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INNOVATION ECONOMY
Page one
Charity poker
venues thriving
Despite the recent closure of a casinolike poker room at the former Raynham dog track, poker is thriving in at least a half-dozen smaller venues in Massachusetts, with big payouts available any night of the week. (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Graphic Local poker venues
Storms leave a trail of
devastation across the South
At least 290 people were killed across six states by the nation's deadliest tornado outbreak in almost four decades. (By Greg Bluestein and Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press)
- Photos Scenes of severe weather around the US
- Interactive Storm damage across the South
- The Big Picture Storms wreak havoc
Tech sector lifts Mass.
economy to start ’11
Massachusetts’ technology sector is fueling strong growth, helping the state’s economy expand more than twice as fast as the nation’s in the first three months of this year, the University of Massachusetts reported yesterday. (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
Hepatitis C drug from
Vertex sails through test
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. yesterday cleared the toughest hurdle in its quest for US approval of what is expected to be the first blockbuster drug launched by a Massachusetts company in nearly a decade. (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Photos A look at the history of Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- Graphic Top-selling drugs from Mass. companies
Discord in Harvard's education school
The recent denial of tenure to a prominent Harvard scholar whose work focuses on grass-roots organizing has sparked student protests over the direction of one of the nation’s most influential education schools. (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
Metro
- Charity poker venues thriving (By Noah Bierman, Globe Staff)
- Graphic Local poker venues
- Pilot’s death shakes Auburn (By Peter Schworm, Globe Staff)
- Elder Obama denied Harvard PhD (By Sally Jacobs, Globe Staff)
- Mother here illegally is freed (By Brian R. Ballou, Globe Staff)
- Theater company gets $10m (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
- Olmsted’s life, legacy fuel enduring fascination (By Laura Collins-Hughes, Globe Staff)
- Tenure decision sparks protests at Harvard (By Tracy Jan, Globe Staff)
- Immigration program comes under fire (By Travis Andersen, Globe Staff)
- Convicted rapist seeks new trial (Associated Press)
- Five people indicted in EMT investigation (By Jenna Duncan, Globe Correspondent)
- Man competent to stand trial in baby’s death (Associated Press)
- AMHERST For UMass graduates, speech from space (Boston Globe)
- WAREHAM Suspect in stabbing deaths not indicted (Boston Globe)
- SALEM Father accused of assaulting son is held (Boston Globe)
- WATERBURY, Conn. Priest sentenced in church larceny case (Boston Globe)
- EAST HAVEN, Conn. School boosts security after confrontation (Boston Globe)
- BURLINGTON, Vt. Lake Champlain level reaches record high (Boston Globe)
- Friends, family mourn young mother found dead in N.H. (By David Abel, Globe Staff)
- House approves budget of $30.5b (By Kyle Cheney, State House News Service)
- US faults distracted operator in ’09 T crash (By Martin Finucane, Globe Staff)
- A bill to expand gambling is still possible, governor says (By Noah Bierman and Glen Johnson, Globe Staff)
- DiMasi jury pool questioned on knowledge of case, defendants (By Milton J. Valencia, Globe Staff)
- Effort to keep students on pace in summer is expanded (By Meghan E. Irons, Globe Staff)
- Somerville man faces new gun charges after police chase (By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff)
- Vigil shows support for Syrian uprising (By Neal J. Riley, Globe Correspondent)
- Serial rapist’s parole revoked (By Dave Collins, Associated Press)
Regional editions
Globe West
- A rolling big finale (By James O’Brien, Globe Correspondent)
Globe North
- As more seals come to North Shore, experts warn: Look, don’t touch (By G. Jeffrey MacDonald, Globe Correspondent)
Globe South
- Massachusetts biologists study declining rainbow smelt runs in coastal rivers (By Constance Lindner, Globe Correspondent)
Obituaries
- Peggy Buckley, social worker with a willing ear; 67 (By Bryan Marquard, Globe Staff)
- Marie Deans, 70; advocated for death row inmates in Va. (By Colman McCarthy, Washington Post)
- Poly Styrene, at age 53; singer for punk band X-Ray Spex (By Jill Lawless, Associated Press)
- Orlando Bosch, at 84; Cuban exile was charged in 1976 plane bombing (Associated Press)
- Marie-France Pisier, at 66; French actress and director (By William Grimes, New York Times)
Nation
