Surge in home sales creates fire inspection backlog

Rising sales in Boston are causing long waits for inspections of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, which are required to finalize a sale.

Europe’s crisis hits firms in Mass.

Bay State companies that depend on Europe for much of their business are reporting slowing overseas sales as the debt crisis there deepens.

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Supreme Court sows distrust with justices’ political activity

The public’s loss of confidence in the institution best-positioned to preserve unity in times of flux is a tragedy with many chapters.

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Catherine Greig’s lawyer asked that she serve only 27 months in prison, saying her only crime was falling in love with James “Whitey” Bulger.

US Commerce Secretary John Bryson.

Commerce Dept.: Seizures led to secretary’s crashes

John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two traffic accidents in the Los Angeles area that left him injured and unconscious, the department said.

Prisoners at Dachau cheer US troops who liberated the concentration camp in May 1945.

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Recognizing delayed PTSD in Holocaust survivors

Researchers are finding that the passage of time does not always diminish traumatic symptoms — and old age can actually aggravate them.

One freezer contained about 150 brain samples from people who had died with a neurological or psychiatric condition.

Freezer failure at brain bank hampers autism research

A malfunction at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital has severely damaged one-third of the world’s largest collection of autism brain samples.

“We have made it clear that we will be zealous and chase any leads.” said US Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz.

Public’s aid sought in ’90 Gardner Museum heist

Federal officials investigating the 1990 art theft plan to launch a public awareness campaign similar to the one that led to the arrest of James ‘‘Whitey’’ Bulger.

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In search of transparency at Brookline High

Adrian Mims alleges he was passed over as headmaster of the school because he is black, a complaint that has roiled the town, a liberal bastion in the state.

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The Great Works Dam is among those on the Penobscot River in Maine that will be dismantled.

Maine dam removal aims to rescue fish species
The Objet 3-D printer can produce a single object containing both hard and soft materials.

A high-tech step forward for prosthetics

Cristin Milioti (left) and Steve Kazee performed in a scene from “Once” at the Tony Awards.

2012 Tony Awards

‘Once’ is big winner at Tony Awards
Sutton Foster (center) plays a showgirl whose dreams of Broadway have been dashed.

Television Review

Funny ‘Bunheads’ in step with ‘Gilmore Girls’
Melinda Doolittle (left) and Crystal Aikin performing Saturday at Symphony Hall.

Music Review

Gospel with the Pops resonates with joy, reverence
Dr. Lisa Wong, a pediatrician, author of the new book “Scales to Scalpels: Doctors who Practice the Healing Arts of Music and Medicine.”

G Force

Linking music and medicine
Cheryl A. LaFleur, commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

On the Hot seat

Energy is now the cool field
A Rorschach test image

IDEAS

What the Rorschach tells us

2012 valedictorians

Boston’s faces of excellence
Austin Rivers was a shoot-first, shoot-second guard at Duke and will have to establish a position in the NBA.

Sunday Basketball Notes

Draft will be time for Doc Rivers’s son to rise
Keep your party ambitions realistic, says event planner Nivia Pina, at her home in Woburn.

Summer entertaining | globe magazine

4 important tips for a successful party

Sunday hockey notes

Former NHL referee notes difficulty of job

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Rafael Nadal celebrated after winning the French Open on Monday.

Rafael Nadal wins record 7th French Open

Nadal closed out Novak Djokovic in four sets on Monday in a rain-delayed ending that denied Djokovic a fourth straight major win.

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Barney Balch is the lead author of the study that found record runoff had altered the gulf’s ecosystem.

Changes imperil Gulf of Maine’s food chain

Sediment stirred by increased rainfall in New England over recent years is threatening the marine food chain in the Gulf of Maine, scientists said.

Columnists

A soldier scans across the border at houses in Pakistan during a June patrol in Afghanistan.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Suicide is the biggest foe for US troops

Innovation Economy

E Ink founder has nuclear ambitions

Adrian Walker

In search of transparency at Brookline High

jeff jacoby

The end is near for public-sector unions

joan vennochi

Politicians still seek the labor vote
Boston’s Game 7 record is 21-8. For the third time in franchise history, the Celtics lost a series after taking a 3-2 lead.

Bob Ryan

Celtics’ Big Three run ends, with honor

joanna weiss

High-tech PR in the hands of rubes
The Celtics’ 101-88 loss was likely the last time Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen will play together.

Heat 101, Celtics 88 | Dan Shaughnessy

NBA Finals dream ends, along with an era
Michael Smerka, a clinical prosthetist, puts in battery into a BiOM worn by Rick Knapton, a full-time ankle test specialist.

Innovation economy

Local firms at forefront of technology for prosthetics

LAWRENCE HARMON

Talent, not time, marks a teacher
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, at podium, stands with local ministers at a Get Out the Vote rally in Wisconsin Monday.

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

A divided Wisconsin

Adrian Walker

While Pilgrim workers are locked out, Plymouth worries

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Tech Lab Plus

New Evo 4G phone far from perfect

The new HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone is an impressive sliver of hardware, but there are reasons to be wary.

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3 killed, 3 injured in shooting near Auburn campus

Investigators were searching for a gunman who killed three people — including two former Auburn University football players — and wounded three others.

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Aston Magna marked its 40th year with Friday’s performance at Brandeis of Bach, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Handel.

Aston Magna celebrates 40 seasons

The early music festival kicked off its 40th anniversary with Friday’s performance at Brandeis of Bach, Monteverdi, Purcell, and Handel.

Health and wellness

Daily Dose

How to rewire your brain to be more optimistic

A new book, “Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain,” redefines what optimism is. Try the following four measures to alter your outlook on life.

Diversity Boston

Classes are taught largely in Spanish at the Amigos School in Cambridge. The popularity of so-called immersion schools has risen in recent years, along with other methods of language instruction.

Passing down a language

While it is a priceless cultural gift, passing down a language to children can also be an exhausting challenge for parents.

“You can’t ignore Europe as a market. The growth may not be as high, but in terms of buying power Europe is right behind the US.”

Josef von Rickenbach,  CEO of Parexel International Corp. in Waltham

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“Suicide in the ranks is the military’s problem and, given the numbers, must be its core mission.”

Juliette Kayyem 

Ideas

“With two presidents in the White House, our leaders would be forced to spend their time building on all the things they have in common, instead of pretending they have fundamentally opposed visions for the country.”

Leon Neyfakh  on the case for two presidents