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🌱 Missing Lexington County baby found alive; father under investigation

Gaston, South Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

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  • Missing Lexington County baby found alive; father under investigation

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Clouds and sun; breezy, nice, temps: high: 73, low: 45.
  • Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 59 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Missing 11-month-old baby found buried alive in woods South Carolina (newsbreak.com) — Searchers rescued an 11-month-old baby buried in a crate in woods near Batesburg-Leesville on Tuesday, Lexington County authorities said. The child was hospitalized, and his condition was not immediately clear. Investigators suspect his father, who they said had left Gaston before the estimated burial window, and were determining charges related to the child's disappearance.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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