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An experimental cancer treatment cured this dog. Could it work for people?

Our pets get sick in the same way we do. Finding cures for them is proving useful for us, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_051518_clevbos19_spts.jpg 5 pivotal plays from the Celtics? Game 2 victory

Aron Baynes battling for a rebound and Marcus Smart?s tenacity highlight the list.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_051518_clevbos25_spts.jpg 7 stats that explain why the Celtics lead the Cavs 2-0

There are countless statistics from Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals that show why the Celtics are in control of the series so far.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-19172.tif LeBron was spectacular, and that wasn?t enough for the Cavaliers

Cleveland has to be wondering what it will take to beat the scrappy and relentless Celtics.

Chad Finn

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/958991576.jpg When Marcus Smart does his thing, anything?s possible for the Celtics

The Celtics guard provides a little bit of everything, all delivered with hustle and an edge, usually right when it?s needed most.

Clockwise (from top left): Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor, Maine; Block Island, R.I.; a Nantucket lighthouse; gingerbread cottages on Martha?s Vineyard.

(Martha?s Vineyard) Vincent DeWitt for The Boston Globe/file 2009; TripAdvisor photos

Four New England destinations named hottest vacation spots for summer 2018

A survey of more than 3,000 TripAdvisor users found that the Northeast is the most popular region of the country for summer travel this year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/958954842.jpg Storms cut deadly swath across New York, Connecticut

Thunderstorms and strong winds snarled train service, knocked out the power for tens of thousands, and killed at least three people who were struck by falling trees.

Miss Conduct

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/14/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/miss%20conduct-4035.jpg Advice: My mom?s insults make me want to cut off contact with my family

I did get a little tipsy while out with a friend, but her reaction was uncalled for.

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/0d54f7425d7b4e81b0f5ea3db8e11844-0d54f7425d7b4e81b0f5ea3db8e11844-0.jpg The Red Sox can?t let their bullpen be their downfall

Carson Smith?s injury was just the kind of unexpected turn of events the Sox should have been better prepared for.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/CenterforHealthInformationandAnalysis_16website_01_biz.jpg Here?s what you need to know about the state?s new health care website

The long-planned website is scheduled to go live Wednesday. It contains information about health care costs and quality, and includes guides to help patients ask the right questions about their care.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi17orangeline02.jpg Here?s an inside look at the new Orange Line cars

The first new train is expected to enter service later this year. The cars feature more space, seats that fold up, digital displays, and wider doors.

Animal control officers captured a coyote in Mattapan in October 2012.

Woman walking dog in Saugus escapes wild coyotes by climbing a tree

A Melrose woman who was walking her dog in Saugus Saturday morning was forced to clamber up a tree to escape a pack of wild coyotes, officials said.

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/C58C1239.jpg Salaries at this Boston company rank among highest in US

For the first time, we have a rough sense of what rank-and-file employees earn at publicly traded companies and how that compares to the CEO.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/BIOTech%20IPOs-9228.jpg The growth of Mass. biotechs is outpacing the number of qualified workers

A new report says 12,000 new jobs are likely to be created between mid-2017 and the middle of 2023.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/hearingloss.jpg Here?s why everyone is arguing about ?Yanny? and ?Laurel?

Remember the Internet dress of questionable color? Yeah, it?s like that. Listen to the clip below - do you hear the word ?yanny? or ?laurel?? The person next to you might hear something different.

Book Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/8352fa2bfb034f30804a3b7ed6fedf15-ac79cddbbfd34f489d2284a396bb0e14-0.jpg John McCain fears for America and thinks you should too

?The Restless Wave?? is a challenge to Americans to live up to their values and founding principles at a time when both are in jeopardy.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/186edc447a384e4ca34a706d8b818e35-186edc447a384e4ca34a706d8b818e35-0.jpg Senate Intelligence committee advances Gina Haspel nomination for CIA

The Senate Intelligence committee has recommended that the full Senate confirm Gina Haspel as CIA director.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/240169a3da7b4f1585eb876e02529742-7a11882045e9477ea7b17a9944fd94a2-0.jpg Senate panel releases interviews with Donald Trump Jr. over Trump Tower meeting

The president?s son told the Senate Judiciary Committee last year that he couldn?t remember whether he had discussed the Russia investigation with his father.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/586113592-5912.jpg Airbnb says Walsh?s regulations would hurt middle-class residents

The industry giant had some criticism of the proposed rules that would sharply limit short-term rentals in the city.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Nursing_05.jpg Quincy College president resigns after state shuts down nursing programs

More than 250 students will have to find another institution to finish their degrees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_ferry5_met[1].jpg Facing outrage, Steamship Authority board agrees to outside review

The Steamship Authority?s five-member board voted unanimously Tuesday to hire outside consultants to conduct an independent review of its operations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/88dcdf98-8d7d-4195-b448-d0029da2ec90.jpg Putting ?White House? on the resume is less of a boost

Former White House staffers are finding their association with President Trump a bit more complicated for post-administration prospects.

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The outdoors are calling: Where and how to spend time outside

All the best spots for hiking, gardening, picnicking, and more?and advice on how to tackle the stains that come with them.

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Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/08/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/17321_LL_Podcast_Episode_8_Tease.png Why can?t we be friends?

It?s easy to say you?ll remain chummy with your ex. It?s much harder to actually do.

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Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/15/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Rex_Weather_in_Boston_Usa_14_May_9671245A.jpg Sex ed in Mass. overdue for an overhaul

The troubling lack of uniform, up-to-date sex education in Massachusetts needs attention from the Legislature.

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Real Estate

Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (May 16)

ALLSTON: 47 Mansfield St.; One-family Colonial, built in 1910, 1,941 square feet, 8 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, on 7,321-square-foot lot.