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Sexual Exploitation, Lyme Disease 'Epidemic,' Unruly Passenger Causes Plane to Divert, and More: The Week in MA

Plus, the sharks are returning to the cape, and a bank robbery is caught on video.

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By PATRICK LUCE (Patch Staff)

The top stories in Massachusetts this week include:

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

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Health Officials Declare ‘Epidemic’ as Lyme Disease Risk Grows

Authorities Release New Image of Girl Found Dead on Deer Island

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Police: Woman Smuggled Cocaine in Wheelchair at Logan Airport

British Flight Diverted to Boston After Man Allegedly Assaults Wife

Great White Shark Spotted Off Cape Cod

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

Prosecutors: Unruly Passenger Hit Wife, Publicly Urinated on Plane

Illegal Gun Seized After Fight Over a Sandy Beach Parking Spot

Terrifying Nashua Bank Robbery Caught on Video

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