I thought I lived in a quaint, safe town... until my 16-year-old sister vanished in broad daylight
The last time Heather Bish saw her sister was just hours before she disappeared.
Heather had just gotten over a stomach bug and sister Molly, 16, was excited to visit her and her goddaughter, Heather's 11-month-old baby.
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I have 5 must-try tricks for sleeping soundly during sweltering nights – but my sock tip is sending people into meltdown
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Daily Mail
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Swimmer, 19, suffers broken neck after slamming head-on into sandbar in freak mishap in New Hampshire
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Daily Mail
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UK pharma group Hikma ploughs $1bn into US manufacturing as tariff threat lingers
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