Mayor Martin Walsh vowed early Monday not to be rushed into signing a contract by the USOC.

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Mayor Walsh vowed not to be rushed into signing a contract by the USOC.

Governor Charlie Baker talked about the end of Boston?s Olympic bid on Monday.

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Governor Baker talked about the end of Boston?s Olympic bid on Monday.

A Boston Olympics opponent held a sign at a public forum earlier this year.

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An Olympics opponent held a sign at a public forum earlier this year.

A supporter of the Boston Olympic bid gave a thumbs up during a forum in February.

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A supporter of the bid gave a thumbs up during a forum in February.

A rendering of what the Olympic Stadium at Widett Circle would have looked like.

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A rendering of what the Olympic Stadium would have looked like.

An aerial view of Widett Circle, which would have hosted the stadium.

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An aerial view of Widett Circle, which would have hosted the stadium.

Boston?s bid for Olympics is withdrawn

The USOC and Boston 2024 ended the Olympic effort because of continued low public support.

Olympic collapse caused by mistakes, bad luck

It wasn?t one thing that sank the bid, but an accumulation of missteps and bad fortune in the form of snow.

Shirley Leung

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Given the chance to think big about our future, we tied ourselves up in the minutiae of tax breaks and traffic studies.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The notion was a circus from the start, which now has mercifully left town.

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The political problems that Boston 2024 faced were rooted in the difficulty of satisfying an array of constituencies.

Springfield, MA - 7/27/2015: United States Marines carry a casket with the body of Thomas Sullivan out of Holy Cross Catholic Church during his funeral ceremony in Springfield, MA on July 27, 2015. (Harrison Hill for The Boston Globe)

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Tenn. shooting victim recalled as ?Marine?s Marine?

Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Sullivan was remembered as a man of service and faith.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

Education can?t fix inequality

Modern inequality isn?t driven by the gap between college-educated workers and high school grads.

David Bookbinder saved $600 a year by switching to Allstate for his auto insurance.

Why do so few people shop around for car insurance?

Even though insurance regulators and pro-athlete pitchmen urge consumers to compare prices, 1 in 3 policyholders have never shopped for insurance quotes.

KEVIN CULLEN

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The USOC?s demands betrayed an incredible lack of understanding of the local culture.

End of Olympic effort gets mixed reaction from residents

People in Boston had a range of responses to the news that the city won?t host the Olympics.

More access to records not a burden in other states

Predictions that reforming Massachusetts? public records law will financially burden cities and towns have not proven true in other states.

Medford detective threatens to ?put a hole? in driver?s head

Stephen LeBert told a motorist that he would ?put a hole right through your head? and cursed repeatedly.

Biogen seen vulnerable to takeover after sell-off

Cambridge biotechnology giant Biogen Inc. may have to make a bold move to reassure investors or it could become a takeover target itself.

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Jacqueline Moloney has been running UMass Lowell since Martin Meehan became UMass system president.

White Sox 10, Red Sox 8

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Red Sox starter Joe Kelly lasted only 3? innings, giving up five runs on seven hits.

Since the start of the 2014 season, Shane Victorino has played in only 63 games and hit .258.

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Red Sox trade Shane Victorino to Angels

Boston received Triple A infielder Josh Rutledge in return.

Vic Firth, noted BSO timpanist and drumstick maker, dies

Everett ?Vic? Firth, a former celebrated principal timpanist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, died on Sunday at 85.

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Norah Dooley plans to shutter massmouth?s office and hand over its day-to-day administrative tasks to a group of fellow storytellers.

Ground Game

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Globe reporter James Pindell brings you the latest news from New Hampshire and beyond as 2016 presidential politics take shape.

Opinion

Hillary Clinton

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The presidential candidate touts the effects of profit sharing on employees? paychecks as well as the economy as a whole.

The Big Picture

A boy plays during breaktime at the Senator Obama primary school in the village of Kogelo, west of Kenya?s capital of Nairobi on July 16. US President Barack Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia this month.

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The Big Picture

Obama?s ancestral home

President Obama visits Kenya and Ethiopia this month. His ancestral home of Kogelo is home to Sarah Hussein Obama, his step-grandmother.

BetaBoston

BetaBoston

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Fox Sports is leading a $300 million investment that will help the Boston fantasy sports startup battle its larger competitor.

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JOHN L. ALLEN JR. | ALL THINGS CATHOLIC

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India showcases the maddening complexity of religious persecution.

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Chris Dempsey, the co-chair of No Boston Olympics, laughed with supporter Kristine Acevedo at a celebration Monday.

Anti-Olympic group celebrates ?grassroots effort?

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A line at a Watertown RMV in 2010.

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This unidentified man is seen riding away on chef Jody Adams's bike, which was locked outside the Healthworks Fitness Center in Porter Square. Adams posted the picture on Facebook.

NAMES

A stolen bike and a plea on Facebook
Compensation for prep school leaders in New England has quietly surged in recent years. Pictured: Phillips Academy in Andover.

