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FBI said to conclude bombings were unavoidable

The agency has rejected criticism that it could have better monitored one of the suspects before the Marathon bombings, according to officials.

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Edwin J. Alemany, previously described as a “person of interest” in the death of South Boston resident Amy Lord, was officially charged with her murder.

South Boston residents express relief after man tied to murder

The murder of Amy Lord “turned the neighborhood upside down,” one resident said.

Boston police commissioner Edward F. Davis is beginning to be mentioned as a candidate for the next secretary of homeland security.

Edward Davis rumored to be candidate for top Homeland Security post

Speculation in Washington and Boston suggests that the Boston police commissioner may be in the mix for the prominent federal post.

Jan. 16, 1981: James Reilly, 10, stretched a bubble by blowing through it at the Boston Children’s Museum.

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From the Archives | Photo gallery

Boston Children’s Museum

The Boston Children’s Museum turns 100 this year, celebrating a century of dedication to the education of youth.

Kidnapping victim Michelle Knight said that she cried every night and that her years in captivity “turned into eternity.”

‘I’m not a monster,’ Cleveland kidnapper says

Ariel Castro, who was sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years for imprisoning three women in his home for a decade, blamed his actions on a sex addiction.

‘‘We are extremely disappointed that the Russian government would take this step despite our very clear and lawful requests in public and private that Mr. Snowden be expelled and returned to the United States,’’ said White House spokesman Jay Carney.

White House ‘extremely disappointed’ with Russia

The Obama administration said the decision to grant Edward Snowden asylum was not a positive development for US-Russia relations.

Dead shark dumped at door of Nantucket pub

“In summertime, someone can get one too many beers in them and think that’s amusing,” a Nantucket official said.

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
Boston, MA--4/10/2013--State Rep. Martin J. Walsh (cq) talks about his decision to run for mayor, on Wednesday April 10, 2013. Photos by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic: 11mayor Reporter: Andrew Ryan

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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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.

Count on Tim Tebow making 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.

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 was able to free himself, police report says

Raymond Wallace attempted to flee Mass. Eye and Ear and launched a “violent assault” on the deputies, according to the report.

Columnists

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

JOAN VENNOCHI

Kennedy’s break: Principle or politics?

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

alex beam

Curse of the Maestro

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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Lisa Kesser, of Providence, R.I., reacted while completing paperwork to obtain a marriage license with her partner of 20 years, Dorcey Baker.

Same-sex marriages begin in R.I., Minnesota

As of today, gay couples can marry in 13 states and in Washington, D.C.

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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Fabrice Tourre, a French-born Stanford graduate described by Securities and Exchange Commission lawyers as the face of ‘‘Wall Street greed,’’ was found liable Thursday in a fraud case brought by federal regulators.

Ex-Goldman Sachs trader found liable in SEC case

A trader who earned the nickname ‘‘Fabulous Fab’’ was found liable in a fraud case brought by federal regulators in response to the 2007 mortgage crisis.

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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Magazine

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Walter Willett’s food fight
The cover for the July 21 2013 issue

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