BAGHDAD — A faltering diplomatic effort to persuade Iran to curtail its nuclear program was salvaged Thursday by an agreement to hold further talks next month in Moscow, concluding two days of negotiations that exposed the difficulty of bridging the chasm between Tehran’s ambitions and the West’s demands. Read full article > >

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Iran, world powers to keep talking, but no progress on a deal

Publicly subsidized jobs for single parents and others would go a long way to reducing the difficulty employment environment they face, an economist writes.

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Economix: Unemployed Mother’s Day

The different recovery times of Justin Morneau and Josh Beckett illustrate the difficulty of treating concussions.

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Morneau and Beckett Show No Two Concussions Are Alike

James Levine’s tenure with the Boston Symphony Orchestra was derailed by illness, injuries and the difficulty of serving as music director while also conducting the Metropolitan Opera.

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Critic’s Notebook: A Maestro’s Unfinished Legacy

“My Father at 100,” Ron Reagan’s memoir, is a reminder of the difficulty of distinguishing the initial symptoms of Alzheimer’s from, say, simple forgetfulness.

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The Doctor’s World: When Alzheimer’s Waited Outside the Oval Office

Malcolm X’s daughters are having it out : The daughters have traded accusations of irresponsibility, mental incapacity and fiscal mismanagement of the estate, which is worth about $1.4 million. But the greater value may reside in a trove of unpublished works from Malcolm X and Dr. Shabazz.  As the dispute drags on in Westchester County Surrogate’s Court, efforts to publish the works have been thwarted by the daughters’ bickering; all must sign off on any plan to sell and release the material, which includes four journals that Malcolm X kept during trips to Africa and the Middle East in 1964, a year before his assassination.  The battle represents the latest turn in the complex journey of a family that has come to define the struggle and pride of blacks in America. The clash also underscores the difficulty of preserving the legacy of a prominent figure, especially when it requires uniting competing personalities and visions. Regrettably, this is not unusual for the progeny of the movement . I had initial pang of sadness, but the fact is that this is not unusual for people. It’s easy to forget, in the haze of great sacrifice, that you are still talking about humans.

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Family Feud

A conflict over a plan to process uranium ore in Colorado highlights the difficulty of moving away from fossil fuels.

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A Battle Over Uranium Bodes Ill for U.S. Debate

Dramatic pictures have emerged which show the difficulty of a rescue operation on the ice at Lurgan Park on Sunday.

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Dramatic lake rescue footage released

Budget analysts said Republicans were glossing over the difficulty of carrying out their ideas.

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As G.O.P. Seeks Spending Cuts, Details Are Scarce