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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one

Casino pitched for Fall River
Reviving its quest to open a casino, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe unveiled plans to build a massive gambling complex in downtown Fall River, abandoning plans to open a destination resort in Middleborough. (By Casey Ross and Christine Legere, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- Video Wampanoags want to build casino in Fall River
- In Middleborough, some disappointed by the change
Caught in the act: Juveniles
sentenced to Shakespeare
At a five-week intensive program called Shakespeare in the Courts, adjudicated youth offenders found guilty of more adolescent crimes participate in acting exercises and Shakespearean study instead of going to jail or doing community service. (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
Ex-Harvard student accused of living a lie
He crafted an elaborate web of lies to con his way into Harvard University, authorities say, but Adam B. Wheeler wasn’t content to graduate and get away with just a degree. (By John R. Ellement and Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
Vatican high court dismisses appeals
The Vatican’s highest court has rejected appeals from local Catholics seeking to reopen 10 closed parishes, according to a group representing parishioners at many of the closed churches. (By Lisa Wangsness and Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
Baker’s ads try to tap
into voters’ discontent
Facing criticism he has failed to establish a cohesive theme, Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles Baker rolled out the simple catchphrase, "Had enough?" (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)

Metro
- Caught in the act: Juveniles sentenced to Shakespeare (By Louise Kennedy, Globe Staff)
- Ex-Harvard student accused of living a lie (By John R. Ellement and Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Vatican high court dismisses appeals (By Lisa Wangsness and Erica Noonan, Globe Staff)
- Baker’s ads try to tap into voters’ discontent (By Michael Levenson, Globe Staff)
- Tribe tells Middleborough it’s dropping plans to build casino resort there (By Christine Legere, Globe Correspondent)
- Pakistan official says arrested men have no links to terrorists (By Shelley Murphy, Farah Stockman, and Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Obama’s aunt is granted asylum (By Maria Sacchetti, Globe Staff)
- Barring of Chomsky stirs up a political storm in Israel (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Teachers in R.I. subdued but still employed after bargaining (By Brian MacQuarrie, Globe Staff)
- Kevin Cullen Misguided makeovers (By Kevin Cullen, Globe Columnist)
- FAA determines Cape Wind farm is ‘no hazard’ (By Beth Daley, Globe Staff)
- New England in brief DA calls elderly woman’s death suspicious (Boston Globe)
- No shots fired in Chelsea altercation, authorities believe (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Conn. AG misleads on his Vietnam service (By Raymond Hernandez, New York Times)
- City urged to reject award for firefighters (By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff)
- Hawks draw flock of admirers to their Cambridge roost (By Shana Wickett, Globe Correspondent)
- Video Urban birding in Cambridge
- Youths eye better MBTA relations (By Stefanie Geisler, Globe Correspondent)
- Authorities seek help in catching bank robber (By Sarah Thomas, Globe Correspondent)
- Tensions grow as Boston prepares for teacher contract talks (By James Vaznis, Globe Staff)
- Officials recapture man who allegedly fled Chelsea police (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)

Obituaries
- Michele Caruso; well-known Melrose restaurant owner, philanthropist (By Margaret E. Cassidy, Globe Correspondent)
- Nixon 'enemy' Hans Loeser, 89; admired, civic-minded lawyer (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Hank Jones, 91, jazz pianist, composer, Grammy winner (By Ula Ilnytzky, Associated Press)
- Jim Burnett, 62, official worked for transport safety (Associated Press)
- Services set for Sergeant Joshua Desforges, Ludlow Marine killed in Afghanistan (Associated Press)

Nation
- Supreme Court strikes down juvenile life sentences in nonhomicide cases (By Robert Barnes, Washington Post)
- Obama nominates FBI deputy director for top job at TSA (Associated Press)
- Ex-NYC police commissioner starts 4-year prison term (Associated Press)
- Video raises questions on police shooting (Associated Press)
- Power loss interrupts shuttle spacewalk (Associated Press)
- LA-bound jet diverted after cockpit fire (Associated Press)
- In fallout from spill, US chief of drilling oversight will retire (By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press)
- 2 scientists say oil is nearing a far-reaching current (By John M. Broder, New York Times)
- Political Notebook Senate primaries today may give hint of voters’ mood (Associated Press)
- Governor’s rent costing Texas $10k (Associated Press)
- Senate report says tweaks can sustain Social Security (Associated Press)
- For the record (Boston Globe)