- Storms leave a trail of devastation across the South (By Greg Bluestein and Holbrook Mohr, Associated Press)
- NRC casts doubt on US reactors’ blackout plans (By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press)
- N.J. voters OK most school budgets (Associated Press)
- US says Detroit airport drug ring broken (Associated Press)
- Ohio man pleads guilty to attempt to force girlfriend’s abortion at gunpoint (Associated Press)
- Native American farmer deal OK’d (Associated Press)
- Archdiocese suspends outspoken priest (Associated Press)
- Calif. couple pleads guilty to kidnap and rape of girl (By Don Thompson, Associated Press)
- A mini-boom on the Space Coast (By Mike Schneider, Associated Press)
- With Panetta, Pentagon gains savvy power broker (By Craig Whitlock, Washington Post)
- Kerry, Brown praise Obama nominations (By Theo Emery, Globe Staff)
- Political Notebook Obama seeks Latino stars’ help on immigration (Boston Globe)
- Sirhan’s lawyers argue mind control plot (By Linda Deutsch, Associated Press)
World
- Palestinian factions differ on unity deal (By Ethan Bronner, New York Times)
- Huge blast kills 14 in Morocco cafe (Associated Press)
- Eight slain in Iraq mosque bombing (Associated Press)
- Five dead in attack on Pakistani bus (Associated Press)
- Syrian army units turn on each other amid crackdown (By Elizabeth A. Kennedy and Diaa Hadid, Associated Press)
- Bahrain sentences 4 protesters to death in killing of policemen (By Nada Bakri, New York Times)
- Libyan forces kill 10 people in attack on rebel-held city (By Ben Hubbard, Associated Press)
- Growth of population in China falls by half (By Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere, New York Times)
- Buddhist ritual for victims in Japan (By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press)
- North Korea wants summit, Carter says (By Foster Klug, Associated Press)
Editorial and opinion
- Globe Editorial Decision on Lenk should focus on her record, not her sexuality
- Globe Editorial Disavow this ‘birther’ nonsense
- Globe Editorial Friendster: Goodbye, featured friends
- Joan Wickersham The dud pet
- John R. Salsberg Stop the public griping about judge
- Scot Lehigh Trump is his own worst punchline
- The angle
Sports
- Sold on Solder (By Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- On football Every second counts (By Greg A. Bedard, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox 6, Orioles 2 Lester’s performance is simply unbeatable (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- Green’s turn has come (By Amalie Benjamin, Globe Staff)
- Series has redeeming quality (By Fluto Shinzawa, Globe Staff)
- Bruins vs. Flyers 2010-11 (Boston Globe)
- Rested Wings await Sharks (By Josh Dubow, Associated Press)
- Canucks 1, Predators 0 Luongo, Canucks take opener (Associated Press)
- This weekend on TV, radio (Boston Globe)
- Sports Log Ailing Mauer won’t give up catching (Boston Globe)
- Sports media Edwards passion is undeniable (By Chad Finn, Globe Staff)
- Minor League notebook Reddick is unfazed by crowded outfield (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- On college football BCS won’t buck the system (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- Baseball roundup A perfect 10 for Indians (Associated Press)
- Baseball notables (Boston Globe)
- On baseball Ellsbury now a leading man (By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff)
- Red Sox notebook Gonzalez is closer to his comfort zone (By Michael Vega, Globe Staff)
- How the runs scored (Boston Globe)
- Celtics notebook It all starts with the starters, says Rivers (By Frank Dell’Apa, Globe Staff)
- Heat notebook Just a small drag on postseason plan (By Julian Benbow, Globe Staff)
- Celtics vs. Heat this season (Boston Globe)
- NFL notebook Panthers gamble on Newton at No. 1 (Associated Press)
- Castonzo picked by Colts (By Mark Blaudschun, Globe Staff)
- NBA playoff roundup Hawks advance by ousting Magic (Associated Press)
- Patriots notebook Moving men again as 28th pick is shipped (By Monique Walker and Shalise Manza Young, Globe Staff)
- NFL back to work today (By Dave Campbell, Associated Press)
- Girls’ wrestling gets MIAA OK (By Bob Holmes, Globe Staff)
- School roundup Prep tops Xaverian (By Liz Torres, Globe Correspondent)
- Golf roundup Jones and Watson lead (Associated Press)
Business
- Hepatitis C drug from Vertex sails through test (By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff)
- Graphic Top-selling drugs from Mass. companies
- Photos The history of Vertex Pharmaceuticals
- U-lock pioneer uses social media to fight bike theft (By Calvin Hennick, Globe Correspondent)
- Graphic How Kryptonite Bike Revolution Works
- Survey Have you ever had a bike stolen?
