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Child Sex Exploitation, Lyme Disease Epidemic, Great Whites Return, and More: Today on MA Patch

Plus, a whale is saved from fishing gear and the attorney general calls on Backpage to remove its adult section after Burlington murder.

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By PATRICK LUCE (Patch Staff)

The top Massachusetts Patch stories of the day include:

FBI Releases Screen Names While Looking for Young Victims in International Sexual Exploitation Case

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Framingham Man Killed on Mass Pike

Health Officials Declare Epidemic as Lyme Disease Risk Grows

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Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod

Attempted Abduction on Cape Cod

Police: Man Assaulted Cop, Made Animal Sounds to Foil K9

Two Indicted in Connection to Foxborough Motel Stabbing

Thieves Hit String of Acton Homes on Fourth of July Weekend: Police

Rescuers Save Whale Badly Entangled in Fishing Gear Off Martha’s Vineyard

Will Boston’s Tide Street Snow Pile Melt Before Summer’s End?

AG Healy Calls for Backpage to Take Down Its Adult Section

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