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Firefighters pay tribute to fallen colleagues

About 200 retired and active Boston firefighters and their families gathered Sunday to remember those who have died in the line of duty.

Three killed in shooting near Auburn

Investigators were searching for a gunman who allegedly killed three people, including two former Auburn University football players.

analysis

Europe’s aid to Spain buys region time

A $125 billion plan to rescue Spain’s banks won’t solve Europe’s debt crisis, but could buy time for policymakers to address problems in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland.

Hispanic leaders worry over slow voter registration

Latinos are not registering or voting in numbers that fully reflect their potential strength, leaving Democrats worried as they increase efforts to rally Latino support.

Tiana was Disney’s first African-American princess character.

THE BOSTON GLOBE

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For today’s children of color, there’s such a thing as too much attention

Kirsten Greenidge on what is to be done when it’s not scorn but an excess of attention that pummels a child on the playground.

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Can Boston compete with Silicon Valley?

Shawn Harris and Niraj Shah, who have built businesses in the region for more than a decade, talk about running start-ups.

2012 tony awards

‘Once’, ‘Starcatcher’ shine at Tonys

The musical ‘‘Once’’ won best musical and seven other prizes, while the inventive ‘‘Peter and the Starcatcher’’ won five awards at the 2012 Tonys. “Porgy and Bess” won for best musical revival.

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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

‘Car Talk’ reaches the end of the road

The Word

The fight over defining marriage, literally
John Fullbright emulates the likes of Townes Van Zandt, Mickey Newbury, and Randy Newman. “You listen to those guys and you get moved somehow,’’ he says.

John Fullbright a young master of Americana

Aubrey Plaza.

Movies

Aubrey Plaza set to make a splash

Jess Walter has created an enduring story.

Book Review

‘Beautiful Ruins’ by Jess Walter
Fareed Zakaria spoke at this year’s Harvard graduation.

editorial

Zakaria: Hello, Blue Devils, er, Crimson

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.

Sports

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Nationals 4, Red Sox 3

Tyler Moore scored Washington’s third run, in the seventh inning, on a double by Danny Espinosa.

Red Sox lose again to Nationals

The Nationals scored a run in the ninth to finish a three-game sweep of the Red Sox, sending them to their fifth loss in six games and two games below .500.

Metro

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New England Aquarium releases sea turtles

After several months of rehabilitation at the New England Aquarium, 17 endangered sea turtles were released Sunday evening off the coast of Virginia.

Columnists

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
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
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

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
None of the Celtics, including Paul Pierce, had luck guarding LeBron James, who had 30 points by halftime.

Bob Ryan

With LeBron James, we’re in presence of greatness

SCOT LEHIGH

Time for candor from Tim Murray

Brian McGrory

A Celtics season for the ages

Business

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Job seekers crowded booths at a job fair in Weifang, China. Demand for skilled labor has risen as the population has shifted to the cities.

China’s population shift has far-reaching effects

The county’s economic slowdown has deepened — underscored by the cut in interest rates by the Chinese government — with implications for the global, national, and Mass. economies.

Nation & World

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Syrians on Saturday carried the bodies of people who protesters said were killed by shelling in the town of Deraa, where the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad erupted 15 months ago.

Syrian troops renew attacks on Homs

Syrian government forces pounded areas in the central province of Homs on Sunday, and activists said at least 38 people were killed in shelling in the past 24 hours.

Arts

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Nicolas Cage: national treasure of a different sort?

Really, has any current star — maybe any star — had a stranger career?

Books

Book Review

“The Cost of Hope” by Amanda Bennett.

‘The Cost of Hope’ by Amanda Bennett

While “The Cost of Hope’’ does contain some discussion of health care costs, the heart of Bennett’s moving and intelligent memoir is her marriage.

Travel

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Nina Schoff swims off the island of Poros.

Three weeks with family in Greece

Together in a land of ancient history, fresh fish, seductive sightlines, and, yes, economic crisis.

“The glitz and glitter are beautiful, but we need to look beyond the glass atrium and ask whether this fits with the family nature of the community.”

Mary Berninger,  on a Suffolk Downs casino

Magazine

The cover for the June 10 2012 issue

5 casual feast recipes from Sam Jackson
The cover for the June 3 2012 issue

40 ideas for your New England summer weekends
The cover for the May 27 2012 issue

What does it take to become a Disney star?
The cover for the May 20 2012 issue

Best beaches guide for New England

Opinion

“They let a people under siege, like us, escape our woes and feel like we are 10 again.”

Larry Tye, on comic book superheroes

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