Pay surges for local prep school leaders
Whitney Houston (left) and her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, at an event in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2011.

Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22
The copy of Hermann Goering?s radio message to Hitler in April 1945, warning he might take control of Germany, will be on view at the Natick museum beginning Tuesday.

Natick museum acquires message to Adolf Hitler
Pedro Martinez acknowledged cheering fans as he was being introduced for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Pedro shows gratitude during Hall induction
Susan Johnson (seen with husband, Jerry) discussed her end-of-life concerns with her children.

Guidelines may prompt talks about end-of-life care
Stroke survivor Valerie Giglio Samson performed at ?Chick Singer Night? at Johnny D?s in June.

A young stroke victim?s road back to stage
A worker made his way through a mob of shoppers at the Ikea in Stoughton during the 2007 summer sales tax holiday.

As vote looms, concern raised over tax holiday

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Joaquim Cruz #093 of Brazil races to the gold medal against Edwin Koech #584, Sebastian Coe #359 and Earl Jones #903 during the final of the Men's 800 metres event at the XXIII Summer Olympics on 6th August 1984 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Tony Duffy/Getty Images)

John Powers | On Olympics

With Boston out, USOC?s only choice is Los Angeles

But Los Angeles may be reluctant to jump in with deadlines fast approaching.

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Fireworks exploded from the CN Tower over downtown Toronto during the closing ceremonies of the Pan Am Games Sunday.

With Boston?s exit, an opening for Toronto?

Canada?s largest city just hosted the Pan American Games that concluded Sunday, leaving it with several Olympic-grade venues already in place.

Politics

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Vice President Joe Biden greeted customers during a visit to last week to Little Man Ice Cream in Denver.

Biden?s plans for 2016 still a mystery

It?s six months until the Iowa caucuses and the Democratic field still has one big asterisk: the 72-year-old sitting vice president.

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Columnists

People held up placards against the Olympic Games coming to Boston during a public forum in February.

Opinion | Joan Vennochi

No Boston Olympics activists are heroes
Boston 2024 CEO Steve Pagliuca.

DANTE RAMOS

Time to move on from Boston?s fling with the Olympics
Taylor Swift held concerts over the weekend at Gillette Stadium.

JOANNA WEISS

What Taylor Swift says ? and what she doesn?t
Randy Johnson, a serious photographer, got a shot as fellow inductee Pedro Martinez appeared the picture of contentment.

Christopher L. Gasper

Joyous nation showers love upon Pedro
Bernie Sanders addressed protesters at the Netroots Nation presidential town hall in Phoenix on July 18.

Renée Graham

Candidates need to get louder on civil rights
US Army Sergeant John Girouard gave an emotional speech about how the Home Base Program has helped him after being wounded. Governor Charlie Baker (right) stood to applaud.

KEVIN CULLEN

Home Base gives vets hope in PTSD battle

JEFF JACOBY

Iran can buy a lot of terror with $100 billion
Pedro Martinez?s 1999 season stands as one of the greatest all time by a pitcher.

Dan Shaughnessy

Pedro Martinez?s greatness had to be seen to be believed

DANTE RAMOS

Are small, low-key private colleges doomed?
Randall Lints, 26, was arraigned this past week in Western Worcester District Court. Lints was charged with assault and battery on a child with substantial injury, among other counts.

Yvonne Abraham

Agony, pain of a 7-year-old
Larry Bird stole Red Auerbach?s victory cigar after the Celtics won the 1981 NBA title.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

These Boston icons had a style all their own
Seven of the eight staffers accused of abuse at the Long Island facility were arraigned on Wednesday.

Thomas Farragher

A father?s anguish

Nation & World

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A man walked past an electronic stock board at a Tokyo securities firm on Monday.

Shanghai, other Asian markets continue to fall

Chinese stocks suffered a renewed sell-off despite government efforts to calm the market.

Business

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A protestor demonstrates outside a McDonald's restaurant as police officers look on, in Chicago, Illinois, United States, July 23, 2015. Demonstrators were calling for higher wages for fast food workers. REUTERS/Jim Young

N.Y. board endorses $15 fast-food worker wage

The wage increase would be phased in over three to six years for the state?s 200,000 fast-food workers.

Arts

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?I Am Cait? documents the day-to-day unreal reality of Caitlyn Jenner, fresh from her public debut as herself.

TV Review

?I Am Cait? a compelling slice of TV

The show, which premiered Sunday, documents the day-to-day unreal reality of Caitlyn Jenner, fresh from her public debut as herself.

Lifestyle

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Vacation with whiny teens needn?t be cause for concern

How can I make sure that everyone has fun on our beach vacation, including my teens, who want nothing to do with their parents?

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Design New England

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A new floor plan for a renovated 1960s ranch-style house makes entertaining easy.

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Many decisions and policies are created with intuitive-but-wrong approaches.

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