Gambling panel rates applicants for slot license

Proposals in Plainville and Leominster fared well after the state gambling commission rated applicants for Massachusetts’ only slot license.

Health data industry fights FDA oversight

The fast-growing industry that makes digital medical records is gearing up for a lobbying fight against federal safety regulations.

Former Ukrainian presidential aide shot and wounded

Andriy Klyuyev, who was President Viktor Yanukovych’s chief of staff until Sunday, was wounded by gunfire and hospitalized.

Officials raise alarm on measles threat

Two cases of highly contagious measles have been confirmed in the suburbs west of Boston.

Venezuelan demonstrators chanted harangues against the government.

In Venezuela, middle class joins protests

The protests sweeping Venezuela are expanding from student demonstrations into a much broader array of people.

Senator Elizabeth Warren attended the restart of MIT’s Alcator C-mod fusion reactor Monday.

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Funds put MIT’s fusion research back on track

Thanks to funds in the 2014 federal budget, MIT researchers resumed efforts to try to harness the process that powers the sun.

Pope Francis attended a Mass with newly appointed cardinals at St Peter's Basilica.

Analysis | John L. Allen Jr.

Financial reform shows crafty political side of pope

For those who wonder if change under Francis is all about tone and style, yesterday showed there’s steak beneath the sizzle.

Is Dustin Pedroia a good fit as the Red Sox’ leadoff hitter?

ON BASEBALL

What will Red Sox lineup look like?

The questions start at the top: With Jacoby Ellsbury gone, the Sox’ leadoff hitter is unknown. Is Dustin Pedroia a good fit?

Riders’ attitudes toward immigration changed after immigrants appeared at several MBTA commuter rail stations.

Does riding the commuter rail change attitudes on immigration?

A Harvard study found that routine exposure to unfamiliar people on public transportation, though initially jarring, can shift attitudes for the positive.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse2_24casinopro-8_metro.jpg The luck of the vote

Revere votes today on whether it wants casino gambling, and whether it wants the changes that a casino would surely bring.