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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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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.

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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.

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.”

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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.

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.