Gambling panel approves Wynn proposal

The Everett casino beat out a proposed Mohegan Sun resort in Revere for the Eastern Mass. license.

Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo hugged a supporter after the Gaming Commission awarded Wynn Resorts a casino license.

Some in Revere mourn missed opportunity

Others in Revere said they would be better off without the Mohegan Sun facility.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker_20131007.jpg Never bet against Steve Wynn

Whether Everett just won a sucker?s bet is a question that may not be answered for years.

Opinion | ALAN WIRZBICKI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Advance/Images/greenhouse_17walsh-2_metro.jpg Gambling commission spares Walsh from embarrassment

James McHugh forced Steve Wynn to agree to a stronger traffic plan in Sullivan Square than the mayor himself was able to negotiate.

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The Obama administration is ramping up its response to West Africa?s Ebola crisis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/canobie150-10301.jpg Vermont father, sons indicted in Canobie Lake Park brawl

Three members of a Vermont family accused of attacking police at the N.H. amusement park in June have been indicted.

Evan Horowitz

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/horowitz-114.jpg Poverty is down, but incomes haven?t budged

New Census numbers show that the number of Americans living in poverty has finally started falling, but not all the news is good.

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Aaron Hernandez?s sworn statement appears to be the first time his voice has been heard in the Odin Lloyd murder case.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/15blackstone03-10286.jpg Clean-up of Blackstone home has ended, official says

Blackstone town officials said crews filled 21 biohazard containers and four Dumpsters to get the job done.

Books

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/12/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/LaurenBeukes_UlrichKnoblauch.jpg ?Broken Monsters? by Lauren Beukes

Beukes?s novel opens with the discovery of a super-yucky, interspecies corpse, kicking off a murder investigation.