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State troopers spot shark off Provincetown beach

In this April 28, 2011, photo, Paula White, left, and her husband, Chris, standing at right, pose with their children and some of their 600 lb Gorillas frozen ice cream sandwiches and cookies in Duxbury

Mass. dessert company awarded $720,000 in fight over ice cream

FILE - In this July 12, 2018, file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless media in pots at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. Sira was awarded the state's a provisional license to grow cannabis for recreational sales, but the license doesn't allow Sira to sell recreational marijuana at any of its dispensaries. State regulators meet Thursday, July 26, 2018, to consider licenses for several retail pot stores. With none expected to open immediately, there is still no place in Massachusetts to legally buy recreational marijuana. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Here are the marijuana dispensaries that could be the first to open in Mass.

In this June 18, 2018, file photo, dignitaries take a tour of Southwest Key Programs Casa Padre, a U.S. immigration facility in Brownsville, Texas, where children are detained. When school leaders in San Benito, Texas, learned of an influx of children to a migrant shelter in town, they felt obliged to help. The superintendent reached out and agreed to send 19 bilingual teachers and hundreds of computers to make the learning environment as similar as possible to one of his schools.

US school districts weigh duty to youth migrant shelters August 18, 2018 | 8:11 PM

In this file photo taken on July 20, 2018, Olive Ridley sea turtles, known as Golfinas in Spanish, arrive to lay their eggs at Ixtapilla Beach, Michoacan State, Mexico.

113 dead turtles wash ashore on Mexican Pacific coast August 18, 2018 | 7:20 PM

Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester, N.H. police arrest parents of child treated for gunshot wound August 18, 2018 | 6:35 PM

Cranston, Rhode Island

Rhode Island inmate runs crack cocaine operation from inside prison August 18, 2018 | 5:25 PM

Plymouth

Man bites off another man's finger in Plymouth golf course brawl August 18, 2018 | 4:12 PM

Participants in the rally organized by Boston Free Speech argue with a counter protester near City Hall Plaza on Saturday in Boston.

Rally against "far-left violence" draws larger counter rally August 18, 2018 | 3:29 PM

Sharks close off shore near Long Nook Beach in Truro where William Lytton was bit by a shark.

Cape Cod beach where man bit by shark closed to swimming indefinitely August 18, 2018 | 1:52 PM

Prudence Island

Coast Guard: Rhode Island woman rescued after falling overboard August 18, 2018 | 1:13 PM

Massasoit State Park

Campground in state park closed for a decade reopening August 18, 2018 | 12:46 PM

Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT

Boarding school: 7 former staffers sexually abused students August 18, 2018 | 12:38 PM

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving outside of the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Celtics' Kyrie Irving to visit reservation in North Dakota August 18, 2018 | 12:21 PM

Groton NH

New Hampshire woman who survived bear attack has 'no hard feelings' August 18, 2018 | 11:45 AM

Portsmouth NH

Shots fired after teen goes into wrong home seeking party August 18, 2018 | 11:40 AM

The Massachusetts State House.

Massachusetts politicians look ahead to primary contests August 18, 2018 | 11:22 AM

Houston Independent School District

Houston school removes sign after social media criticism August 18, 2018 | 11:00 AM

Westminster, VT

Vermont police seek witness who saw man shoot himself August 18, 2018 | 10:46 AM

Buckley sorts the lobsters as Samuels motors to the next trap.

Inventor who played key role in lobster industry dies August 18, 2018 | 10:26 AM

Vermont police investigating theft of legal pot plants August 18, 2018 | 9:45 AM

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80 August 18, 2018 | 9:11 AM

AP Interview: Top Republican says Russia probe difficult August 18, 2018 | 1:03 AM

Short sentence recommended for former Trump campaign adviser August 18, 2018 | 12:50 AM

Trump military parade plans unravel over costs August 18, 2018 | 12:42 AM

AP source: Omarosa has video, audio, texts August 18, 2018 | 12:28 AM

Short sentence recommended for former Trump campaign adviser August 17, 2018 | 10:20 PM

Massachusetts State Police headquarters.

6th Mass. trooper charged in overtime probe, will plead guilty August 17, 2018 | 9:58 PM

A photograph sits amid the tributes as they grow outside the home where a pregnant woman, Shanann Watts, and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste, lived Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Frederick, Colo. The woman's husband, Christopher Watts, has been arrested on suspicion of killing his family. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A Colorado man is accused of killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters. Here's the latest. August 17, 2018 | 6:48 PM

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Former Mass. state rep gets more prison time for hiding finances August 17, 2018 | 6:29 PM

AP source: It's not just audio, Manigault Newman has video August 17, 2018 | 5:34 PM

Justice lawyers try to halt Trump financial records release August 17, 2018 | 5:33 PM

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Massachusetts man dies after tractor-trailer veers off road August 17, 2018 | 5:29 PM