Romney, Ryan hit the campaign trail

Mitt Romney and running mate Paul Ryan cemented their new partnership in front of a raucous crowd at a high-energy campaign stop in North Carolina Sunday.

Egypt president orders retirement of top officers

Egypt’s president ordered the defense minister and chief of staff to retire and canceled the military-declared constitutional amendments that gave top generals wide powers.

Bob Ryan | his farewell column

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Ryan started as a summer intern in 1968, fulfilled a fantasy of working for the Boston Globe, and now bids farewell to readers.

In six innings, Jon Lester gave up one run and three hits, and struck out 12 batters.

Red Sox 14, Indians 1

Red Sox cruise as Lester, hitters dominate

The Red Sox had little trouble in the final game of their four-game series in Cleveland, with the team’s hitters erupting and starter Jon Lester stifling the Indians.

London brings down the curtain

London is closing the Olympics with a pop star-fueled ceremony filled with British-based acts such as The Who and the Spice Girls.

Athletes from France are seen during the closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium.

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Athletes from France are seen during the closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium.

An athlete held a German flag.

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An athlete held a German flag.

Ethiopian athletes formed a conga line.

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Ethiopian athletes formed a conga line.

Spanish athletes were at the ceremony.

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Spanish athletes were at the ceremony.

Athletes gathered near the Olympic flame at the closing.

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Athletes gathered near the Olympic flame at the closing.

Flagbearers paraded at the stadium.

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Flagbearers paraded at the stadium.

An actor recited a speech by Winston Churchill from a replica of Big Ben during the closing.

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An actor recited a speech by Winston Churchill from a replica of Big Ben during the closing.

The crowd at Olympic Stadium for the closing ceremony.

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The crowd at Olympic Stadium for the closing ceremony.

The band Madness performed.

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The band Madness performed.

Performers on bicycles with orange hoods were part of the closing.

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Performers on bicycles with orange hoods were part of the closing.

Performers waved British flags.

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Performers waved British flags.

US 107, SPAIN 100

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The US team was down by a point at the half and up by only one point after three quarters, but pulled away in the fourth.

Swirl team members (from left) Gretchen Fleming, Jackie Schwoeri, Jody Rose, Hilmi Ozguc, and Chris Necklas.

Innovation economy

Boston developers’ newest apps target the brick and mortar set

Americans still spend 95 percent of their retail dollars offline, and a pair of local companies are trying to influence the way they do so.

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Fans of ‘Jaws’ traveled from all over to Martha’s Vineyard, where the film was shot. Kaitlyn Crichton of Canada posed at an exhibit.

‘Jaws’ draws fans of the 1975 classic to Martha’s Vineyard for festival

“Jaws” fanatics have descended on the island, where the classic was filmed, gathering in packs of diehards to hunt down actors from the movie and prowl locations where scenes were shot.

Politics

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Paul Ryan is chairman of the House Budget Committee and has proposed changes in Medicare and Medicaid.

Selection of Paul Ryan may add substance to campaign

By picking Ryan, Mitt Romney is embracing a strategy focused on some very detailed, and in some quarters, highly controversial solutions to the nation’s fiscal problems.

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Contemporary art at Santralistanbul, the former power plant turned industrial archeology and art museum.

Journey to Istanbul’s Santralistanbul

Turkey’s first industrial archeology museum, Santralistanbul, aims to promote contemporary Turkish art while teaching visitors something about the production of electrical power.