World
- Thai protesters say they’re ready to negotiate (By Vijay Joshi, Associated Press)
- Rebels attack Indian bus carrying police and civilians; at least 35 die (Associated Press)
- NATO’s draft mission statement keys in on Afghanistan (Associated Press)
- Haitian judge convicts US missionary (Associated Press)
- Gay marriage to be legal in Portugal (Associated Press)
- 32 trapped after mine explosion in Turkey (Associated Press)
- Iraq election impasse wanes as court voids ban on 9 candidates (By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press)
- Search for downed Afghan plane to resume at dawn (By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press)
- Calderón could address Arizona law (By William Booth, Washington Post)
- News Analysis Skepticism builds over timing of Iranian nuclear deal (By Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press)

Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial By blocking Chomsky speech, Israel hurt its own cause
- Globe Editorial Romney: Liberals destroyed my house
- Globe Editorial Insurance: Keep gender-neutrality rule
- Globe Editorial Boston’s ‘free cash’ isn’t free
- Derrick Z. Jackson Gains elsewhere belie a wealth gap for black families
- Peter Skerry A testing attempt for Islam’s center
- Joanna Weiss Waste in health care? For some, it’s profit
- VoxOp

Sports
- Yankees 11, Red Sox 9 Long gone (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Dan Shaughnessy Another round of torture in the Bronx (By Dan Shaughnessy, Globe Columnist)
- Defensive rotation comes full circle (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- On basketball Focus on prevention is finally paying off (By Gary Washburn, Globe Staff)
- Magic give outside estimates before Game 2 with Celtics (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Lakers 128, Suns 107 Bryant burns Suns (By Greg Beacham, Associated Press)
- Sports Log Support shown for Manuel, Piniella (Boston Globe)
- Celtics notebook Garnett: Slight improvement (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Magic notebook Areas need punching up (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- NHL notebook Capitals lock up Backstrom with 10-year deal (Associated Press)
- Baseball roundup Marlins’ Ramirez benched (Associated Press)
- On baseball Grating, but Red Sox know Yankees’ Rodriguez also great (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Big inning again is huge problem for Matsuzaka (By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Martinez picks it up after Red Sox drop him in the order (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Ellsbury is on the go during first rehab start (By Mike Scandura, Globe Correspondent)
- Commentary Sox making up for speed with power (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Olympic notes Streeter strikes gold — from the USOC (By John Powers, Globe Staff)
- Mourinho method works (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)

Business
- Wampanoags seek 300-acre gambling complex in Fall River (By Casey Ross and Christine Legere, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent)
- Report shows state’s hospitals have billions in reserves (By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff)
- Mass. insurers report hefty 1st-quarter losses (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Ash could disrupt summer travel (By Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff)
- Verizon forgives Dover man’s $18,000 cellphone bill (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital Insurers in the middle (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- US set to lose $1.6b on loan to Chrysler, Treasury reports (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- As euro slides, cutbacks urged (By Aoife White, Associated Press)
- Three-month T bills at two-week high (Associated Press)
- Jury backs women in suit vs. Novartis (Bloomberg News)
- More card users paying bills on time (Associated Press)
- Home builders’ optimism growing (Associated Press)
- Family Dollar recalls dangerous darts (Bloomberg News)
- Around the Region Double-Take agrees to $242m buyout (Associated Press)
- Around the Region Icahn boosts his stake in Genzyme (Globe Staff And Wires)
- Around the Region 2 from China violated US export laws (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- Around the Region JetBlue adds Boston-Phoenix flights (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)
- Around the Region Suspect can’t stay at Soldiers’ Home (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Harvard discloses pay for endowment officials (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- Mixed response to health care tax breaks (By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press)
- ASC inks $445m turbine parts deal (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Food makers going on a diet (By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press)
- China raises US debt holdings (By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press)
- Judge rules EMC founder Egan cheated US out of $62m (By Ryan J. Donmoyer and Jef Feeley, Bloomberg News)
- More homeowners quitting federal loan aid program (By Alan Zibel, Associated Press)
- The Color of Money When it comes to ATM safety, does the banking industry have it backward? (By Michelle Singletary, Washington Post)
- After a big slump, stocks recover their footing (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Procter & Gamble gains as traders avoid risk (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Analysis cites Iron Mountain’s strength (Boston Globe)
- Pactiv Corp. (Boston Globe)
- Lowe’s Cos. (Boston Globe)
- Virtual Radiologic (Boston Globe)

