JetBlue flights are coming to Worcester
The airline is launching the first regularly scheduled passenger service at the beleaguered airport since Direct Air shut down a year ago.
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Rutgers coach Mike Rice fired after explosive video
Rice was fired after video footage showed him assaulting players and yelling gay slurs at them.
At least 53 killed in Taliban attack on Afghan courthouse
Suicide bombers disguised as Afghan soldiers stormed a courthouse in a failed bid to free more than a dozen Taliban.
Adrian Walker
Michelle Wu shows promise for city’s future
While the Boston mayoral field so far has inspired yawns, people are excited about Wu, who just launched her bid for an at-large City Council seat.
Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff
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Boston goes blue for autism awareness
Landmarks in the city were awash in blue lights Tuesday evening as part of Autism Speaks’s “Light It Up Blue” campaign for autism awareness.
SCOT LEHIGH
A new actor appears on schools stage
A group called Democrats for Education Reform has set up shop in Mass. and plans on playing a substantial role in the mayoral campaign.
Cab drivers want hackney unit replaced
In the wake of a Globe Spotlight report on Boston’s cab industry, an association of taxi drivers urged Mayor Menino to replace the unit with a civilian commission.
JOANNA WEISS
The BC condom clash
In Chestnut Hill, students are stepping up to fill a gap in real-life education.
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Spotlight Report: Driven to the Edge
Spotlight Report
A nine-month Globe investigation of Boston’s $1 billion taxicab industry found widespread corruption.
Sports
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Patrice Bergeron hurt as Bruins beat Senators
The Bruins lost Bergeron to an undisclosed injury before rallying past Ottawa in the third period.
Metro
Suspect said to boast, ‘I’m a serial rapist’
Tikee Beverly pleaded not guilty to charges he raped five women in a monthlong streak of violence.
Columnists
Nation & World
North Korea refuses to let South Koreans enter joint factory
South Korean managers and trucks were barred from entering the jointly operated industrial park.
Politics
Political Notebook
Obama proposes $100m for brain-mapping project
The president says his proposal could lead to better ways to treat Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.
Business
Carl Icahn buys a stake in Mass. tech firm Nuance
The billionaire investor is back in Massachusetts, and this time he may face his biggest brawl yet over a Bay State company.
Arts
Book Review
‘Sex and the Citadel’ by Shereen El Feki
The book emerges from a five-year investigation of sexual mores in a region undergoing political transformation.
Food & dining
Teach a child to make pasta, and you feed him for a lifetime
Students from East End House in Cambridge visit Catalyst restaurant to learn about cooking and healthy eating.
Globe Insiders
Globe Talk | April 3
A conversation with Jim Calhoun
A conversation with Jim CalhounSubscribers can attend an evening with Connecticut’s legendary former men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun, moderated by Bob Ryan.