Novartis deals could affect Mass. drug research

With Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline swapping vaccines and cancer drug franchises, the Cambridge research landscape could be altered.

Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia (left) left the US Supreme Court after oral arguments.

Supreme Court justices express skepticism on Aereo’s business model

The court heard arguments challenging Aereo’s right to stream network TV broadcasts to paying consumers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fire150-13302.jpg Malden firm, building owners face lawsuit in Back Bay fire

A welding company and the owners of a building where work was performed are accused of failing to get a permit or have a “fire watcher” in place.

Evan Horowitz | Analysis

Rich pay more in federal taxes, less to Massachusetts

At the federal level, we have a fairly progressive tax system; at the state and local level, not so much.

The Bruins will need to win one game at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit to take their first-round series vs. the Red Wings.

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Bruins vs. Red Wings, Game 3 | 7:30 p.m.

Result, not location, on Bruins’ minds

It’s been more than seven years since the Bruins won a game in Detroit.

“This was a race for the ages, for sure,” Boston Marathon race director Dave McGillivray said Tuesday.

BAA officials hail ‘epic’ Marathon

Of the 32,408 runners who started, 99 percent finished, while 3,762 runners needed medical attention on the warm day.

Shirley Leung

Undoing gaming law would harm Mass. business reputation

Businesses hate working in a climate of uncertainty, and giving voters the chance to undo the casino law would make the state a laughingstock.

 The US Supreme Court ruled on April 22, 2014 that states can disregard race as a factor in university admissions, in a fresh blow to a legacy of the 1960s civil rights movement. The 6-2 ruling upheld the constitutionality of a measure passed by referendum in Michigan that disallowed so-called affirmative action in college admissions. It was the latest ruling to chip away at a practice used to promote racial and ethnic diversity of university student bodies.

Derrick Z. Jackson | OP/EXTRA

Supreme Court upholds tyranny of the majority

The decision to uphold Michigan’s affirmative action ban upheld the right of white voters to continue to roll back the clock.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/oldnorthchurch001-2066.jpg The Old North Church

Boston’s oldest church structure is where Paul Revere told patriots to hang two lanterns that warned of the impending British occupation.