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Alemany to face murder charge in Amy Lord death

DNA testing has linked “person of interest” Edwin Alemany to Amy Lord’s slaying, and he will be charged with first-degree murder, an official said.

A model of Ariel Castro's home in Cleveland was presented during his sentencing.

Cleveland kidnapper’s abuse detailed at sentencing

Prosecutors detailed Ariel Castro’s assaults on three women over a decade and witnesses described the prison he built in his ramshackle home.

James “Whitey” Bulger and former vice chancellor of the Boston archdiocese, Frederick J. Ryan.

Priest in Bulger photo was defrocked for alleged sexual abuse

A picture of “Whitey” Bulger sitting next to the former priest was included in photos Bulger’s lawyers planned to submit in his defense.

Same-sex marriages begin in Rhode Island

Gay marriage also became legal in Minnesota today, bringing the number of states allowing same-sex marriages to 13.

Gary McDowell, left, and Zachary Marcus, both of Providence, R.I., displayed their newly obtained marriage certificate at City Hall in Providence.

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How same-sex marriage laws evolved

In the early 1970s, there were zero states banning or allowing same-sex marriage, and no states offered civil unions or domestic partnerships.

Russian lawyer Anatoly Kucherena showed a document allowing Edward Snowden cross the border into Russia.

Snowden receives temporary asylum in Russia

The National Security Agency leaker received papers earlier today that allowed him to leave the airport, his lawyer said.

Tim Tebow’s mobility could help the Patriots prepare to defend the read-option, which could help secure his spot on the roster as a Tom Brady backup.

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Why Tim Tebow will make Patriots roster

Here’s a news flash for anyone who thinks Tebow is battling for a roster spot and may not make the team come September: He isn’t going anywhere.

Opinion

NICHOLAS BURNS

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Kerry as secretary of state is reasserting America’s primacy in the two pivotal regions for US security — the Middle East and Asia.

Globe exclusives

With only 17 months left in his term, Governor Deval Patrick could be facing some treacherous times.

Patrick enters his final stretch
President Obama is expected to play a round at Vineyard Golf Club when his family comes to the island for vacation.

Explore Obama’s Vineyard golf haven

Leap Motion gesture control system

Tech Lab

Leap Motion controller is futile gesture
Boston police guarded the main entrance to the infirmary after an officer and a prisoner were shot inside Wednesday.

A police struggle, shots jolt quiet infirmary
Ayr Muir was forthcoming about a salmonella outbreak that closed his Clover Food Lab locations for two weeks.

For Clover CEO, openness is first
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Walsh tops Boston mayoral candidates in July fund-raising

New England Aquarium unveils TV ads
Ibragim Todashev

Fla. officials won’t investigate Todashev death
Shakespeare & Company’s production of “Love’s Labour’s Lost’’ sets the Bard’s early comedy in the postwar 1940s.

Stage Review

Free spirits, fine Shakespeare in ‘Labour’s’
Jim Koch, founderof the Boston Beer Co.

Shirley Leung

Brewer gives women cold shoulder

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Mayoral candidates on the issues
Bicycle

Globe insiders | July 30

Safe or savage? The state of bicycle safety in Boston

Sports

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Third baseman Will Middlebrooks could be called up from Pawtucket as soon as Thursday.

Will Middlebrooks back in Red Sox plans?

The Sox may be poised to promote Will Middlebrooks to fill the hole left by Jose Iglesias’s trade.

Metro

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Raymond Wallace during a previous court appearance. Wallace was involved in shooting at the Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Prisoner shot at hospital not healthy enough to be arraigned

Raymond Wallace, 36, was shot after allegedly grabbing for a deputy sheriff’s pistol at Mass. Eye and Ear.

Columnists

US Representative Joseph Kennedy III is seen in a Feb. 11, 2013 interview.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Kennedy’s break: Principle or politics?

alex beam

Curse of the Maestro
Jim Koch, founderof the Boston Beer Co.

Shirley Leung

Brewer gives women cold shoulder
Joe Louis Arena and an abandoned house in Detroit.

Derrick Z. Jackson

Motor City hustle

Adrian Walker

Let whole city vote on casino

Kevin Cullen

Will Whitey testify, or won’t he?
Righthander Jake Peavy was the compromise candidate for the Red Sox.

Christopher L. Gasper

Jake Peavy was worth the risk

farah stockman

‘Getting to Yes’ in the Middle East

Kevin Cullen

Don’t believe the hyperbole

Yvonne Abraham

Pier 4 a savior for Albanians

Adrian Walker

Bold stands hard to come by
Fareed Mosavat, Chas Wagner, and Jason Jacobs looked at support tickets at RunKeeper, which is jockeying for position in the digital fitness universe.

Innovation Economy

Can more Boston tech firms open up?

Nation & World

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‘If this program is not effective, it has to end. So far, I’m not convinced by what I’ve seen.’

Senators challenge NSA’s phone surveillance

The latest leaked NSA document provided new details on the way the agency monitors Web browsing around the world.

Politics

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President Obama met with House Democrats on Wednesday, including minority leader Nancy Pelosi (far right) and James Clyburn (far left), as well as with hisparty’s senators, giving a pre-summer break pep-talk.

Obama gives pep-talk to weary Democrats

President Obama sought to calm Democrats as they prepared to head home to face voters, assuring them they are “on the right side of history.”

Business

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Founder and chairman Michael Dell and his investment partner are negotiating a takeover of Dell Inc.

Dell board won’t change rules on buyout vote

Michael S. Dell’s effort to buy the company was thrown into jeopardy, as the board refused his demand to change the voting rules on the huge buyout.

Arts

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Galleries

For “Bloatation,” Kathryn Parker Almanas filled a cheesecloth sack with dough and tapioca.

What’s up at Boston-area art galleries

The opening of Kathryn Parker Almanas’s show at Yellow Peril Gallery draws a balance between attraction and repulsion.

Style

Diane Keaton and Woody Allen in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall.’’

Annie Hall, reluctant style icon

The runways serve as reminders of the lasting sartorial influence of the effortless and uniquely androgynous style, and this fall will be no exception.

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I was the sun, the kids were my planets, and other reflections from the Globe columnist.

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Magazine

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Walter Willett’s food fight
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What happened at Deerfield
The cover for the July 14 2013 issue

Kitchen overhaul
The cover for the June 30 2013 issue

Rethinking the golden years

Ideas

“Alfred Barr’s Wellesley class, small as it was, launched a generation of students into prominent roles in the art world, helping to spread the gospel of contemporary art as curators, journalists, and critics.”

Christopher Shea,  on how a young professor helped invent contemporary art in America