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11:37 am
Thu April 25, 2013

Boston ER Doctor Finds Marathon Memories Hard To Shake

Originally published on Tue April 30, 2013 1:15 pm

I have a recurring nightmare where I am performing CPR on a patient who turns out to be my husband.

Last Monday, my nightmare nearly came true.

It was 2:50 p.m., and the Massachusetts General Hospital ER was filled to capacity.

In the section where I was working, my patients were critically ill, with strokes, heart attacks and overwhelming infections. Even the hallways were packed with patients receiving emergency treatments.

A call over the loudspeakers announced that there had been two explosions. Many people were injured. That's all we knew.

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11:22 am
Thu April 25, 2013

Google Agrees To Change Display Of Search Results In Europe

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Google makes a deal with the EU.

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 12:16 pm

Google has agreed to modify the way it displays search results in Europe as part of a deal to end a probe by the EU's antitrust body. But rivals Microsoft, Nokia and Oracle will first have to sign off on the changes, reports say.

As ZDNet writes:

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10:23 am
Thu April 25, 2013

Fire Out After Fuel Barge Explodes In Alabama

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 12:09 pm

A huge fire triggered by explosions aboard two fuel barges moored in Mobile, Ala., has been put out, but three people have been left with critical burns, The Associated Press reports. The blaze forced the evacuation of a nearby cruise ship.

Mobile Fire-Rescue spokesman Steve Huffman said in a statement that the cause of the fires, which broke out Wednesday night on the east side of the Mobile River, had not been determined.

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9:48 am
Thu April 25, 2013

'We've Had Enough Bushies,' Says Former First Lady Barbara

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Former first lady Barbara Bush in March 2012.

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 10:48 am

Thanks, mom.

On the day her son George's presidential library is being dedicated in Dallas, former first lady Barbara Bush has told NBC's Today show that "we've had enough Bushes" when it comes to seeing the presidency.

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9:46 am
Thu April 25, 2013

Anger Rises Along With Death Toll At Bangladesh Factory

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Volunteers use a length of textile as a slide to move victims Thursday from the rubble of a collapsed building in Savar, Bangladesh.

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 11:31 pm

Update at 11:28 p.m. ET: Toll At 275

Authorities said early Friday that 275 bodies have been recovered from the site.

Brig. Gen. Mohammed Siddiqul Alam Shikder, head of the rescue operation, said 61 people had been rescued since Thursday afternoon, according to The Associated Press. More than 2,000 people have been rescued since the building's collapse on Wednesday.

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