Published May 21, 2010

News and stories worth reading on a warm Boston Friday:

1. Scott Brown’s Switch Helped Get Finance Reform Passed

   Brown was concerned that provisions in the bill related to financial firms’ investments could harm the mutual fund and insurance industries, which have a large presence in his home state. Harry Reid reportedly assured Brown that those industries would be exempted from certain rules in the bill. (Jacob Goldstein/Planet Money)

2. How Federal Agents Linked Watertown Arrest to Times Square Bomb

   For the first time, federal authorities say they have evidence linking any of the men arrested in Watertown last week to the alleged Times Square bomber. The federal government is trying to keep the Pakistani citizen arrested in Watertown in the United States. Prosecutors tell a tangled story of unrequited love. (Fred Thys/WBUR)

3. Mass. Added 19,000 Jobs In April… Maybe

   “Nineteen-thousand job growth in one month is an astounding figure,” said Alan Clayton-Matthews, who tracks the Massachusetts economy at Northeastern University. “It’s hard to believe that 19,000 is a real number that will hold up.” (Curt Nickisch/WBUR)

4. A Dissection Of Harvard Faker’s Fabricated Resume

   After combing through the resume to verify the authenticity of the items listed on Adam Wheeler’s resume, The Crimson discovered numerous inconsistencies and misrepresentations. (Xi Yu and Julie M. Zauzmer/Harvard Crimson)

5. Gulf Oil Spill Revives Cape’s 1969 Nightmare

   It’s been more than 40 years since the oil barge Florida ran aground on a foggy night in Buzzards Bay, spilling close to 200,000 gallons of fuel. Some of it is still there. At the time of the 1969 spill, lobsters, clams, and fish died by the thousands, but most people thought the harm would be temporary, reflecting what was then the conventional wisdom. (Beth Daley/Globe)

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