- Businessman prepares bid to buy Globe (By Casey Ross, Globe Staff)
- Tech sector lifts Mass. economy to start ’11 (By Megan Woolhouse, Globe Staff)
- Mass. home sales and prices fall in March (By Jenifer B. McKim, Globe Staff)
- TD Bank planning growth in state (By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff)
- Boston Capital Wallowing in debt limbo (By Steven Syre, Globe Columnist)
- US seeks stricter limits on food ads for children (By William Neuman, New York Times)
- Chrysler to repay $7.5 billion to US and Canada for bailout (By Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press)
- 30-year mortgages fall to 4.78% (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Panasonic will cut about 17,000 jobs (By New York Times, Boston Globe)
- Exelon to buy Constellation, $7.9b (By Bloomberg News, Boston Globe)
- Applications for jobless benefits rise (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- Sony says credit data were encrypted (By Associated Press, Boston Globe)
- US loses bid to build jets for India (By New York Times, Boston Globe)
- Around the Region Chrysler poised to erase debt to US (New York Times)
- Around the Region Migrant-smuggling game rejected (By Hiawatha Bray, Boston Globe)
- TJX chief gets $23m, or 33% more (By Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe)
- $50 eye drug found equal to $2,000 dose (By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff)
- State Street Corp. under investigation (By Christopher Condon, Bloomberg News)
- Profits skyrocket at Exxon and Shell (By Julia Werdigier, New York Times)
- Earnings Roundup Raytheon income down 14% (Boston Globe)
- Bank of America cited in foreclosure inquiry (By David McLaughlin, Bloomberg News)
- Stocks notch another high, despite economy (Boston Globe)
- MARKET MOVERS Sprint Nextel sprints to a 9-month high (Boston Globe)
- Market Movers Teradyne Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Market Movers OfficeMax Inc. (Boston Globe)
- Market Movers Vital Images Inc. (Boston Globe)
- MASS. MOVERS Akamai sales forecast disappoints Street (Boston Globe)
- Candice Choi Getting married? Remember, two FICO scores aren’t always better than one (By Candice Choi, Boston Globe)
- Makers of household goods are raising prices (By Dan Sewell and Sarah Skidmore, Associated Press)
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Living/Arts |
- One-man show ‘Auerbach’ brings the Celtics’ patriarch — and his words —to life (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Stage Review ‘Grease’ isn’t getting any fresher (By Don Aucoin, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
In fun, frantic ‘Fast Five,’ the high-speed merging of crass and crash equals cash (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Catherine Russell finds her voice (By Andrew Gilbert, Globe Correspondent)
- High five: students's work from Boston art schools (By Cate McQuaid, Globe Correspondent)
- Movie Review Carancho movie review -- Carancho showtimes (By Wesley Morris, Globe Staff)
- Now showing at Boston art schools (Boston Globe)
- G Force Jeremy Alliger is inspired by dance and disability (By Linda Matchan, Globe Staff)
- Scene & Heard Debut album from the Bynars is awash in a different kind of feedback (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- French toast: Electro-pop trio Yelle refines its sound on ‘Safari Disco Club’ (By Christopher Muther, Globe Staff)
- Television Review Documentary shows Frederick Law Olmsted’s huge influence on urban park design (By Sam Allis, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Double Hour movie review -- Double Hour showtimes (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Tango movie review -- Tango showtimes (By Loren King, Globe Correspondent)
- Movie Review Prom movie review -- Prom showtimes (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review Rubber movie reviews -- Rubber showtimes (By Ty Burr, Globe Staff)
- Movie Review
Hoodwinked Too movie review -- Hoodwinked Too showtimes (By Tom Russo, Globe Correspondent)
- Classical Notes Christian Tetzlaff and Antje Weithaas to play duo violin recital in Rockport (By David Weininger, Globe Correspondent)
- Noisy Neighbors (By Jonathan Perry, Globe Correspondent)
- Bob Riesman shares his five favorite Big Bill Broonzy songs (By James Reed, Globe Staff)
- Night Watch: Perestroika (By Maria Oliver, Globe Correspondent)
- Book Review ‘The Summer Without Men’ is a meditation on identity (By S. Kirk Walsh, Boston Globe)
- Critic’s corner (By Matthew Gilbert, Globe Staff)
- ‘Robots’ available on Comcast Movies: All Movies (Boston Globe)
- Daily TV and radio guide (Boston Globe)
- Dear Margo Dear Margo: Smoking grandma sparks family feud (Boston Globe)
- Surfing the Net With Kids: blogging platforms (By Barbara Feldman, Boston Globe)
- This day in history (Boston Globe)
- Movies opening this week (Boston Globe)
- Things to do (By Milva DiDomizio, Globe Staff)
- Movie Stars (Boston Globe)
- Names 'Ted' takes over Tremont Street (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Ex-Miss USA upset by ‘full-body pat-down’ (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Waterston to speak in Woods Hole (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Some of the guests were a little stiff (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names SBLI’s Sheridan honored (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names A ‘Stooges’ Lynch-pin (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Gisele poised as poser (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- Names Nicholson and others get doctorates from Brown (By Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe)
- New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival draws first-timers and favorites (By Chevel Johnson, Associated Press)
- Music Review Craft Spells and Beach Fossils provide chiming pop, as heard through a haze (By Luke O’Neil, Globe Correspondent)
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