Casino bill includes $50m for health care overhaul
Legislative leaders said the money may be used to buy new computers and software that will enable providers to better coordinate patients’ care and track costs.
Mass. woman dies at Harvard-Yale game
A U-Haul truck accelerated into an area designated for pregame tailgating, killing a 30-year-old woman and injuring two others.
2 dead in Egypt clashes
Riot police stormed into Cairo’s Tahrir Square today to dismantle a protest camp, setting off clashes around the country that killed two people and injured hundreds.
Bruins 6, Islanders 0
Bruins crush the Islanders
Chris Kelly scored two goals and Tim Thomas turned away 22 shots to lead the Bruins to their eighth straight win, a 6-0 rout of the Islanders.
Exclusive Sunday Preview
A sampling of stories from this Sunday's Globe.
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movies
His ‘Marilyn’ fling lasted more than a week
British director Simon Curtis, who makes his feature film debut with “My Week with Marilyn,” understands the cultural romance between America and England.
Q&A | ideas
Why our brains make us laugh
Matthew Hurley was an undergraduate at Tufts when he asked a vital question: Why is the human brain equipped with a sense of humor? The answer he proposed became the basis for a new book.
TRAVEL
Ski resorts add plenty of play to their activities
With more families traveling with children, even the smallest ski hills are rebranding themselves as family-style winter playgrounds.
“The Pilot doesn’t help to build community when it causes this much of a division or crisis.”
Rev. Robert Bowers, who works at The Paulist Center
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Metro
Boston board asks nightclub to close after shootings
Boston’s licensing board has asked a Theatre District nightclub to close pending a hearing, after four people were shot in what police called a gang-related incident near the establishment.
Business
MIT begins building Pfizer facility
The 230,000-square-foot building will house research operations focused on developing cures for illnesses ranging from type 2 diabetes, to Alzheimer’s, to schizophrenia.
Politics
Gingrich says firm took funds, distances self
At an event in Harvard University last night, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich distanced himself from payments his consulting firm collected from Freddie Mac.
Nation & World
Moammar Khadafy’s son captured
Moammar Khadafy’s heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, was captured with two aides trying to smuggle him out to neighboring Niger.
Sports
Roster status doesn't rattle Patriots' Ventrone
Many players who are released never again make a professional team’s roster. But Patriots safety Ross Ventrone is not easily discouraged.
Arts
BOOK REVIEW
‘The Unquiet American’ edited by Derek Chollet and Samantha Power
“The Unquiet American’’ is a powerful memorial to a unique, indefatigable, and exceptionally capable diplomat.
Special reports
Globe Spotlight Report
Under the influence
Full coverage of the Globe’s investigation into OUI acquittal rates.
Opinion
“Libertarian ideas are an essential corrective to the authoritarian tendencies of both right and left.”
Cathy Young
Ideas
“It may seem intimidating when we say you are going to help transcribe ancient Greek papyri, but it’s all about pattern recognition, and the brain excels at pattern recognition.”
James Brusuelas, an Oxford classicist who is part of the Ancient Lives team