Schilling asks R.I. for money
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling asked officials today for more money for his video game company after moving it to Providence last year in return for $75 million in state loan guarantees. (Boston Globe, 1:18 p.m.)
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WFNX being sold, most staff let go
Boston radio station WFNX is starting the process of transferring to Clear Channel Communications. Most of its 21 staffers were laid off today. (Globe, 1:32 p.m.)
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Implant translates brain signals for two people paralyzed by stroke
A science team has revealed that two paralyzed patients were able to use their minds to control a robotic hand from a device implanted in the brain. (Globe, 1:18 p.m.)

Mass. Senate budget would increase spending on local government, schools
The $32.275 billion budget proposal, released today, would not raise taxes or fees. (Globe, 12:51 p.m.)
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"The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches From the Future of Food" (Harper), by Josh Schonwald: What will we be eating in 2035? That's the question reporter Josh Schonwald sets out to answer in "The Taste of Tomorrow." (Associated Press, 1:29 p.m.)
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Hundreds of thousands of baby red crabs are invading the Cayman Islands in an annual migration that residents say is more pronounced this year. (AP, 12:40 p.m.)

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