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FILE - In this April 14, 2017, file pool photo, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez turns to look in the direction of the jury as he reacts to his double murder acquittal after the sixth day of jury deliberations at Suffolk Superior Court in Boston. Massachusetts prosecutors on Friday, June 23, 2017, appealed a court ruling that erased the former NFL star's murder conviction in the 2013 killing of a semi-professional football player. Hernandez's conviction inwas voided after he killed himself in prison. Under a long-held Massachusetts legal principle, courts typically erase the convictions of defendants who die before their direct appeals can be heard. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, Pool, File)

Prosecutors appeal Aaron Hernandez's voided murder conviction

2 humpback whales strand on Cape Cod island

Officials hope 16 elk that escaped from Vermont farm can be caught

Former swim director acquitted of child rape charges June 23, 2017 | 4:16 PM

Police recover shotgun taken from stolen cruiser June 23, 2017 | 4:14 PM

State police honored its Mounted Unit, including its 12 horses, in a special ceremony June 23, 2017 | 2:13 PM

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Relive the grandeur of the Tall Ships with this mesmerizing video June 23, 2017 | 1:23 PM

Seth Moulton just got engaged June 23, 2017 | 12:40 PM

Brendan Dassey was escorted into court for his sentencing in Manitowoc, Wis., in 2007.

Another victory for the ‘Making a Murderer’ subject Brendan Dassey June 23, 2017 | 7:47 AM

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' healthcare bill which represents the party's long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017.

10 things to know for today June 23, 2017 | 6:15 AM

Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell smiles as he leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' healthcare bill which represents the party's long-awaited attempt to scuttle much of President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 22, 2017. The measure represents the Senate GOP's effort to achieve a top tier priority for President Donald Trump and virtually all Republican members of Congress.

What's next on health care draft in Congress June 23, 2017 | 4:04 AM

BRAINTREE, MA -- 07/31/10 -- The empty Smith Beach seen through the remains of a long un-used lifeguard stand. Local residents have stopped going to Smith Beach in Braintree. Smith Beach in Braintree, MA has been named the third dirtiest beach in the state by a national environmental group, based on the water quality. (Kayana Szymczak - for the Boston Globe section: sowk reporter: Johanna Seltz)

High bacteria levels close 5 beaches on South Shore June 23, 2017 | 2:21 AM

US Marshals Service searching for prisoner who escaped car June 23, 2017 | 2:09 AM

19-year-old woman found dead at Braintree hotel June 22, 2017 | 11:20 PM

FILE - In this Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, file photo New York Jets NFL football owner Woody Johnson speaks at the team's training facility, in Florham Park, N.J. President Donald Trump says he'll nominate New York Jets owner Woody Johnson to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Trump says he'll nominate Jets owner as ambassador to UK June 22, 2017 | 9:44 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 21: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a rally to oppose the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and its replacement on Capitol Hill on June 21, 2017 in Washington, DC. Criticism is mounting on the GOP for health care reform legislation being done behind closed doors. (Photo by Astrid Riecken/Getty Images)

Elizabeth Warren says the Senate Republican health care bill is paid for with 'blood money' June 22, 2017 | 6:49 PM

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Police catch man on I-93 using mannequin as passenger in the HOV lane June 22, 2017 | 5:52 PM

What you need to know about the potential changes to the marijuana law June 22, 2017 | 4:54 PM

British Beer Company made a 159-feet and 6-inches lobster roll in Portsmouth, NH Sunday, June 18, 2017. In the process of making this roll they used 440 pounds of fresh live lobster, in which 40 pounds were donated from Sysco Boston. (Jason Narinian)

Canadians are contesting NH's supposedly record-breaking lobster roll June 22, 2017 | 3:17 PM

Trump says he didn't tape his conversations with Comey June 22, 2017 | 1:11 PM

The scene of a truck crash in Rochester, Mass.

Good Samaritans held truck driver's head above water after crash into pond June 22, 2017 | 11:59 AM

Home of Vermont man burglarized while he was attending his wife's funeral June 22, 2017 | 11:58 AM

Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter 'Obamacare' June 22, 2017 | 11:31 AM

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Watch the Tall Ships sail out of Boston Harbor June 22, 2017 | 10:30 AM

Syphilis cases have doubled in New Hampshire June 22, 2017 | 10:09 AM

Woman found dead in Massachusetts home; man under arrest June 22, 2017 | 7:48 AM

Yemeni businessman Ali Awad Habib recounts the torment he suffered in prison, where he said he was beaten with wires and wooden clubs and given electrical shocks, in this May 8, 2017 phot in Aden, Yemen. Habib was detained for weeks after Emirati-backed forces hunting for al-Qaida members raided his family’s businesses, arresting him and several of his relatives. Habib’s father, like an unknown number of other detainees, has been sent to a base of the United Arab Emirates across the Red Sea in Eritrea.

10 things to know for today June 22, 2017 | 6:00 AM

Massachusetts teen helped save classmate from an allergy attack June 22, 2017 | 5:47 AM

Cape Cod Ma . 05/15/2012 Work on the Sagamore Bridge has caused traffic delays for drivers. View is of trafficf heading north. Staff / Photographer: Jonathan Wiggs Reporter:Section:Metro :Reporter:Slug:

Here are the ideas being considered to fix the suffocating traffic to Cape Cod June 22, 2017 | 5:00 AM

Peabody father beat daughter with a belt for installing Snapchat app June 22, 2017 | 2:19 AM

Soldier who lost 4 limbs opening Maine retreat to help others June 22, 2017 | 1:11 AM

Cancer researcher awarded $22m in suit against Steward Health Care June 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM

Brigham uses videos to help tighten security June 22, 2017 | 12:00 AM