Globe 100
- Globe 100 Year of the short list (By Steven Syre, Globe Staff)
- No. 1 - TJX Cos. Stellar seller (By Jenn Abelson, Globe Staff)
- No. 2 - Raytheon Co. The best defense (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- No. 4 - Biogen Idec The triple play (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- No. 5 - Hanover Insurance Group Return to strength (By Beth Healy, Globe Staff)
- No. 13 - Boston Properties Quality is the strategy (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- No. 14 - American Science and Engineering A force for security (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- No. 16 - Sapient Corp. Science of selling (By D.C. Denison, Globe Staff)
- No. 22 - Haemonetics Corp. Machines for healing (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- No. 27 - Akamai Technologies Order on the Web (By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff)
- The Century Club The class of 1910 (By Robert Gavin, Globe Staff)
- Mass. Economy Global appeal (By James F. Smith, Globe Staff)
- Executive Roundtable Where do we go now? (By Globe Staff, Boston Globe)
- Globe 100 Letter from the business editor (By Shirley Leung, Boston Globe)
- Methodology How we calculate the numbers (By Globe Staff, Boston Globe)
- True Green Ladybug, fly away (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green Cycling may be the new golf (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green What you can save if you put your mind to it (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green Flying the earth-friendly skies (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green A bit of flexibility goes a long way (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green Full disclosure, beyond the numbers (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green It's personal, not just business (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green Lower emissions, one loan at a time (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- True Green The footprint is smaller, but the paycheck is bigger (By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff)
- Road Warrior Don't leave home without these gadgets (By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff)

Living/Arts |
- A sense of direction: During first week short on spectacle, filmmakers take center stage at Cannes (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Voices Milton Academy’s Alumni of Color event rankles some members of the class of ’55 (By Alex Beam, Globe Staff)
- New dramas from high-profile producers (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- BOOK REVIEW In ‘The Promise,’ Jonathan Alter details Obama’s first year in office (By Carlo Wolff, Globe Correspondent)
- Watching the Red Sox from Yawkey Way (By Sam Allis, Globe Staff)
- G FORCE | DAVE TOMPKINS Dave Tompkins discusses his fascination with the vocoder (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- SPOKEN WORD Authors Sue Miller, Holly LeCraw, Unity Dow, Max Essex to speak in area bookstores (By Irene Muniz, Globe Staff)
- Names Getting the (unauthorized) scoop on Oprah (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff)
- SpeakEasy Stage Company wins five Elliot Norton Awards (By Irene Muniz, Globe Correspondent)
- MUSIC REVIEW Pearl Jam digs deep, delivers a TD Garden gem (By Sarah Rodman, Globe Staff)
- Dead Weather alive and well in Nashville (By Chris Talbott, Associated Press)
- Things to do Pressure Cooker to perform at House of Blues Front Room (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Author Nassim Nicholas Taleb to discuss the improbable (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do See ‘They Came to Play’ and hear some talented pianists (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do Actors’ Shakespeare Project presents ‘Timon of Athens’ (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- Things to do At The Oak Room, five easy courses (By June Wulff, Globe Staff)
- On Demand movie picks (Boston Globe)
- TV critic’s picks (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo His attitude toward sex is difficult to believe (Boston Globe)
- Poker: John Juanda recalls a hand from 2009 (By Steve Rosenbloom, Boston Globe)
- Reflection for the day (Boston Globe)

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