of an exploratory committee that allows him to start raising money and hiring a staff.

Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland kicked off the marking of St. Patrick’s Day at events across Washington, including a meeting with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office and lunch on Capitol Hill, where the leaders were entertained by a two-man Irish band and a bagpiper.

Alberto Fujimori, 75, the former Peruvian president who is serving a 25-year sentence for authorizing death squads during his 1990-2000 presidency, suffered a stroke and was hospitalized in stable condition with some loss of control of his left upper arm, his doctor said.

President Barack Obama is the newest star of the comedy website Funny or Die where his appearance discussing health insurance on Zach Galifianakis’ satirical online talk show Between Two Ferns has reached 15 million views, approaching Justin Bieber’s record of 17.8 million views for the show.

Jeffrey Giuliano, a fifth-grade Connecticut teacher, will not face prosecution for fatally shooting a knife-wielding prowler in a ski mask in 2012 who turned out to be his 15-year-old son, Tyler, according to a prosecutor who said the teacher reasonably believed the masked person “presented him with the threat of imminent death or great bodily harm.”

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader to millions of Muslims, has finalized his divorce from Gabriele Renate Inaara Zu Leiningen, a German princess, in Paris after years of legal dispute.

Joshua Cooper, an 18-year-old father in Northern California, was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty and aggravated mayhem, accused of biting the nose off his 1-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant’s crying.

Johnathan Doody, 39, who was convicted of killing nine people, including six monks, during a 1991 robbery at a Buddhist temple in metro Phoenix, was sentenced to 249 years in prison.

Young Lee, 49, a co-founder of the frozen yogurt chain Pinkberry, was sentenced to seven years in prison for beating a homeless man with a tire iron in Los Angeles in 2011.

Front Section, Pages 1 on 03/15/2014

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